Catalog Search Results
6) Greek myths
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to Greek mythology, discussing the history of ancient Greece, its gods and goddesses, the myths associated with the natural world, and the legacy of Greek culture on the modern world.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What happens when you hold up a mirror to poems about Greek myths? You get a brand-new perspective on the classics! And that is just what happens in Echo Echo, the newest collection of reverso poems from Marilyn Singer. Read one way, each poem tells the story of a familiar myth; but when read in reverse, the poems reveal a new point of view! Readers will delight in uncovering the dual points of view in well-known legends, including the stories of...
Author
Language
English
Description
Aphrodite, goddess girl of love, must deal with jealousy after giving Athena a makeover. It doesn't seem fair that the god boys pay more attention to her friend when Aphrodite is supposed to be destined for love! She also copes with a crush from an unlikely source--the nerdy Hephaestus (god of the smith)--and learns that love comes in many forms.
10) Greek myths
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the mythology of Ancient Greece through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations, including the gods and goddesses behind the myths and the powers they used to control and change the world.
Author
Language
English
Description
Examines the mythology of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena. Documents how she was created to her influence on humanity to how she was historically and modernly represented. Includes fine art reproductions, goddess facts, a family tree, and vocabulary words throughout.
13) The Medusa doll
Author
Language
English
Description
Jason is thrilled when his best friend, Wilky, gives him a Zeus action figure for his birthday, now his set of twelve mythological gods is complete. Or is it? Moments later, his aunt gives him a mysterious thirteenth doll--the Medusa doll. At first, Jason can't believe his luck--but he soon discovers that the doll has a sinister side, now the race is on to destroy the doll before it can trap him and Wilky with stone cold fear.
Author
Language
English
Description
Examines the mythology of the queen of the ancient Greek gods, Hera. Documents how she was created to her influence on humanity to how she was historically and modernly represented. Includes fine art reproductions, goddess facts, a family tree, and vocabulary words throughout.
Author
Language
English
Description
Examines the character and stories of Aphrodite, ancient Greek goddess of love, from how she was created to her marriage to Hephaestus and the affairs she was involved in with the other gods and humans. Includes fine art reproductions, goddess facts, a family tree, and vocabulary words throughout.
Author
Language
English
Description
Examines the mythology of the ancient Greek goddess of underworld, Persephone. Documents how she was created, her influence on humanity, and how she was represented historically and in modern times. Includes fine art reproductions, goddess facts, a family tree, and vocabulary words throughout.
18) Beast keeper
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Demon had never met his father, the god Pan, until the day he was whisked away to the stables of Olympus and charged with looking after all of the mythical creatures there, a task which is complicated by the tempestuous gods and goddesses and Heracles, who keeps killing the immortal beasts.