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Athena always knew she was smart and special, but she didn’t realize that she was a goddess! When she’s whisked away to Mount Olympus Academy, she worries about fitting in and dealing with her dad (Zeus). Luckily, she meets the Goddess Girls and finds the best friends she’s ever had.

Thirteen-year-old Colin knew nothing of the magic world until he was bitten by a mischievous pixie. He meets thirteen-year-old Alleya on a secret website devoted to magical creatures. Before he knows it, Colin finds himself thrust into a whole new world. Alleya has been hidden away from the rest of Atlantis because she's half-mermaid, half-Atlantian. Her father tries to ease her boredom by getting her a computer and finally allowing her to go to school. She accidentally lets slip a dark secret - the gates to Atlantis are being shut and it's destroying magic.

A retelling of an Aesop fable to guess the moral. "A woman and her husband lived at the top of Gooseberry Hill. (Have you ever tasted gooseberries?) They went to their goose pen and were greatly surprised! It was the surprise of all surprises, or was it? What do you think they saw?

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everything you touched would turn into pure gold? This is the story about a “golden touch” that was told in ancient Greece over 3,000 years ago.

Kate gets caught up in the party life. She has to, the powerful Thad has kidnapped the entire town to be his groupies. He's a demi-god gone berserk. And what's even crazier is what Thad, Kate, and Jason get up to behind closed backstage doors.

This is a retelling of a story about excessive pride that was told in ancient Greece more than 3,000 years ago. You should be proud of what you can do, but don't be too proud. The ancient Greeks believed excessive pride (hubris) could be harmful to you.

Aesop's Fables are more than 3,000 years old and still have meaning today. You can enjoy listening to fables and try to think about the meanings or morals. Not everyone has the same meaning for a fable. Many possible meanings are given for each fable.

Little Boy Zombie lives on a big farm just outside of Romero Town with Mama Zombie, Papa Zombie, and Rex the Zombie Dog. One day, while Mama Zombie and Papa Zombie are away, Boy Zombie is left in charge of the farm. But when he gets bored, he decides to play a prank on the citizens of Romero Town. He yells toward town, "Humans here, humans here!" And everyone comes shambling to the farm to help. When they discover they've been tricked, Boy Zombie is warned by his elders: "Don't cry 'humans' when there are no humans!" But will he learn his lesson in time?

Listen to this version of a classic Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".

"Aesop's Fables" is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the fifth century BC. These fables are charming stories, each one leading towards a wise moral. They have been the inspiration for La Fontaine, one of the greatest French writers of all time, and are a perfect tool for educating young children as well as a delight for lovers of elegance and simplicity.

Lucius is back in Rome, reunited with his friend Isadora. Together they look after the wild beasts that will hunt, fight, and die in the arena. Lucius' brother, the famous gladiator Quintus Felix, will once again have to face death.

After finally winning the decade-long war against the Trojans, Odysseus, captain of the Greek army, only has to guide his men back home across the sea. Yet the journey will prove just as perilous as the battles they have just won, as they encounter the monstrous, man-eating cyclops, the irresistible song of the siren, and the wrath of an angry Poseidon, god of the sea. Are he and his men destined to die at sea? Or can Odysseus's cunning, strength, and courage bring them safely home?

The Book of Curses is full of dark, wicked magic. Open it only if you dare! Alex Zwick never does what he is told. So when he finds a magic book, he just can't stop making wishes, even when they go horribly wrong. Can Alex and his friend Emily outsmart the book? Or will the chillingly evil laughter of the book ring out in triumph yet again?

Honorine's life as a maid at the Vidalia mansion is rather dull, dusting treasures from faraway places and daydreaming in front of maps of the world. But everything changes when she catches two brutish sailors ransacking Lord Vidalia's study and then follows a mysterious girl with wings out into the night. Suddenly Honorine is whisked into the middle of a battle between the crew of a spectacular steamship and a band of mythical constellations.

Jetzt reicht's! Seit fast 3000 Jahren erzählen die Menschen von den griechischen Göttern und Helden, was sie wollen. Aber jetzt kommt endlich ans Licht, wie es wirklich war. Dafür sorgen die Olympier und Heroen höchstpersönlich! In spannenden Geschichten erzählen sie, warum der große Held Achill in Mädchenkleidern herumläuft und Apollon einen Baum umarmt, was Beauty Queen Aphrodite und ein goldener Apfel mit dem Trojanischen Krieg zu tun haben - und natürlich, wo Zeus überall seine Finger im Spiel hat.

Colin Hay, the former frontman for the best-selling Australian rock group Men at Work, narrates his first audiobook with Aesop's Fables with Colin Hay, published by Devault-Graves Digital Editions. Hay, who has toured the world as a solo performer and achieved critical acclaim as a raconteur along with his intimate songs, has also acted in films and done voicework for the Disney organization.

Auch das noch! Eigentlich hat Elliot genug Probleme: Seine Mutter ist krank, sie stehen vor dem Bankrott und ihm droht, von der Schule zu fliegen. Ausgerechnet jetzt kracht Virgo in seinen Kuhstall. Das Sternbild ist zur Erde gereist, um einem Dämon Ambrosia zu bringen - doch das geht mächtig schief und der Todesdämon entkommt! Elliot und Virgo müssen ihn schnellstens wieder einfangen. Dem Himmel sei Dank, eilen ihnen die Götter zu Hilfe.

Les enfants vivent dans un monde féérique, insouciants, s'adonnant aux jeux et à la gourmandise lorsque la curiosité les attire vers un interdit. C'est alors qu'un nuage sombre s'abat sur cet univers paradisiaque... Voici un conte pour enfant librement inspiré de la mythologie grecque.

Monstre à corps d'homme et à tête de taureau, le Minotaure est enfermé dans le Labyrinthe, construit par Dédale. Il inspire crainte et terreur car ses repas sont composés de victimes humaines. Seul Thésée, célèbre héros grec peut sauver les athéniens de la terrifiante bête, par son courage et grâce au fil d'Ariane.

"Vous a-t-on jamais parlé des pommes d'or qui mûrissaient au jardin des Hespérides ? Ah, quelles pommes, le boisseau se vendrait à un bon prix si l'on en trouvait dans nos vergers d'aujourd'hui. Mais leur greffe est perdue..."