Orem Library

Presents three original short stories, interviews, character profiles, and puzzles about demigod Percy Jackson and his world.

When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...

100 Places to See After You Die is written in the style of iconic bestselling travel guides. But instead of recommending must-see destinations in Mexico, Thailand, or Rome, this book outlines journeys through the afterlife, as dreamed up over the past 5,000 years of human history by our greatest prophets, poets, mystics, artists, and TV showrunners. Where's the best place to grab a bite to eat in the ancient Egyptian underworld? Which circles of Dante's...

Introduces the ancient Greek gods and retells the stories of Prometheus and Pandora, Heracles, Theseus, Daedalus and Icarus, King Midas, and Orpheus and Eurydice.

Introduces the Chimaera and her role in Greek mythology and includes historical information.