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.

Arachne was the finest weaver in the world, and she knew it. One day, pride led her to challenge the goddess Athena herself to a weaving contest. This is the story of how the first spider came to be.

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.

In the beginning there was only Chaos. Out of that emptiness came Gaia, the Earth, and Uranus, the starry Sky, and with them the first children of the universe. This is how the ancient Greeks told the story of how everything began.

Echo was a nymph who could only repeat the words of others. Narcissus was the most beautiful youth in the world, but he loved only himself. The ancient story that explains the echo in the mountains and the flower that bends over the water.

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.

A raging bull, mares that eat flesh, the queen of the Amazons, golden apples at the edge of the world and, at the last, a descent into the realm of the dead. In his final labors, Hercules reaches the very limit of his strength — and discovers where perseverance can lead.

Daedalus, the most brilliant inventor in Greece, built wings of feathers and wax to escape from Crete with his son Icarus. Before they flew, he made one request: not too high, not too low. An ancient story about listening to those who love us.

King Midas loved gold more than anything, and one day a god granted him exactly what he asked for: everything he touched would turn to gold. That was when he discovered what is worth more than any treasure.

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.

A bag that holds all the winds, a sorceress who turns men into pigs, and a song no sailor can resist. The hardest perils of Odysseus's long voyage home.

After twenty years away, Odysseus comes home to Ithaca disguised as a beggar and finds his palace overrun by suitors. Only a test with an old bow, and a secret known to just two hearts, can set everything right again.

Orpheus played music so beautiful it charmed wild beasts, rivers, and even the gods. When he lost his beloved Eurydice, he went down alive into the realm of the dead to bring her back. One of the saddest and most beautiful love stories in Greek mythology.

Pandora received a gift from every god: beauty, talent, a sweet voice — and endless curiosity. She also received a mysterious jar she must never open. This is the story of how the evils entered the world, and how Hope stayed with us.

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.

Prometheus, the Titan who thought before he acted, shaped the first humans and loved them like children. So they would not live in cold and darkness, he defied Zeus himself — and paid a terrible price for his compassion.

Pygmalion, the greatest sculptor of Cyprus, carved in ivory the most perfect woman ever imagined — and ended up falling in love with his own creation. A prayer to Aphrodite and a gentle miracle changed his story forever.