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"Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther...there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality. Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the...
27) Olympus at war
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Reborn as the Flame, thirteen-year-old Emily has saved Olympus from destruction, but when the gruesome Nirads begin a new invasion, Emily and her friends become entangled in the conflict as old grudges are unearthed and new enemies are discovered.
28) Rome
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Six stories from the ancient Roman world feature themes such as gods, kings, heroes, and magical creatures.
33) Hercules
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Relates the exploits of Hercules and his importance in Roman mythology, including his connection to such figures as King Augeas and Queen Hippolyte, and describes the role of myths in the modern world.
35) Roman life
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In this informative book with over 100 color illustrations you will discover what it was like to be a soldier in the Roman legions; how the Romans invented central heating; what Roman houses were like; How Romans built their network of roads, and much more.
38) Diana
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Relates the exploits of Diana and her importance in Roman mythology, including her connection to such figures as Actaeon and Orion, and describes the role of myths in the modern world.
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"Explore classic stories of the great Greek and Roman heroes, gods, and monsters,"--Amazon.com.
"Adapted, edited, and updated from A hand book of mythology : the myths and legends of ancient Greence and Rome by E.M. Berens, published in 1894 by Mayard, Merrill, & Co., New York." [verso]
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