| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
93 pages: color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
The Olympians -- Chains of love: Vulcan tames his wife, Venus -- Dreams of destiny: Aeneas sets out to found an empire -- To Hell and back: Aeneas in the underworld -- Romulus and Remus: Twin boys who founded Rome -- Stolen wives: The story of the Sabine women -- A wild-goose chase: Story of Philemon and Baucis -- Liber-ality: How Rome received its most prized blessing -- Kissed by the moon: Story of Diana and Endymion -- Man who cut down trees: Erisychthon pays a terrible price -- Telltale tit: Love story of Mercury and Lara -- Burning the books: Sibyl and her prophecies -- Little old boy: Tages shares his great knowledge -- Shot in the dark: Orion, Diana and Apollo's spite -- Guardian geese: Night the Gauls attacked -- Gods and goddesses of Rome -- Notes about the stories. |
| Summary |
Retellings of fifteen Roman myths chronicling the exploits and adventures of Venus, Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Diana, and others. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.4 3.0 52325. |
| Subject |
Mythology, Roman -- Juvenile literature.
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Mythology, Roman.
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| Added Author |
Chichester Clark, Emma, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0689838220 |
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