A prophecy frightens the king of Argos, and he tries to cheat fate by locking away his own daughter. But little Perseus, son of Zeus, survives the sea inside a wooden chest — and grows up to receive the most dangerous mission in Greece.

In a seaside town in Sicily, a girl whose name meant light gave away everything she had and became the saint of Advent candles.

From a small town beside the sea all the way to your house, the name of one kind bishop took a very long journey and came back wearing new clothes.

In a house full of children in Hamburg, a pastor hangs a wheel of candles from the ceiling so the wait for Christmas can be seen, one day at a time.

In a plain little house in Nazareth, a young woman is visited by an angel and hears a request only she could answer.

Mary crosses the hill country to help an elderly cousin, and their meeting becomes the oldest song of Christmas.

Accused of a wrong he did not commit, young Bellerophon is given a mission with no way back: to face the Chimera, the monster that breathes fire. His only hope is a winged horse no one has ever managed to ride — and a gift left behind by the goddess Athena.

A lion no weapon can wound, a serpent with nine heads, a giant boar, and a king hiding inside a bronze jar. In his first six labors, Hercules discovers that strength alone is not enough — he will need patience and cleverness too.

With the Trojan War over, Odysseus wants only to sail home. But between him and the island of Ithaca wait flowers that make men forget, a one-eyed giant, and the fury of a god of the sea.

Beneath an enormous rock, a father hid a sword and a pair of sandals for a son not yet born. Years later, young Theseus chooses the most dangerous road to Athens — a highway held by six cruel bandits — to prove himself worthy of being a hero.

At the feast of Pentecost, a golden light fills the hall of Camelot and the Holy Grail appears in a vision above the Round Table. The knights set out on the greatest quest of all, and among them rides young Sir Percival, pure of heart.

A young knight with the purest of hearts arrives at Camelot: Sir Galahad, son of Lancelot. Only he may sit in the Perilous Seat, and it falls to him, with Percival and Bors at his side, to complete the quest for the Holy Grail.

The youngest of seven brothers is no bigger than a thumb, yet he notices everything. When the boys find themselves lost in the dark forest, it is his quiet cleverness that shows the way home.

Hidden in the Ogre's house, Little Thumb needs all his quiet cleverness to keep his brothers safe through the night and find the way back to their family.

A hundred years have passed, and a young prince hears of a castle hidden deep in the forest. Inside, a princess sleeps and waits — but the story still holds one hard trial for them both.

A poor couple wish for a child, and their wish comes true in the most unexpected way: a boy no bigger than a thumb, clever and brave, who sets out into the wide world on surprising adventures.