The legendary musician Orpheus descends into the underworld to reclaim his beloved wife Eurydice, using his incomparable music to charm the gods of death.
The Athenian hero Theseus ventures into the Labyrinth of Crete to slay the Minotaur, a monstrous half-man half-bull, ending the tribute of human sacrifice.
The master inventor Daedalus crafts wings of wax and feathers to escape imprisonment in Crete, but his son Icarus flies too close to the sun with tragic consequences.
The beloved Norse god Baldr is killed by a mistletoe arrow through the treachery of Loki, setting in motion the events that will lead to Ragnarok — the end of the world.
The Norse prophecy of the end of all things — gods, giants, and the nine worlds perish in a final cataclysmic battle, only to be reborn in a new and peaceful world.
Each night the sun god Ra must battle the cosmic serpent Apophis in the underworld, ensuring the sun rises again — an eternal struggle between order and chaos.
Odysseus and his men are trapped in the cave of the man-eating Cyclops Polyphemus. Using cunning rather than strength, Odysseus must find a way to escape before they become the monster's next meal.
