Ancient Myths are very popular nowadays. Children and elders all around the world love to read about Gods and heroic adventures and feats of well-known champions. Theseus is a son of Egeus. Strong, wise and noble he tries to help every Athens citizen.After the reunion with his father Theseus learned about tribute of 7 youths and 7 maidens for the king of Crete island – Minos. Those young men and ladies had been sacrificed to the Minotaur. Theseus didn’t like that and decided to go ...

This is a Bolivian folk tale about Patchikamek, the king of the world, and how the Condor became king of the birds.

Once upon a time there were two princes who were twins - Acrisius and Proetus. They lived in the pleasant vale of Argos in peace but they were jealous of each other so Acrisius started a was against his brother. As a result they shared the kingdom.Later there came a prophet to that hard-hearted Acrisius and told him “Because you have risen up against your own blood, your own blood shall rise up against you; because you have sinned against your kindred, by your kindred you shall be ...

Along with Hans Christian Andersen's classic and beloved story of The Ugly Duckling, this collection of ten spell-binding and treasured children’s classic fairy tales and folk tales include The Golden Goose, Honest John The Sunniest House in the World, The Six Wise Neighbors and others.

The Apostle Paul is one of the prominent authors of the New Testament, with thirteen of its twenty-seven chapters being letters written by him to churches throughout the world. These letters are foundational to many Christian denominations, as they are instructional for how groups of Christians ought to believe and behave. In addition to being instructional, the letters of Paul are a fascinating look at the ethics and ideals of early organized Christian religious sects. Written between 50-...

Explore the words and stories of the major and minor prophets of the Old Testament in this collection.In the Bible, “The Prophets” are books written by people chosen by God to deliver messages from him about his people, the future, and the events that he would allow to happen throughout eternity. These prophet books are important for many reasons. These books give a good understanding of what God’s people were thinking about and focusing on throughout major events of history, while...

Hercules was the most famous ancient Greek hero. Zeus was his father. There were twelve labors of Hercules in total.“Black Tartarus and Elysian Fields” describes two places: Black Tartarus is an analog of Hell. Into Tartarus we're thrown, never to come out again, the shades or manes of traitors, ingrates, perjurers, unnatural children, murderers and hypocrites who had during their lives pretended to be upright and honorable in order to deceive the just. Also, there were to be seen ...

Explore the major work of poetry of the Bible with this unabridged presentation of The Book of Psalms in the King James Version translation.The Book of Psalms is the longest book of the Bible and contains 150 psalms. Psalms were songs written as expressions of praise, declarations of emotions, laments of sorrow or guilt, celebrations of events, and more. The Psalms were written by many authors, and many of them are attributed to King David. Whether he did write them is still debate...

There is great advantage in receiving a large inheritance, but diligence and ingenuity are worth more than wealth acquired from others. This is the lesson learned by a cat in trusting the miller's son.

One of the most famous ancient Greek heroes was Theseus who was a son of the king of Athens. During the traveling his father lived in a small town - Tresa. There he married Tresen queen, but preferred not to take her with him because the relatives of Aegeus wanted to seize power and they were dangerous for his wife.Before the leaving of this town Aegeus said: "If your son will be as strong as me let him pick up the stone, get the sword and sandals and come to me in Athens." When Th...

Ancient Myths are very popular nowadays. Children and elders all around the world love to read about Gods and heroic adventures and feats of well-known champions.Perseus is a son of his mother Danae. Zeus himself is his father. Brave and powerful Perseus meets Evil and destroys it. After Perseus slew the Gorgon he a was on his way back he suddenly saw a beautiful lady – Andromeda.Her arms were spread above her head and fastened to the rock with chains of brass, and her head...

The Emperor's New Clothes is a classic account of a young boy's recognition of "wise cloth" for what it is. This story will entertain every child no matter what age with the many other stories in this collection.