England had no king, and a mysterious sword waited, driven through an anvil set upon a stone. No one could draw it out, until the day a young squire named Arthur rode past the cathedral square.

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.

When young King Arthur's sword breaks in battle, Merlin leads him to an enchanted lake. There, from waters as still as a mirror, the mysterious Lady of the Lake offers him Excalibur, the most famous sword in all of legend.