Favorite Greek Myths

These are nice and easy versions of important Greek myths. They are quick to read and really help the reader become aware of the beliefs of ancient Greeks.

Apollo tells Cupid to stay away from his powerful serpent-slaying arrows, as they are more dangerous than he can handle. Cupid believes his own arrows are just as powerful, and he sets out to teach Apollo a lesson in humility.

Having read alot of Mary Pope Osbourne's other works, her mythology book was equally facinating. The artwork really draws you in, thus complementing each myth perfectly. With a limited amount of time, you could read this book in it's entirety in a little over an hour. The myths are all very nicely

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written and hold your attention.

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Who doesn't like a little mythology in their life? Great stories of ancient times.

A great collection of Greek Myths. I especially liked the story, The Golden Touch: The Story of Bacchus and King Midas. It taught a great lesson on greed and that money doesn't buy happiness. King Midas is granted a wish, everything he touches turns to gold. Much to his surprise this includes his

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food and water. He has to call for Bacchus to reverse the wish and Bacchus does because he thinks King Midas has learned his lesson.

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Not really knowing anything about Greek Mythology, I enjoyed this collection very much. I think that it would appeal to a wide age range of children.

Favorite Greek Myths is an analogy that consists of a dozen tales from Greek mythology. Most of them come from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The book includes the stories of Echo and Narcissus, Ceres and Proserpine, Cupid and Psyche, and King Midas. Osborne's retellings are full of life and very

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descriptive. Children will get excited when they read this book. Howell's illustrations were very good and set the scene and mood at the start of each tale.

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This collection consists of a dozen tales from Greek mythology, modt drawn from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This book provides a highly readable introduction to the maor Greek roman gods and goddesses. A great lesson in ancient time.

This is a book that consist of 13 myths. The book was a bit misleading because it should have said Roman myths because they clearly use Romasn names. The book is a good started book when introduced myths.

This collection of Greek myths retold by Mary Pope Osborne is a treasure. Osborne does an outstanding job of writing the myths in a format that is enjoyable and easy to read. The collection contains 12 Greek myths with accompanying illustrations. In addition, there are sections titled God,

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Goddesses, and Mortals, Modern Words with Greek Origins, and Who Wrote the Greek Myths?. Overall, this is a beautiful collection and a joy to read.

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This is a great book of several Greek myths (some Roman names used) that expresses the beliefs and stories of the Ancient Greeks. These myths were invented to help explain the unknown so there would be no fear. The stories also are great forms of entertainment and explaination of great love and

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power. This book is a small selection of myths but are classic ones which are easy reads. There are few illustrations but those used depict the Greek god/culture beautifully.

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The stories were easy to read. The illustrations were great for the time period the stories are relevant to. My guess is that the art was done with oil pastels. Having the additional information at the back of the book was helpful to see the relationships between each story and how they were

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related. It was also fun to see how the English language uses a lot of words that are derived from Greek origins.

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Among the several myths which are handsomely illustrated is “Chariot of the Sun God-The Story of Phaeton and Helios.” This is the story of Phaeton, his desire to drive his father's sun chariot across the sky and the horrible consequences of doing so.

Great for a mythology section, this story is

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a wonderful introduction to the realities of Greek and Roman myths, as well as an interest sparker in continuing to read this book on one's own.

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I honestly LOVED this book! The myths that are in this book are just as good as stories that we hear today! And I'm not just saying that because i'm a fan of greek mythology, I'm saying that because it's the truth!

Apollo faces problems caused by Cupid when he falls in love with Daphne who is not interested in love at all.

Summary: This book is a collection of all the old famous Greek Myths.
Review: It was great to read this for our assignment because I had not ever read myself any of these classic Greek Myths so it was very educational and also entertaining.

This book of Greek Myths has a collection of famous stories that kids will enjoy. These stories include that of Narcissus, as well as lesser known stories about other Gods and Goddesses. Mary Pope Osborne is a familiar name from her Treehouse books, so kids often are interested in hearing more from

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her.

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read for weekly assignment.
A great introduction into the mythology genre. What is typically studied from Greek myths are the more powerful or well-known Gods. I like the pairing of these figures with lesser known but still Gods of Greek myth. The educational benefits of increased knowledge is never

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a bad thing.

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Phaeton wants proof that Helios is his father. So Helios tells him he will give him anything, in which Phaeton wants to ride his chariot to turn night into day. Helios is reluctant and when he is running out of time Phaeton jumps in the chariot with Helios warning him to not go too high or too low.

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Phaeton becomes afraid, lets go of the reigns, and then sets the earth on fire. Jupiter shoots a lightening bolt at the chariot causing Phaeton to fall out of the sky and die.

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Specifically read the story of Orpheus, detailing his quest to rescue his wife from the underworld. She was killed too soon, in his estimation, and he must try to convince Pluto and Proserpina to lend her back to him for a time, and then navigate her out of the underworld successfully.

The Mysterious Visitors - two old mortals Baucis and Philemon welcomed two tall strangers into their cottage. Baucis and Philemon prepared the two visitors a meal and offered them their only goose. Just as they were about to kill the goose the two strangers revealed that they were not mortals but

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gods of Mount Olympus; god Mercury and Jupiter. The gods came to earth to test the kindness of the mortals and all but Baucis and Philemon were unfriendly. The gods told them not to fear them but to leave their house and go with them to Mount Olympus since their country will soon be destroyed. Their country was underwater except for their cottage that turned into a temple. Baucis and Philemon asked the gods to be keepers of the temple and to die together since they did not want to be alone without each other. Baucis and Philemon dies and transformed into trees.

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A good collection of Greek classics is essential for early childhood reading. This link to our primitive (and perhaps more elegant) storytelling must not be forgotten, or broken. The illustrations in this collection are top notch, and capture the imagination of the listeners and readers alike

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throughout. Highly recommended.

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This is a nice introduction to Greek Myths for 7-9 year olds. Mary Pope Osborne was a favorite when my child was young. We both enjoyed her Magic Tree House series. The illustrations are nice too, reminiscent of N. C. Wyeth's style. However, I only gave the book 2 and 1/2 stars because of the

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inexplicable mixing of Greek and Roman names in the stories. The author does say she used mostly Ovid's Metamorphoses as a resource, but still why call them "Greek" myths but use the Roman names for the gods, while keeping some of the other characters' Greek names? I found this irritating, though a child would certainly not be bothered by it due to ignorance. Also at the end there is a list of "modern words with Greek origins" and again, there are many words in the list of Latin origin, though this is not distinguished (for example: cereal from Ceres, the Latin name of Demeter). I understand that the author didn't want to get into these pesky details since the book is geared towards elementary age children (all the myths are 'cleaned up' by the way, no sexual violence), but then just use only the Greek names. Or if the Roman names are more suited for whatever reason, then use only the Roman names -- not this mix.

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