Learning Ancient Greek through Stories
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Athenodorus And Ghost Photo Mugs The Greek Stoic philosopher Athenodorus (died 7 AD) rents a haunted house, whose ghost leads him to its improperly buried bones regarded as the first investigated ghost story…. |
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Jim Henson’s the Storyteller – The Definitive Collection $19.94 One of Jim Henson’s finest works is The Storyteller series, originally airing on HBO in 1987. As with his other non-Muppet creations (Labyrinth, and The Dark Crystal), Henson fills the screen with wonderful creatures that have a wisp of a J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy. This definitive collection of 13 stories–9 based on European fables, and 4 slightly grittier takes on Greek myths–deserves to be in TV… |
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Greek Myths $12.92 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed…. |
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Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan $8.73 In his opening narration, director Gerald Barclay reveals that he grew up with members of the Wu-Tang Clan. That makes his profile a first-person feature, even if he doesn’t turn the camera on himself. As a video producer, Barclay contributed to the hip-hop collective’s early success, so he isn’t exactly a disinterested observer, which gives him access, but can also result in a limited perspective… |
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Eleni [VHS] $14.99 VHS not a DVD of Eleni [VHS]…. |
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The Storyteller – Perseus and the Gorgon/Daedalus and Icarus [VHS] $12.90 One of Jim Henson’s finest hours was the Storyteller series that aired on HBO in 1987. As with his other non-Muppet creations (Labyrinth), Henson fills the screen with wonderful creatures that have a wisp of a J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy. Half of the eight-part series was adapted from Greek myths by Anthony Minghella, who became an Oscar-winning filmmaker a decade later with The English Patient. Minghe… |
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Story of Jacob & Joseph [VHS] $4.75 … |
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The Story of Psyche by Maurice Denis Decorative High Gloss Ceramic Drawer Knob $2.99 Handcrafted in the USA to the highest standards using a specialized heat fused, high definition image transfer, that is tripled sealed with a UV resistant glass like gloss finish to ensure durability, easy cleaning, and to obtain an enamel hard like finish. Unlike some of our competitors cheaper plastic and wooden drawer knobs, our drawer knobs are made from high grade ceramic, the artwork is guar… |
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Hercules (Gold Collection) $9.90 An outrageous odyssey of fun, fantasy, and adventure unfolds in the hilarious hit film HERCULES, Disney’s 35th animated triumph “brimming with comic surprise!” (Entertainment Weekly) Taken from the gods as a newborn, adopted on earth, Hercules becomes an awkward teenage pillar of strength. Trying to fit in, he discovers his dad is Zeus and home is Mount Olympus — if he can move from “zero” to tru… |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding $2.04 Feel-good sleeper sensation stars Nia Vardalos (who also adapted her one-woman play) as a Chicago-based woman who works at parents Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan’s Greek restaurant, but longs for romance and a life for herself. After taking computer classes, she gets a job at her aunt’s travel agency, where she meets and falls for personable teacher John Corbett, who must now come under her … |
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