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Even in his cradle, Hercules showed a strength that was not of this world. But the goddess Hera held a grudge against him, and the hero's greatest trial would not come from monsters. This is the story of how the famous Twelve Labors began.
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.
After the Holy Family slipped away, Bethlehem was left alone before the fear of a king. The Church has never forgotten the children of that village.
In Auschwitz, Father Maximilian Kolbe offered to die in the place of a father of a family. This is the story of prisoner 16670, who answered hatred with the greatest act of love.
Inside Carmel, Thérèse discovered her little way to holiness: not great heroic deeds, but small acts of love. A simple message that would end up changing the world.
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 Athena's mirrored shield and Hermes's sword, Perseus sets out to find Medusa, whose gaze turns everything to stone. Along the way: three old sisters who share a single eye, a princess chained to a cliff, and the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy.
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.
Every nine years, Athens must send fourteen young people to the Labyrinth of Crete, from which no one returns. Theseus decides to go in the place of one of them, determined to face the Minotaur — and a princess named Ariadne hands him a simple ball of thread.
Raised by the Lady of the Lake in a kingdom beneath the waters, Lancelot arrives at Camelot as an unknown knight in white armor. This is the story of the greatest knight of the Round Table, and of what truly made him great.
Wise men from the East follow a mysterious star all the way to Bethlehem, bringing precious gifts for the child Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Along the way, God guides and protects them.











