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 ...

The five books of Moses are referred to as the Pentateuch, and encompasses the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These books give the foundation for Jewish law and religion, and outlined the covenants given to Jewish people by their God.Genesis – Genesis is a narrative about the beginnings of life, the Earth, and God’s provenance over humans. This book contains many of the most well-known Bible stories: creation, the Garden...

Hercules was the most famous ancient Greek hero. Zeus was his father. There were twelve labors of Hercules in total. Having married Deianira, the daughter of a powerful King of Calydon, Hercules was traveling home with her when he came to the banks of a river and was at a loss how to cross it.Seeing his perplexity, Nessus, one of the Centaurs, offered to take Deianira on his back and carry her over the stream. This offer Hercules gladly accepted. But Nessus obtained possession of D...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

In the Bible, the first four books of the New Testament are known as the Gospels. These four books tell the story of the beginnings of Christianity, from the birth of Jesus to his death and resurrection. Each gospel is told from a slightly different perspective, thought many stories and events are illustrated in multiple books.Matthew – The first of the four gospels was written between 80 and 90 a.d., and gives accounts of the major events of Jesus’s life from birth, through his yo...

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.

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...

The rats were bad in Hamlintown, but so were the elected officials. Can the Piper rid the town of all of them? He will sure try.