The mythology handbook : a course in ancient Greek myths /
This highly informative, interactive handbook explores the amazing myths of ancient Greece. Brimming with facts and special features, it also contains maps and many heroic and monstrous activities.
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Published: |
Candlewick Press,
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Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
Series: |
Ologies series
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Summary: |
This highly informative, interactive handbook explores the amazing myths of ancient Greece. Brimming with facts and special features, it also contains maps and many heroic and monstrous activities. |
Item Description: | "Written by Dugald A. Steer and Clint Twist"--Title page verso. |
Carrier Form: | 71 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780763642914 0763642916 |
Index Number: | BL783 |
CLC: | I17 |
Call Number: | I17/E926 |
Contents: | The immortals -- The twelve Olympians -- Other Greek gods and spirits -- Greek myths of creation -- Life on Olympus -- The underworld -- Hades and Persephone -- Enemies of the gods -- Religion in ancient Greece -- Ancient Greek architecture -- Gods and men -- Mythical creatures -- The history of mankind -- Mythical peoples -- The wanderings of Dionysus -- Ancient Greek art -- Daedalus and Icarus -- The heavens -- The legend of Midas -- Three legends : Orpheus, Narcissus, and Sisyphus -- A time of heroes -- Ancient Greek heroes -- The labours of Heracles -- Atalanta and the Calydonian boar -- The Olympic games -- Ancient Greek theatre -- The Trojan War -- Bellerophon and Pegasus. |