At night outside a temple, a blind musician waits for a Samurai to take him to perform before lords and ladies. But who is this mysterious stranger, who appears and disappears without explanation? And why are there lights at night in the graveyard by the sea?

Prince Theseus and his father King Aegeus receive some terrible news. They must send fourteen young people from Athens to King Minos's palace on the island of Crete. There they will be thrown into the Labyrinth, a maze with no escape, and be devoured by the Minotaur, a monster half man and half bull. Aegeus can see no way to stop these horrible events, but Theseus begins to hatch a plan...

Theseus grows up without a father, but discovers he is the son of Aegeus, King of Athens. He sets out on a perilous journey to find him...

Little Prince Ivan is born unable to speak a word, and his parents want another, better child. It is a wish they will come to regret. Their new baby is born a witch - will Prince Ivan be able to escape her iron teeth?

One morning, the Viking God Thor receives a mysterious invitation to a contest of strength from the giant king Utgard-Loki. But when he reaches the land of Jotunheim, he will discover nothing is quite as it seems - and strength is not always the answer.

The earliest myth in history, Gilgamesh tells the story of the King of Uruk and his battles with wild men, giants, gods and even death itself.