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English
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A retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of its women follows the stories of a vigil-keeping Penelope, an Amazon princess rival of Achilles, and three goddesses whose feud sparks a tragic conflict.
Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope...
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Introduces the cast of brave and powerful godesses who can perform feats of magic, scale impossible distances with ease, and transform themselves as they choose in the blink of an eye.
8) Amber & Clay
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, "ringed by a restless sea," live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto...
11) Queen of nothing
Author
Publisher
The Merry Blacksmith Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When a vile spirit awakens in the underworld, only sorcerer (and part-time) death god Marla Mason can save the world from devastation.
12) Lady of misrule
Author
Publisher
The Merry Blacksmith Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the world of Marla Mason, part-time goddess of Death and former chief sorcerer of the Felport. It is a world full of snark, violence, weirdness, bad choices with surprising consequences, friendship, betrayal, villainous living severed heads, magic motorcycles, axes made of fragments of moonlight, monsters from beyond the multiverse, and other delights. Alternating one month in the mortal world and one month in the underworld, while Marla...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse--and none too happy about it. Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning.... [and] a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing...
Author
Publisher
FrontLine
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Is it possible that behind what is taking place in America and the world lies a mystery that goes back to the gods of the ancient world...and that they now have returned? The Return of the Gods is the most explosive book Jonathan Cahn has ever written. It is so explosive and so revealing that no description here could do it justice. Jonathan Cahn is known for revealing the stunning mysteries, many from ancient times, that lie behind and are playing...
16) Temping fate
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After landing a summer job with the Divine Relief Temp Agency, teenaged Ilana finds herself substituting for the Greek mythological goddesses, the Fates, who spin, measure, and cut the life-threads of every human being.
Publisher
Continuum
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
The gods of ancient Greece exemplify two simultaneous characteristics: an empathy with human suffering and a capability of inspiring humankind to its highest aspirations. In evaluating the gods and goddesses, and their mythical thoughts and actions, this unique collection reveals twelve dimensions of the soul and spirit - living images of those creative forces that can be rekindled within the heart.
Author
Series
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Hades, the Greek god of the dead, is waiting to take you on a tour of his kingdom in this riveting introduction to Greek mythology. Here you will learn about might gods, terrifying monsters, ancient rites, magic spells, and Furies with bloody talons that can tear a mortal to shreds. But stay close. Only the Dark Lord can guarantee your safety in the underworld. And remember: Do not enter if you are afraid of the dark - or of the dead" -- Cover.
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