He’s faced his ghosts, and reckoned with his past. But after decades of relentless self-enrichment, how can Ebenezer Scrooge truly redeem himself?

Nearly two centuries ago, Charles Dickens wrote a tale of greed and redemption.

Theseus arrives on Crete as a prisoner, determined to prove his worth by saving his fellow Athenian captives from the Minotaur’s terror.

The long-lost heir to the throne of Athens reluctantly sets off to claim his birthright.

Torn apart by the truth of their identities, Romulus and Remus wrestle to regain a united front.

Twins. Demigods. Rulers. Rome’s mythological founders have an iconic story seeded in tragedy, and brimming with glory.

Transformed into a charming, confident temptress, Lorelei returns from the Rhine to her village of Bacharach.

In the German village of Bacharach, a young woman lives a miserable life as an outcast.

When Icarus learns the truth about his father’s past, the two men settle on a tentative truce.

After committing a terrible crime, a cocky young inventor flees to Crete and finds himself in the service of the mad king Minos.

The journey continues into the Halls of Justice, where the hearts of the dead are weighed against the Feather of Truth.

To the ancient Egyptians, it was a complex and terrifying netherworld filled with demons and gods.

She’s the spirit of a woman, crying unceasingly for her lost children… whom she herself killed.

This Native American parable features three girls who are not quite human, but not quite spirits either.

Creating the world cost Izanami her life.

This is the Japanese Shinto tale of the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami: two young deities tasked with marrying each other and creating the world.

This African myth is both a hero story and a cautionary tale: On the verge of manhood, the young Murile wants to take on more responsibility in his family... but his overprotective mother has other ideas about what's best for the headstrong boy.

After leaving his vengeful sister behind, Huitzilopochtli continues leading the Mexica to their new home.

Before they were the great Aztecs of Mesoamerica, they were a wandering tribe called Mexica.

The Yuma people of North America believe the earth was not created by one god, but two.

This is the Mesopotamian creation myth of Atrahasis, a human king who was chosen to save creation from the disastrous impulses of the gods... and a great flood that threatened to cover the earth.

Born in darkness, deep within the earth, Ia’tik and Nao’tsiti were all each other had—until the voice of a spirit guided them into the barren world above.

From South Africa's Kingdom of the Sky comes the story of Kammapa: a shapeless, ravenous beast that nearly swallowed all of humanity.

Motecuhzoma has found Aztlán, but he is farther from his goal than he hoped.

He was a real historical figure, but Motecuhzoma’s story has become shrouded in myth.