The Myth of Antigone
A tragic retelling of Oedipus’s daughter who chooses family rites over a king's law in ancient Thebes
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The Tale of the Oresteia
A trilogy reimagined: the House of Atreus, the blood that binds, and the trial that breaks the cycle
The Story of the Seven Against Thebes
A tragic retelling of Polynices and Eteocles, the brothers whose feud brought ruin to Thebes
The Legend of Jason and the Argonauts - lesser-known adventures
Exploring obscure episodes from the Argonauts' voyage: clashing rocks, strange kingdoms, and forgotten encounters
The Story of the Golden Apples of the Hesperides
Heracles' penultimate trial: strength, cunning, and a garden guarded by a dragon
The Myth of the Calydonian Boar
How a divine wound produced a monstrous boar, a summons to heroes, and a hunt that tested honor and fate in ancient Aetolia.
The Tale of the Nemean Lion
How Heracles Faced a Beast with Golden Fur No Weapon Could Pierce
The Story of the Lernaean Hydra
A vividly retold myth from Ancient Greece: swamp, serpents, and the cunning courage that felled a many-headed terror
The Legend of the Stymphalian Birds
Bronze beaks, metallic feathers, and the cunning labor that tested Heracles in the marshes of Stymphalus
The Myth of the Harpies
Winged spirits of the Greek coast who snatched food and ferried the wicked to the Erinyes
The Tale of Scylla and Charybdis
A vivid retelling of the sea monsters that haunted the Strait of Messina and the sailors who dared to pass.
The Story of the Naiads
Naiads of Greece — the freshwater nymphs who guarded springs, wells, fountains and streams
The Legend of the Oreads
Nymphs of the mountains, grottoes, and ravines bound to Artemis and the wild places
The Myth of the Dryads and Hamadryads
Tree nymphs of Greek lore whose lives were bound to the breath and health of their trees
The Story of the Lamia, the Child-Eater
A haunting Greek myth of a queen turned demon, consumed by grief and vengeance.
The Tale of the Karkantzaros (Greek Goblin)
A winter folktale of the subterranean trickster who rises during the twelve days of Christmas to test households across Greece.
The Story of the Karakoncolos (Balkan/Turkish Goblin)
A winter spirit of mischief and menace that walks the twelve days of Christmas across Anatolia and the Balkans
The Legend of the Drekavac (Serbian Screaming Spirit)
A haunting tale of restless souls, rural nights, and the old rites that bind the living and the dead.
The Myth of the Todorci (Serbian Horse Demons)
A deep, atmospheric retelling of the Todorci: haunting horsemen of the first week of Lent in Serbian folklore
The Tale of the Psoglav (Serbian Dog-Headed Monster)
A moonlit legend from the karst caves of Serbia about a dog-headed, iron-toothed beast that haunts the thresholds between village and wild.
The Story of the Hala (Serbian Storm Demon)
Hail, thunder and a dragon-shaped force of weather: the Hala in Serbian folklore and cultural memory
The Myth of the Fata Pădurii (Romanian Forest Maiden)
An immersive retelling of the Carpathian forest spirit who blesses and tests those who venture beneath her boughs
The Tale of Greuceanu: The Romanian Hero Who Stole the Sun and Moon
An epic Romanian fairy tale of courage and cunning as Greuceanu journeys to steal back the sun and moon from the devils.
The Story of the Zmeu (Romanian Dragon/Ogre)
A Carpathian folktale of a fearsome Zmeu, a brave Făt-Frumos, and the threads that bind village, mountain, and heart.
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