| Description |
xii, 482 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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"Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, 1942"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
The Gods, the creation, and the earliest heroes. The Gods ; The two great Gods of Earth ; How the world and mankind were created ; The earliest heroes -- Stories of love and adventure. Cupid and Psyche ; Eight brief tales of lovers ; The quest of the Golden Fleece ; Four great adventures -- The great heroes before the Trojan War. Perseus ; Theseus ; Hercules ; Atalanta -- The heroes of the Trojan War. The Trojan War ; The fall of Troy ; The adventures of Odysseus ; The adventures of Aeneas -- The great families of mythology. The house of Atreus ; The royal house of Thebes ; The royal house of Athens -- The less important myths. Midas -- and others ; Brief myths arranged alphabetically -- The mythology of the Norsemen. Introduction to Norse mythology -- Genealogical tables. |
| Summary |
A retelling of Greek, Roman and Norse myths. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR Upper Grades 8.2 20.0 quiz: 8663. |
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Reading Counts RC High School 8.30 27.0 quiz: 8220. |
| Subject |
Mythology.
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Mythology, Greek.
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Mythology, Roman.
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Mythology, Norse.
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Mythology, Greek.
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mythology (literary genre) (CStmoGRI)aat300055985
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology.
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Mythology, Roman. (OCoLC)fst01031887
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Mythology, Norse. (OCoLC)fst01031869
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Mythology, Greek. (OCoLC)fst01031804
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Mythology. (OCoLC)fst01031701
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Classical mythology.
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Norse mythology.
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| Genre/Form |
Myths. (OCoLC)fst01922484
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Young adult literature.
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Nonfiction.
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Myths.
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| Added Author |
Wormell, Christopher, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780316223331 (paperback) |
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0316223336 (paperback) |
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9780316223348 |
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0316223344 |
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