The Legend of the Queen of Zenobia
Zenobia of Palmyra: the 3rd-century Syrian queen who dared to challenge Rome and forged a brief, shining empire in the desert.
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The Legend of the Caribs of Dominica
Kalinago warriors, island spirits, and the living heart of Waitukubuli
The Legend of the Valkyries - Individual Stories
Norway's Valkyries: intimate portraits of the chosen, the choosers, and the fragile boundary between fate and free will
The Legend of the Lambton Worm
A North East England legend of a monstrous worm, a restless heir, and a village haunted until courage and cunning prevail
The Tale of Horatius at the Bridge
How one Roman, with two companions, held the Sublician Bridge and saved a city
The Story of Cincinnatus
The Roman farmer who assumed power, routed invaders, and returned to his plow
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 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.
The Legend of the Twelve-Headed Dragon
A Serbian legend of bravery, sacrifice, and a hero's quest against a fearsome twelve-headed dragon.
The Tale of the Bicolano Epic of Handiong
A vivid retelling of Handiong, the hero who carved safety from the wilds of Bicol and challenged monsters of land and sea
The Story of Indarapatra and Sulayman
How two brothers faced four terrible monsters and restored peace to an island
The Myth of the Snow Lion
A Tibetan celestial beast of fearlessness and cheerfulness who walks the high ridges of the world
The Legend of the Gesar Ling Epic - Specific Chapters
Selected adventures from the Tibetan epic of King Gesar — vivid retellings of trials, battles, and wisdom from the Himalayan plains
The Story of the Vanara (Monkey People)
A richly woven account of the Vanara race, their leaders, culture, and the enduring legacy of Hanuman and the monkey army in the Ramayana
The Epic of Alpamysh
A heroic Uzbek epic of love, loyalty, and the steppe's ancient courage
The Myth of Kupe's Voyage
Kupe, the great Māori navigator whose journey across the vast Pacific brought the first whispered knowledge of Aotearoa
The Legend of Nafanua
How a warrior goddess born from a blood clot rose from the sea and forest to unite a people and win a great war.
The Legend of Lam-Ang
The extraordinary hero of a pre-Hispanic Filipino epic who possessed strength and courage from birth
The Myth of the Medjay Nomads of the Eastern Desert
Tales of elite desert warriors who became the secret guardians of pharaohs and sacred sites
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