Selene, 16, daughter of a Roman slave, discovers that she has healing powers which she uses to survive, and in Rome, is accepted as the granddaughter of Cleopatra and Caesar.

The Feast is a modern translation of Fled Bricrend, one of Ireland's most thrilling and humorous legends. Three men, each striving to be named Champion of Conchobor's realm, enter into a battle of wits and words in an effort to enjoy the privileges accorded to the national champion. As the heroic competition unfolds, visits to and from the otherworld threaten to unmask the true nature of the gathering. and at the center remains Bricriu, god of mischief...

This volume, presenting entries on "Beowulf, " Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey, " Virgil's "Aeneid, " Milton's "Paradise Lost, " and others, includes an introduction to the work and the author, a plot summary, analysis of themes, criticism, and more.

From the very outset in the West, the epic has been a highly regarded literary genre. Major epics had the most profound and most enduring cultural influence. This course revisits major epics examing the stories and the characters, while considering the styles represented ad the societies in which the epics were constructed. The course examines the epic as genre and as a reflection of ancient history.

The story of Rama, the righteous prince, written ages ago by the poet Valmiki. This is Ramayana-- an ancient, epic poem, as told by Amma to Klaka and Kiki.