When Perseus comes to ask for her help, Medusa tries desperately to make him leave, but no matter what she does, Perseus stays. As the days wear on and she reveals more about the events that led her to the cave, it becomes obvious that there is a choice to make: stay safe and alone, or re-enter the world with Perseus. One question still remains, however: what does Perseus want?

    Not only is the influence of Greek drama palpable in everything from Shakespeare to modern television, the insights contained in Greek tragedy have shaped our perceptions of the nature of human life. Poets, philosophers, and politicians have long borrowed and adapted the ideas and language of Greek drama to help them make sense of their own times.This exciting curated anthology features a cross section of the most popular--and most widely taught--plays in the Greek canon. Fresh translations into contemporary English breathe new life into the texts while capturing, as faithfully as possible, their original meaning.This outstanding collection also offers short biographies of the playwrights, enlightening and clarifying introductions to the plays, and helpful annotations at the bottom of each page. Appendices by prominent classicists on such topics as "Greek Drama and Politics," "The Theater of Dionysus," and "Plato and Aristotle on Tragedy" give the reader a rich contextual background. A detailed time line of the dramas, as well as a list of adaptations of Greek drama to literature, stage, and film from the time of Seneca to the present, helps chart the history of Greek tragedy and illustrate its influence on our culture from the Roman Empire to the present day.With a veritable who's who of today's most renowned and distinguished classical translators, The Greek Plays is certain to be the definitive text for years to come.Praise for The Greek Plays"Mary Lefkowitz and James Romm deftly have gathered strong new translations from Frank Nisetich, Sarah Ruden, Rachel Kitzinger, Emily Wilson, as well as from Mary Lefkowitz and James Romm themselves. There is a freshness and pungency in these new translations that should last a long time. I admire also the introductions to the plays and the biographies and annotations provided. Closing essays by five distinguished classicists--the brilliant Daniel Mendelsohn and the equally skilled David Rosenbloom, Joshua Billings, Mary-Kay Gamel, and Gregory Hays--all enlightened me. This seems to me a helpful light into our gathering darkness."--Harold Bloom

    Banished to live among “Mundanes” in the human world she works as an Inquisitor for Otherworlders. And she is having a very bad start to her New Year! Her dragon Sam wants a girlfriend. Her weretiger boyfriend Jordan is being strangely hormonal. And old enemies are emerging from the woodwork, forbidding Slade, her only friend, from giving her any magical assistance. Things start to look up when Cupid offers Raine a job with a fat paycheck- if, before Valentine's Day, she finds the person screwing with his dating service and getting his clients killed. But Raine isn’t the only one trying to figure out what's going on. The Guardians have their eyes trained on Raine. And as the Otherworlder version of the Secret Police, she can't afford to get on their bad side. Raine must discover who wants Cupid to close his doors for good, and deal with Jordan's sudden need to take a Valentine's Day trip to Vegas, all while trying to keep herself out off everyone's hit list.

    But they come with a price that forces Gemma to choose between her old life and entering a new world brimming with dark hungers and unimaginable secrets…Lullaby: Harper Fisher’s normal life is upended when her younger sister Gemma runs off with a dangerous clique of beautiful girls. Vowing to get her sister back no matter the cost, Harper must face dangers unlike any she’s ever experienced; but will Harper still love Gemma once she learns the truth? Tidal: Gemma and Harper are facing the fight of their lives: they’ve finally found a way to break Gemma’s curse to make her human again, but the deadly creatures who cursed her are determined to kill Gemma before she has the chance… Elegy: An ancient curse robbed Gemma of everything that matters most: her friends, her family, and the guy she loves. Now that she has the scroll that binds her curse, Gemma finally has the chance to get her old life back. But Gemma and Harper realize that destroying the scroll is not as easy as they hoped.

    Two very gifted sorcerers were part of his army and fought alongside him. One was a woman named Lily who not only helped him to victory, but won his heart. Lily was not at all interested in King Davalian. Her love was Connell, the other gifted sorcerer. During King Davalian’s rein, Lily discovered the secret to eternal life through a series of Talismans, a reborn vampire capable of having the powers of a vampire but the gift of age, death, and reborn back into the same family line. Lily first changed herself, Connell was to be next and they were to live out their lives, each generation, with each other. Except, that night, things went terribly wrong and even though both had been blessed with eternal life their bond was never completed. Instead, in a jealous rage, King Davalian cursed Connell and forced him to a life being controlled by the moon and to never forget his wrong. Connell was forced into a wolf and ran with the Pandions. Shortly after King Davalian was slayed and Lily became their Queen. King Davalian did leave her with one last gift, the devastating prophesy of her great granddaughter lingered over her and her descendants. Her great granddaughter would be slaughtered by the King to the Pandions; the talismans Lily created were to be found and they would be the demise to the Letorian Coven. The Pandions were destined to be the new ruling coven and destroy everything in its way to get there. The series begins with Lily’s great granddaughter, Casey Blane, a young girl of 16 who had constantly been made to move. She thought trying to fit in was her biggest problem. The Letorians thought it wise to keep her and her life hidden until the Pandions find her and what was prophesied begins to become a reality. What happens next will change her life forever.

    Harbingers is a veritable Cabinet of Curiosities for fans of weird tales! A washed-up actress tries to prolong her pact with a Greek goddess in a hotel bathroom, a porcelain woman awaits the return of her maker on a lonely rooftop, and a Resurrection man rethinks his career choices. Harbingers also includes the pulp adventure tale, One Woman Cure, and a Grey O'Donnell ghost story, A Christmas Ghost Story in the West.

    Add to your book collection and your jewelry collection with this Goddess Girls boxed set that includes the first twelve books in the series!Mount Olympus Academy is the place to be—and you can hang with goddess girls of all sorts when you snag this collection of the first twelve books in the hit series! This boxed set comes with a sparkly, Goddess Girls–inspired piece of jewelry and includes Athena the Brain, Persephone the Phony, Aphrodite the Beauty, Artemis the Brave, Athena the Wise, Aphrodite the Diva, Artemis the Loyal, Medusa the Mean, Pandora the Curious, Pheme the Gossip, Persephone the Daring, and Cassandra the Lucky.

    Here, master artist Robert Byrd has created a striking telling of the legend for a new generation of readers. Complete with explanatory notes and illustrated back matter, Jason and the Argonauts traces each step of our hero’s journey, from the Golden Fleece’s origin story and Jason’s childhood to his triumphant return with the prize and eventual death. Deftly designed to accommodate glorious large pictures and captioned insets, the book is not only a great story, but a wealth of information about ancient Greece.

    When he comes to Eleusis he finds an abandoned woman named Deme. Their love and her grave secret hurtle him toward a destiny neither could have foreseen, either for themselves or all of humankind.

    This the story of the snatching of spring.Taken by the god-king of Hell, he is dragged into the dark country that exists beneath all things the world beneath the worldLand of shades, and moths,and moonflowers.This is the story of how he, too, in the darkness blooms.

    Take in the classic words of the HOMERIC HYMN TO DEMETER and relive the epic journey of of the goddess as she searches for her kidnapped daughter. With extensive notes at the end of each chapter, this book will have you understanding the intricacies and genius of such a work and why the mythology of Demeter and Persephone is still important to us today. The Homeric Hymn To Demeter in full translation! Ground-breaking notes and interpretations! An extensive account of Demeter, Persephone, and the Eleusinian Mysteries in history! Many people know the name and some of the story, but few can really tell with any understanding what it is that the myth of Demeter is about or why it has always been held as the most important. Now you can follow along with the full text of each episode and find out what the hidden meanings are. Discover what really happen at the secret rituals of Eleusis. Learn how initiates of the cult thought they could escape death. Read into the shocking realization of feminism in early Greek culture. The Homeric Hymn To Demeter The Loss Of Persephone Demeter Searches For Persephone The Rage Of Demeter An Episode With Demaphoon The Strength of Demeter Persephone Returns From The Underworld Overarching Interpretations The Heroic Cycle Of Demeter The Eleusinian Mysteries Eleusinian Truths Feminism In Ancient Greece Demeter's Grief Read on and discover the secrets of Demeter and Persephone!

    After being thrown down the social hierarchy, Ryder Mason has one goal for her senior year- survive. Within the first month of school, Ryder goes from bullied teen to a cursed half goddess with two boyfriends. As if that wasn't enough, she travels into the Underworld to confront Hades about the curse and her missing mother. Ryder delves head first into a Godly world as her two knights fight to seek her approval, her best friend's loyalties are tested and people's true intentions are shown in the first Curse Books novel. The Curse of Betrayal Ryder has finally decided to take her life into her own hands, but things don’t always turn out as they seem. Ollie and Ari have made a pact that leaves Ryder alone until she ends the curse and chooses her soul mate. With her knights absent, Ryder becomes independent, seeing things in her visions that force her to question the curse—and herself. As strange things happen at Demi God Academy, Ryder realizes everything comes back to her. She must use the power growing within her to protect her new friends in ways she never imagined possible. But as new threats surface, she may not be strong enough to protect them all. In book two of A Curse Books, Ryder discovers what it really means to be Eurydice. The Broken Curse After a chain of tragic events, Ryder has lost the true essence of who she is. At the cost of her emotions, she channels anger and frustration to hone her new skills. Her white knight remains by her side, but with light comes dark. When her mentor concocts a plan to end the curse, Ryder dives in head first, but as the number of demons on Earth increases, Ryder and her friends realize their final battle affects more than just the curse. In the final installment of A Curse Books, Ryder will decide her future—and accept the inevitable fate her decision brings with it.

    In the title story, a con man cons a beguiling con artist... or does he? In "Grape Night," a new arrival in Hong Kong enjoys the pleasures and terrors of a wine-tasting party with visiting gods from the Greek pantheon. In "Underground," the minotaurs who secretly control urban life welcome a new member of their bloodthirsty elite. And in "Cambodia," a country's genocidal past and its cosmopolitan present collide atop a ruined temple. In A Garden Fed by Lightning, as in his two previous short-story collections, Moore spans multiple genres of fiction and subverts them all.

    The Trojan War has made you a hero. But now you must return home to your island of Ithaca. The journey back will not be easy. Deadly sea monsters, cunning witches, and giant Cyclopes stand in your way. Do you have what it takes to survive and make it back home? Full-page illustrations, interactive stories, and multiple endings transport you back to ancient Greece and into Odysseus' adventures from Greek mythology.

    Taking a fresh look at some classical myths, this vivacious dance with Hermes choreographs ways in which, as an archetype of the poetic basis of mind, the sometimes disreputable god remains as provocative as ever in a world that worries - among other things - about losing its iPhone, what happens after death, online scams, and the perplexing condition of its soul.Foreword by Jules Cashford.

    In these four tragedies he portrays the extremes of human suffering and emotion, turning the heroic myths into supreme works of poetry and dramatic action. Oedipus the King follows Oedipus, the 'man of sorrow', who has unwittingly chosen to enact his prophesied course by murdering his father and marrying his mother. In Aias, the great warrior confronts the harrowing humiliation inflicted upon him, while Philoctetes sees a once-noble hero nursing his resentment after ten years of marooned isolation. In Oedipus at Colonus the blind Oedipus, who has wandered far and wide as a beggar, finally meets his mysterious death.These original and distinctive verse translations convey the vitality of Sophocles' poetry and the vigour of the plays in performance. Each play is accompanied by an introduction and substantial notes on topographical and mythical references and interpretation.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.