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Monstrous Myths: Terrible Tales of Ancient Rome
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Step into a world of heroes, monsters and death-defying deeds! This book collects together rip-roaring adventure stories and larger-than-life myths from Ancient Rome. You'll discover:
• How the famous adventurer, Aeneas, made an epic journey to the Land of the Dead
• How the nymph, Daphne, escaped a love-struck god by transforming ... into a plant!
• How two brothers founded the city of Rome, before their love turned to murder
• And much more!
Perfect for all young history lovers, aged 8+.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Monstrous Myths retells traditional myths with a child-friendly emphasis on scary and weird elements. These humorous, cheeky and irreverent books are jam-packed with real facts about the beliefs of ancient cultures. Featuring witty, anarchic cartoons, this series makes history accessible and fun for young readers.
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Clare Hibbert
Clare specializes in non-fiction books for children of pre- and primary school age. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Aventis Junior Science Prize, and won a dozen Practical Pre-School Gold Awards.
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Monstrous Myths - Clare Hibbert
A bout 2,000 years ago, Rome was the capital of a powerful empire that stretched across three continents. The Romans believed in many gods, and some of their favourite stories were about these gods. Others told of dashing heroes or big moments in Roman history.
How did the Romans build such an impressive empire? By sending out armies to grab new lands. And how did the Romans come up with so many gods and myths? Well… they grabbed many of those as well!
One of the Romans’ own gods was Janus, whose two heads could look into the past and the future.
Almost all of the main Roman gods were based on Greek ones. The Romans changed the names, but their stories were often direct rip-offs. The chief Roman god, Jupiter, for instance, was a dead ringer for the main Greek god, Zeus. Both were sky gods and both brandished thunderbolts. The Romans stole the story of the Greek hero Heracles, too – but renamed him Hercules.
The Romans didn’t nick everything. They did have a few myths and gods that were just theirs. One myth told the story of how their empire was founded by twins. And Janus
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