Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. The thunderous sounds of the trojan war come to life with this exceptional work of incredible power and grandeur that is sure to impress. Zeus, king of the gods by george oconnor redeemed reader. The story about zeus shows this off in good way, no excuse for being. The first book of olympians begins years before zeuss birth and shows the ancient greek view of the birth of the cosmos. Some semblance of order was imposed on the greek gods of mount olympus by zeus pronounced. King of the gods is the first in a 12book graphicnovel series that highlights one greek god at a time. The title of my book that im going to present is zeus king of the gods by. Get instant access to read ebooks zeus king of the gods olympians 1 george oconnor pdf at our download ebook library 18 zeus king of the gods olympians 1 george oconnor. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. The kings appear here somewhat mysteriously along with the poets in the midst of praise for the muses.
Prayer beads for allfather zeus king of gods you vs human teeth sonic from the horrifying first movie trailer who would win. The ancient pantheon comes to explosive life in this new series where myth meets comic books. The great ancient greek myths, as exciting as ever in graphic novel form. It will conclude in 2020, with the final book dionysos. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. King of the gods, introduces readers to the ruler of the olympian pantheon, telling his story from his boyhood to his ascendance to supreme power. King of the gods, george oconnor creates a graphic novel that introduces older. Oconnors first installment of the olympians series entitled zeus. King of the gods is the first book in olympians, a graphic novel series from first second that retells the greek myths.
George oconnor is an author, illustrator and cartoonist. The characters in my story are the titans and their ruler who over throwed his father kronos and gave birth to zeus, hera, demeter, hades. Greyeyed goddess, is the tale of the goddess of wisdom and war, recounting her many adventures. This book is the story of how the ancient greeks believed the world came into being, as well as the childhood and ascendancy of zeus, who became the king of the gods. The story and myth of zeus, king of the gods features pictures from mythology and legend. George oconnor is not just an authorillustrator of graphic novels, he writes and draws picture books too. He was named king of the gods in the special meeting that followed his overthrow of the god cronus and the titans. I love greek mythology more than almost anything, and to be able to celebrate and share my love with thousands of readers has been a dream come true. King of the gods, introduces readers to the ruler of the olympian pantheon, telling his story from his. Olympians is, simply put, the book series i wanted to read as a kid.
So far, there are 10 volumes of a projected 12 of olympians out right. As a result, the king of the gods makes sure that all deities function properly, punish them for misdeeds, grant or take away immortality from lesser gods etc. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. But oconnors zeus is not the whitebearded, thunderbolt thrower that we usually think of when we think of zeus. Thats all six volumes of olympians, and a poster, all in one handydandy box. Most immediately striking about this, aside from the exciting artwork, is the care oconnor takes to visualize the creation myth that begins with gaea creating and taking as a husband the sky, ouranos.
George oconnor is a greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and hes out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes superman, batman, the xmen, etc owes to mankinds original superheroes. In greek mythology, zeus jupiter in roman mythology was the king of heaven and earth and of all the olympian gods. King of the gods is the story of how the universe came to be according to greek mythology. A perennially fascinating subject for young readers, a new twelve volume, impressively informative series about the gods and goddesses of the greeks from the childs world is especially and unreservedly recommended for both elementary school and community library collections. For the past six days ive posted a behindthescenes look at the making of each of the six olympians books, and today ill share a little about the making of the poster, the slipcase, and even some. The first book of olympians begins years before zeus s birth and shows the ancient greek view of the birth of the cosmos. My story takes place everywhere in the sky, space and earth because the characters have supernatural powers. Surprised i have never come across this series before, or that no one has done a. Mythology books greek mythology artemis sixth grade reading third grade genre study greek pantheon olympians book lists. He was also god of the skies, and is often shown holding a bolt of lightening. Though raised in a life of leisure, zeus must fulfill his destiny and lead a new race of gods, and he must begin by destroying his father. This story goes back to the less wellknown origins of zeus and his battle for existence against his titan father kronos.
King of the gods starts at the beginning with kaos and the introduction of gaea, or mother earth. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. King of the gods olympians by george oconnor 20100105 hardcover january 1, 1825 4. With the 2011 relaunch of dc comics dubbed the new 52, zeus has received a prominent role in the wonder woman mythos, as he is now the biological father of wonder woman through hippolyta. But there is a connection, since one of the gifts of a true king is the true and wellspoken word, and related to it is another 5051 gift from zeus, namely his dike, the ability to pronounce judgment. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Download as docx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Terrified of being killed by his children, kronos devours each of his offspring. King of the gods olympians series by george oconnor. Zeus oconnor unveils his new olympians graphicnovel series with this story of the daddy of greek gods. The two conceived children, many children in fact, the first of which were the 12 titans, eternal and beautiful. He was the youngest brother of three sons that sprang from the union of cronus and rhea. Myth of zeus, king of the gods roman and greek gods and. Epic battles, daring quests, and terrible monsters await readers within the pages of these books. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
His appearances are most significant in stories of wonder woman princess diana. Meettheauthor recording with george oconnor about zeus. George oconnor has 85 books on goodreads with 61651 ratings. Zeus, king of the greek gods windows to the universe. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. She was lonely and desired a companion so she created ouranos the sky and thus time began. Zeus is a fictional deity in the dc comics universe, an interpretation of zeus from greek mythology. It takes readers through the reign of the titan gods and goddesses to the birth and comingofage of king zeus. King of the gods by george oconnor in djvu, fb3, rtf download ebook. He followed that up with ball peen hammer, the first graphic novel written by playwright adam rapp, a. George oconnor is a greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and hes out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes superman. Oconnors vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of superhero aesthetics and ancient greek mythology. This monumental programmatic work captures the legend of zeus, the mythical master of gods and men. King of the gods kindle edition by oconnor, george, oconnor, george.
The story about zeus shows this off in good way, no excuse for being anything other then a. Zeus by george oconnor, 9781596434318, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. This may be because the concerned head of the pantheon is the father or creator of many gods and goddesses who swear allegiance to him. In the theogony a good king is both nourished by zeus and favored by the muses with. Its no big bang, but we do see a lot of titans, cyclopes, hekatonchieres and all sorts of other monsters, and a bunch of greek gods as well. Zeus rise to power was a violent power struggle with crashing mountains and gargantuan titans trying to take out the olympians.