Gives an account of the events leading up to the Trojan War and the famous city of Troy.

The gods, heroes, and monsters of Greek mythology come wondrously alive in this second volume of Bernard Evslin's award-winning series
Book two of Bernard Evslin's extraordinary work opens with the story of Hercules, the strongest man on Earth. Son of a mortal woman and Zeus, feared and hated by Zeus's wife, Hera, Hercules is condemned to twelve labors in which he must fight the world's most terrifying monsters. It seems that the world's

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A young boy must slay Fafnir, a shape-shifting ogre who has transformed himself into a dragon Fafnir lives with his family in a fortress-like house deep in the forest. His father, descended from an archdemon, shares the secrets of the dark arts with Fafnir and his two brothers. Regnir, the eldest, is a deformed dwarf who lusts after gold and relies on his cunning to get it. Hungering only for food, Oter, the middle brother, can transform himself into...

The Greek myths are celebrated as timeless stories in this collection by renowned author Bernard Evslin
"The Dolphin Rider" is Arion, who lives in Corinth, a city near the sea. He longs to go on great adventures, but an oracle warns that if he embarks on a voyage, he will never return. When Apollo, the god of music, gives Arion a golden lyre for his twentieth birthday, Arion ignores the oracle's words and sets sail for Sicily. Everyone

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The Greek myths are celebrated as timeless stories in this collection by renowned author Bernard Evslin "The Dolphin Rider" is Arion, who lives in Corinth, a city near the sea. He longs to go on great adventures, but an oracle warns that if he embarks on a voyage, he will never return. When Apollo, the god of music, gives Arion a golden lyre for his twentieth birthday, Arion ignores the oracle's words and sets sail for Sicily. Everyone falls in love...

Identifies heroes, nymphs, kings, giants, Amazons, gods, goddesses, mortals, rivers, lakes, mountains, and objects from Greek mythology.

In his quest for revenge, a Celtic hero must outwit an ice-breathing dragon and an evil, shape-shifting sorceress
Yards shorter than his brothers and sisters, Celtic giant Finn McCool is the runt of the litter. Still, he is eager to fight evil and is consumed by the need to avenge his father's murder.
Thwarting his mission is Drabne of Dole, who can change shape at will. Also known as the Fish Hag and the Winter Witch, she fiercely

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Ulysses and his men embark upon a glorious journey home, unaware that they have angered the gods. Their journey will last for ten years, riddled with many perils.