classic stories of gods, goddesses, heroes & monsters Napoli, Donna Jo 1948- creator Balit, Christina ill. text bibliography dcu Washington National Geographic Society c2011 2011 monographic eng

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191 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm. Presents illustrated retellings of classic Greek myths, sharing the stories of Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Athena, Helen of Troy, Perseus, and Medusa, with sidebars for each god, goddess, hero, and monster that link the tales to constellations, history, geography, and culture, and including profiles, a family tree, and other resources. Gaia, mother Earth -- Uranus, father heaven -- Cronus, Titan king -- Zeus, king of the gods -- Hestia, goddess of the hearth -- Poseidon, god of the seas -- Athena, goddess of wisdom -- Hades, god of the underworld -- Demeter, goddess of the harvest -- Apollo, god of music -- Artemis, goddess of the hunt -- Hera, goddess of marriage -- Hephaestus, god of metalworking -- Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty -- Hermes, messenger of the gods -- Ares, god of war -- Helios, Sun god -- Selene, goddess of the Moon -- Dionysus, god of wine -- Perseus, the ill-fated hero -- Orion, the hunter -- Heracles, the hero who became immortal -- Jason, wanderer of the seas -- Theseus, the king of Athens -- Helen, the lethal beauty. 860 Lexile. juvenile by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit. Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index. Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 4.0 148913. e-gr--- Mythology, Greek Juvenile literature BL783 .N365 2011 398.20938 9781426308451 9781426308444 1426308450 2011024327 DLC 150320 20190501195955.0 698332708