8 Modern Retellings of Jewish Folk Tales and Stories I have always loved reading myths and folk tales. As a child, I devoured Greek mythology, even going so far as to pointing out all the gods and goddesses when we were visiting my parents’ Greek friends’ home. The Clash of the Titans was one of my favorite films in all of its stop motion glory. Then I found Norse mythology and the wonderful wide world of folk tales. But the older I got, the more I realized how problematic many stories were. When I read how Medusa became the monster...