For the first time ever, hades, king of the underworld, reveals the true story behind the myths. Anyone who looked at her was instantly turned to stone. Capstone, 20012014 think you know the real story behind the greek myths. Is the second of the series myth o mania by kate mcmullan. My students need mythical creatures and mythology books for our continued study of mythology. Mythomania series by kate mcmullan, paperback barnes. Mythomania capstone young readers capstone publishing. Then another book saw the light of day 10 years later. Recalling the trojan war prompts hades to reflect on all the mortal lives lost during petty wars. This is just one of the stories that was originally put into a collection on lp in 1966 from the book heroes, gods, and. Greek mythology is not only interesting, but it is also the foundation of allusion and character genesis in literature.
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Hades paints a very different picture of what people know about their heroes. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Theres a lot to be said about kate mcmullans myth books. Not really, according to hades, the king of underworld, who claims zeus is a mythomania old greek for liar. In this project, students will gain an understanding of greek mythology and. The complete series list for myth o mania kate mcmullan. Kate mcmullan is the author of many books for young readers, including how do you take a bath.
Shes written the early chapter book series, dragon slayers academy, to entice struggling readers with lots of medieval mayhem, bad knockknock jokes, and a pig latinspeaking pig. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A lookitup guide to the monsters and mutants of mythology mythlopedia, and books in the myth o mania series. Mp3 cd go back to filtering menu myth o mania complete set by kate mcmullan, 9781434232557, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nice shot, cupid is the fourth book in the myth o mania series from capstone kids. Ancient words and wisdom from greek and roman mythology, echo ech. Booko collects this information from user contributions and sources on the internet it is not a definitive list of editions. Dorking library opening hours, address and contact details. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read myth o mania. Myth o mania by kate mcmullan, august 1, 2002, volo edition, paperback in english. Most people only know the zeus version of the myths.
In order to set the record straight hades set to work at once writing his own account of what really happened way back when. You might think you know all about the odyssey, more. In greek mythology, medusa was a gorgon a winged monster with snakes for hair. Hades writes how he meets persephone, the goddess of spring, learns about her surprising overbearing mother demeter, and the ending is a good one. See more ideas about egyptian party, egyptian crafts and tapestry of grace. But the truth is, zeus is a mythomaniac, ancient greek for big fat liar. Mythomania is a series of books for children by kate mcmullan. For middle graders, kate has written ten myth o mania books, the greek myths as told by hades. This laughoutloud series of fractured greek myths by bestselling author kate mcmullan is irreverent, irresistible, and totally twisted. Kate mcmullans popular series, myth o mania, is back in print. Myth cloth bandai from japan figure anime doll new seiya o dean toy toy new o dean seiya saint figure anime japan myth doll bandai cloth from. Myth o mania series kate mcmullan illustrated by denis zilber myth o mania series is a hilarious book narrated by the extremely sarcastic hades who tells your kids all they need to know about the greek gods. Books go search hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store.
Kate mcmullans popular series, mythomania, is back in print. Get the real truth behind the most famous greek myths straight from hades, king of the underworld. This story is written with heart by the ruler of the underworld, hadesthis is the first story he written by his own. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and.
Each book is a parody of a different greek myth starring hades, the greek god of the underwold. For middle graders, kate has written ten mythomania books, the greek myths as told by hades. Its not that this is a better story but i understand the rythym of the books better now. Greek myths, zeus on the loose, national geographic kids everything mythology, gifts from the gods. But the truth is, zeus is a myth o maniac, ancient greek for big fat liar.
Get the real truth behind the most famous greek myths from hades, king of the underworld. See the complete mythomania series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Think you know the real story behind the greek myths. The books are never identical to the original myth, as they always put hades in a positive light and claim that zeus is a liar and made up the original myths in order to promote himself. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Each individual book has some, all or none of the following. Hades, king of the underworld, is here to set the record straight on how he ended up as ruler of the underworld and zeus became king of t. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Published on sep 11, 2011 the story of hades as read by richard kiley. Nice shot, cupid tells the story of psyche and cupid. I think i liked this story better than say cheese, medusa. Find out if zeus is really the god you think he is in these humorous and engaging parodies. The mythomania book series by kate mcmullan includes books have a hot time, hades.