Book Of Myths

Book of Myths is a short art game where you will find mystical creatures by solving puzzles.

In each level, you will be looking for one hidden creature. Some of their names may already be familiar to you but don’t forget to also check the hint at the beginning of each level. The hints will allow you to solve the puzzle and lead you to where the creature hides.

To solve puzzles, you should play with the words on your screen. Try to move, divide or squeeze them to create something new.

Completing Book of Myths takes around 30 minutes, a short, but magical experience.

LibriVox recording of A Book of Myths by Jean Lang.

Read in English by James K. White

This is a collection of myths--mostly Greek with a smattering of others from the east--written in a clear and easy-to-read style. Lang complemented each myth with poetry by other authors who, like her, were inspired by these ancient stories of the gods. Lang chose these stories because they portrayed heroic gods, faithfully and blindly worshipped by man. Ultimately, however, these gods demonstrated the same frailties as humans, and were found to be just as corrupt. Still, as Lang said, in spite of this these myths portrayed "a wonderful humanity that strikes a vibrant cord . . . ." This is significant to a deeper understanding of the collection as it was published in 1914 against the backdrop of the first world war, the war to end all wars--a war that doomed millions of common men to suffer "Promethean agonies," and die on battlefields in a most un-heroic way. As you listen to the narration, compare the gods of myth--with all their human frailties--to the 20th century, god-like European leaders who traded the wonderful innocence of humanity for the notion of "a noble cause." - Summary by James K. White


00 - Preface and Post-Script - 00:00
01 - Prometheus and Pandora - 11:12
02 - Pygmalion - 30:02
03 - Phaeton - 38:54
04 - Endymion - 57:37
05 - Orpheus - 1:06:50
06 - Apollo and Daphne - 1:27:25
07 - Psyche - 1:34:33
08 - The Calydonian Hunt - 2:16:27
09 - Atalanta - 2:32:47
10 - Arachné - 2:40:19
11 - Idas and Marpessa - 2:54:47
12 - Arethusa - 3:13:33
13 - Perseus the Hero - 3:22:09
14 - Niobe - 3:57:57
15 - Hyacinthus - 4:07:28
16 - King Midas of the Golden Touch - 4:15:50
17 - Ceyx and Halcyone - 4:33:40
18 - Aristaeus the Bee-Keeper - 4:52:40
19 - Proserpine - 5:05:25
20 - Latona and the Rustics - 5:19:41
21 - Echo and Narcissus - 5:28:27
22 - Icarus - 5:41:07
23 - Clytie - 5:56:43
24 - The Cranes of Ibycus - 6:02:27
25 - Syrinx - 6:10:30
26 - The Death of Adonis - 6:20:02
27 - Pan - 6:32:35
28 - Lorelei - 6:52:30
29 - Freya, Queen of the Northern Gods - 7:04:54
30 - The Death of Baldur - 7:18:40
31 - Beowulf - 7:37:12
32 - Roland the Paladin - 8:19:20
33 - The Children of Lir - 9:01:05
34 - Deirdrê - 9:32:37