Results for "iliad" in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Dans une Grèce éternelle, Pénélope attend celui qu'elle aime, Ulysse, qui ne rentrera à Ithaque qu'au terme de dix ans d'aventures face auxquelles il aura démontré sa ruse et sa bravoure. "Heureux qui, comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage ..." Que de rêves, d'enchantements ! Et que de femmes sur sa route... Calypso lui promet l'immortalité, Nausicaa a tout l'attrait de la jeunesse, Circé l'envoûte.

Los estudios han demostrado que desarrollar un "hábito atómico" (con solo dedicar unos minutos al día a cualquier habilidad o hábito que desees adquirir) puede ser más que suficiente para arraigarlo en nuestras vidas. Por lo tanto, hemos transformado historias legendarias y atemporales en fragmentos de 10 minutos lo suficientemente largos como para entretener, cautivar e incluso educar al oyente, pero lo suficientemente cortos como para disfrutarlos rápidamente a la hora de dormir o en cualquier otro momento de nuestra ajetreada vida moderna.

Studies have shown that developing an “atomic habit”—just doing a few minutes a day of whatever skill or habit you want to take on—can be more than enough to ingrain it into our lives. Therefore, we have transformed timeless, legendary stories into 10-minute bite-size chunks long enough to entertain, enthrall, and even educate the listener but short enough to be enjoyed quickly at bedtime or any other point in our busy modern days.

When first published Walker’s versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey attracted attention for the quality of the writing. Multi-award-winning author Gillian Cross makes two of the greatest stories in the world come alive for children in her strong, clear, deceptively simple retellings, which are...

Homer's epic poem in plain English, from the origin of the Siege of Troy, the deaths of Hector, Achilles, and Paris through to the Trojan Horse and the rescue of Helen, "the face that launched a thousand ships." Children and adults alike will enjoy this re-telling of this classic Greek legend of the Trojan War.

Treat your kids to these quick 10-minute action-packed Greek legends! Studies have shown that developing an “atomic habit” - just doing a few minutes a day of whatever skill or habit you want to take on can be more than enough to engrain it into our lives. Therefore, we have transformed timeless, legendary stories into 10-minute, bite-size chunks long enough to entertain, enthrall, and even educate the youths but short enough to be enjoyed quickly at bedtime or any other point in our busy modern days.

This reissue of the 1919 classic combines the immortal stories from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into one glorious saga of heroism and magical adventure. Beloved by generations, Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of these epic adventures is remarkably fresh, consistently spellbinding, and unmatched for its richness and poetry.