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Olympians Series

12 primary works • 14 total works
George O'Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and in this series of graphic novels, he's out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men, etc) owes to mankind's ORIGINAL superheroes: the Greek pantheon.

In OLYMPIANS, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell cl…

Book 1

Zeus: King of the Gods
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3.98 · 5909 Ratings · 556 Reviews · published 2010 · 16 editions
Here's Where It All Starts: the beginning of every…

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    Book 2

    Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess
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    4.15     · 4319 Ratings · 377 Reviews · published 2010 · 15 editions
    Step into a world of fearsome battle, cruel treach…

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    Book 3

    Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory
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    4.09     · 3210 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 2011 · 16 editions
    There's only one thing Zeus, the king of the Gods,…

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    Book 4

    Hades: Lord of the Dead
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    4.18     · 4215 Ratings · 396 Reviews · published 2012 · 16 editions
    Nothing ever changes in the land of the dead.

    Deep…

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    Book 5

    Poseidon: Earth Shaker
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    4.06     · 2605 Ratings · 244 Reviews · published 2013 · 12 editions
    Poseidon, the god of the ocean, is a wrathful as a…

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    Book 6

    Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
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    4.11     · 2282 Ratings · 257 Reviews · published 2013 · 6 editions
    Behold the wondrous beauty of Aphrodite, goddess o…

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    Book 7

    Ares: Bringer of War
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    4.10     · 1818 Ratings · 186 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
    In the chaos of the Trojan war, Ares arrives in a …

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    Book 8

    Apollo: The Brilliant One
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    4.12     · 1534 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    From high atop Olympus, the nine Muses, or Mousai,…

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    Book 9

    Artemis: Wild Goddess of the Hunt
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    4.19     · 1477 Ratings · 145 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
    Shunned even before she was born and destined to l…

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    Book 10

    Hermes: Tales of the Trickster
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    4.32     · 1234 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 2018 · 4 editions
    The New York Times bestselling series continues as…

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    Book 11

    Hephaistos: God of Fire
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    4.20     · 929 Ratings · 117 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    Thrown from Mount Olympus as a newborn and caught …

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    Book 12

    Dionysos: The New God
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    4.20     · 642 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2022 · 4 editions
    In the final volume of the New York Times–bestsell…

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    Book 1-6

    Zeus / Athena / Hera / Hades / Poseidon / Aphrodite
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    4.63     · 145 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    By Zeus, it's Athena, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and A…

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    Book 7-12

    Ares / Apollo / Artemis / Hermes / Hephaistos / Dionysos
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    4.40     · 25 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2022 · 1 edition
    By Artemis, it's the better half of the Olympian's…

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