Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect." -- from front jacket flap.

Puts a modern spin on the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone, in which she asks him for a ride to escape her overprotective mother, sneaks into the Underworld, and refuses to leave.

Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the real story of Pandora opening the box and releasing all the evils of mankind into the world.

In this modern version of Greek mythology, Hades explains how a jealous Athena turned Medusa into a gorgon and what really happened when Perseus went hunting for Medusa's head.

An introduction to Greek mythology that shares the stories and myths about the Greek god Hades, god of the underworld.

Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke.

Dr. Megeara Kafieri travels to Greece to prove the exisitence of the fabled island of Atlantis. What she finds instead is a stranger floating in the sea, whose face she has seen in her dreams. Unknown to Megeara, the face belongs to Arikos, condemned by the gods to only feel emotion in the dreams of others. When Arikos finds Megeara, he makes a bargin with Hades: in exchange for two weeks as a mortal, he will return to Olympus with a human soul--Megeara's....

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.

Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world. "...combat sequences that feel like the real thing."--Boston Globe. "...impressive visual effects..."--Leonard Maltin. "...imaginative leaps..."--Hollywood Reporter.

"The myth has been told for centuries: Brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades waged a years-long war against their father Cronus and his tyrannical Titans. Upon their mighty victory, Zeus split the world into three. For himself, he claimed the Sky and what fell below it. To his brother Poseidon, he assigned dominion over the Sea. And his oldest brother, Hades, would rule the Underworld. While Hades tries to make the best of a lonely situation, eternity...