Myths for young readers
Greek Mythology for Beginners
Gods, Monsters and the Stories Behind the Words We Still Use
Why does the word “panic” come from a goat-legged god?
This is a first book of Greek myths for readers aged 8 to 12 who want the real stories, told straight.
Fifteen chapters run from the first gods coming out of Chaos to Theseus in the labyrinth: the Titans, the twelve Olympians, Persephone and the pomegranate, Prometheus chained to his rock, Medusa, the Minotaur and the kingdom under the ground.
It also tells you when the ancient sources disagree. Medusa is born a monster in Hesiod and becomes one in Ovid. Most books for this age pick one version; this one shows you both and explains why.
What’s inside
- Pronunciation boxes for every difficult name
- Family trees that fit on a single page
- 75 quiz questions with a full answers section
- Timelines, maps and a cutaway of the underworld
- Word hunts: panic, echo, ocean, cereal and volcano are all Greek
- Written from Hesiod, Homer, the Homeric Hymns and Ovid
Details
- Format
- Kindle
- Pages
- 161
- Ages
- 8 to 12
- Author
- Ariana Mendez
- Publisher
- ZicPub
