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Clash of the titans [videorecording] / by Beacham, Travis.aus; Hay, Phil.aus; Manfredi, Matt.aus; Iwanyk, Basil.pro; De La Noy, Kevin.pro; Leterrier, Louis,1973-drt; Worthington, Sam,1976-act; Arterton, Gemma.act; Mikkelsen, Mads,1965-act; Davalos, Alexa.act; Fiennes, Ralph.act; Neeson, Liam.act; Huston, Danny,1962-act; Flemyng, Jason.act; Legendary Pictures.; Thunder Road Productions.; Darryl F. Zanuck Productions.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Warner Home Video (Firm);
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolbly digital 5.1; widescreen (16x9).Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, Jason Flemyng.Director of photography, Peter Menzies, Jr. ; editors, Martin Walsh, Vincent Tabaillon ; music, Ramin Djawadi.MPAA rating: PG-13; for fantasy action violence, some frightening images and brief sensuality.When Hades, the god of the underworld, takes his family, Perseus embarks on a mission to defeat him before he can seize ultimate power and unleash hell on earth.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Feature films; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Perseus (Greek mythology); Gods, Greek; Dioses griegos;
© c2010., Warner Home Video,
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The library of Greek mythology / by Apollodorus.; Hard, Robin.;
Includes bibliographical references (xxxi-xxxiv) and index.This sourcebook provides a complete history of Greek myth, telling the story of each of the great families of heroic mythology, and the various adventures associated with the main heroes and heroines, from Jason and Perseus to Heracles and Helen of Troy. Robin Hard's accessible and fluent translation is supplemented by comprehensive notes, a map and full genealogical tables. The introduction gives a detailed account of the Library's sources and situates it within the fascinating narrative traditions of Greek mythology -- Book cover.
Subjects: Mythology, Greek.;
© 2008., Oxford University Press,
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The complete world of Greek mythology / by Buxton, R. G. A.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-249) and index.I: Contexts, sources, meanings -- General characteristics of Greek myths -- Sources of evidence -- Contexts for myth-telling -- II: Myths of origin -- Cosmogony -- Origins of humanity -- Local origins -- Bringers of culture -- Colonies -- III: The Olympians: power, honour, sexuality -- Powers and spheres of influence -- Honour and boundaries -- Divine sexuality -- IV: Heroic exploits -- Perseus -- Meleager, Atalanta and the Kalydonian Boar -- Jason, the Argonauts and Medea -- Herakles -- Theseus and the heroic Athenian past -- The Trojan War -- V: Family Sagas -- The house of Pelops -- Tereus, Prokne and Philomela -- Antiope and his kin -- Proitos, Stheneboia and Bellerophon -- The House of Laios -- Strong bonds: love between spouses -- Same-sex eroticism -- VI: A landscape of myths -- Mountains -- Caves -- Rivers and springs -- The sea -- Crete -- Troy -- The underworld -- VII: Greek myths after the Greeks -- How Rome re-imagined Greece -- The Middle Ages -- From the renaissance to the 20th century -- Present and future -- Maps -- General map of the Greek world -- The voyage of the Argo -- The Labours of Herakles -- Theseus' exploits en route for Athens -- Greek contingents at Troy -- Mountains -- Rivers.Publisher description: From the first millennium BC onwards, Greek myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. Nowadays they can be found in film, television and computer games. This book combines a retelling of Greek myths with a comprehensive account of the world in which they developed. Throughout, the author draws upon the latest research into ancient Greek story-telling, presenting the material in an attractive, accessible and authoritative style.
Subjects: Mythology, Greek.;
© 2004., Thames & Hudson,
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D'Aulaires' book of Greek myths / by D'Aulaire, Ingri,1904-1980,author.; D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin,1898-1986,author.;
In olden times -- Gaea, Mother Earth -- The titans -- Zeus and his family : Hera ; Hephaestus ; Aphrodite ; Ares ; Athena ; Poseidon ; Apollo ; Artemis ; Hermes ; Hades ; Persephone and Demeter ; Dionysus -- Minor gods, nymphs, satyrs, and centaurs : Prometheus ; Pandora ; Deucalion ; Eos ; Helios and Phaëthon ; Selene ; Pan ; Echo ; Syrinx ; The wild and vulgar centaurs ; Asclepius ; The nine muses ; Orpheus -- Mortal descendants of Zeus : Europa and Cadmus ; Tantalus and Pelops ; Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon ; Clever and vainglorious kings ; King Midas ; Sisyphus ; Bellerophon ; Melampus ; Heracles ; Theseus ; Oedipus ; The golden fleece ; The Calydonian boar hunt ; The Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord ; Everything must come to an end -- Afterword -- D'Aulaire sketchbook -- D'Aulaire family album.Presents an introduction to the gods, goddesses and legendary figures of ancient Greece -- mighty Zeus, with his fistful of thunderbolts; gray-eyed Athena, goddess of wisdom; Helios, the sun; greedy King Midas -- depicted by Caldecott winners Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. These artists bring to life the myths that have inspired great European literature and art through the ages.Ages 6-8.
Subjects: Mythology, Greek; Tales; Mythology, Greek.;
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