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Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A series of lectures delivered by Professor J. Rufus Fears of the University of Oklahoma in which he explores the world's greatest myths. Beginning with the Trojan War and the Iliad and moving through the Bronze age in the Mediterranean with Theseus and Oedipus, Mesopotamia and Gilgamesh, the three great religions from the Middle East, the Roman Empire in the Aeneid, Romulus and Remus and Augustus, Alexander the Great, the British Isles, Beowulf and...
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1963]
Language
English
Description
Jason is a fearless sailor and explorer, who returns to the kingdom of Thessaly after a 20 year voyage to make his rightful claim to the throne. But to do so, Jason must first find the magical Golden Fleece which is guarded by a 100-foot bronze giant, the venomous Hydra, and an army of skeletons.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Reacquaint yourself with myths so powerful that they remain woven into the fabric of the present world. From the epic tragedy of Medusa, Greek mythology's most infamous female fiend, to Hercules, its greatest action hero, and Hades, master of the land of the dead and a god so feared no one would speak his name. Explore these myths and legendary figures who inspired them.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the publishing phenomenon, Percy Jackson and other young demigod's continue to fight, but this time in the sea, to fulfill their destinies. To save their world, Percy and his friends must find the fabled and magical Golden Fleece. Embarking on a treacherous odyssey into the uncharted waters of the Sea of Monsters (known to humans as the Bermuda Triangle), they battle terrifying creatures, an army of zombies, and the ultimate Evil.
6) Hercules
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures, labors, and life of Hercules.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Throughout the British Isles, structures stand which defy efforts, they remain shrouded in myth and legend, and their fascination remains undimmed. Featuring location footage and dramatized re-creations, this program provides a superb record of the ley lines, chalk hill-drawings and stone circles of Britain. It visits sites such as Glastonbury Tor and Stonehenge, and explores myths which ensure they never lose their place in the popular imagination...
9) The odyssey
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Aided by the goddess Athena, warrior-king Odysseus braves the terrors and temptations of a fantastic array of creatures as his return from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest to reach his homeland and his faithful wife, Penelope.
10) Thor: Ragnarok
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A young Greek prince sees his father murdered by his uncle and flees, returning twenty years later to reclaim the throne. To save his own life, Prince Jason pledges to deliver the coveted Golden Fleece to his Uncle Pelias. Embarking with a crew of superheros, he undertakes a perilous voyage to find his destiny.
14) Troy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus, the result is an epic war. The Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior embodies the...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The unmissable series returns and the time has come for Jason to fulfill his destiny, or Atlantis will be lost beneath the waves forever. A year has passed and much has changed. With Minos dead, Ariadne is Queen and finds herself at war with her old adversary: Pasiphae. The kingdom stands on the brink of collapse and the struggle for power is both bloody and brutal.
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Join junior dinosaur expert Trek Henderson as he imagines dinosaurs into the real world! These eight great dino adventures include some of the coolest dinosaurs yet! On a trip to the swimming pool Trek teaches a baby Plesiosaur how to swim. Then to Marineland where Trek imagines up a spectacular show starring giant prehistoric marine reptiles. And it's on a fishing trip with Grandma that Trek solves the mystery of who's stealing his fish a baby Spinosaurus!...
17) Eyewitness ocean
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Discover the ancient myths that surround our oceans and the modern science behind them.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war...
19) Hercules
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Language
English
Description
Animated, musical adaptation of the story of Hercules.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1997, c1996
Language
English
Description
When she is supposed to be delivering cakes for her mother, Annie wrecks her new bike while racing, so her animal friends tell her the story of Daedalus and Icarus to teach her about acting responsibly. Also includes the stories of King Alfred and the cakes and The chest of broken glass.