Gifts from the Gods

Ancient Words and Wisdom from Greek and Roman Mythology

Kids, Fiction, Action/Adventure, Teen, Fiction - YA
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Author: Lise Lunge-Larsen ISBN: 9780547677378
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: October 25, 2011
Imprint: HMH Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Lise Lunge-Larsen
ISBN: 9780547677378
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: October 25, 2011
Imprint: HMH Books for Young Readers
Language: English

Ancient names come to rich and fascinating life in this lavishly illustrated book for mythology fans and word lovers.

Did you know that “museums” were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That “Janus” was the god of the doorways and hallways, and we have named our janitors after him?
Where did these words — and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, echo, and narcissus — come from? From the ancient stories of the Greeks — stories that rang so true and wise that the names of the characters have survived for centuries as words we use every day. The brief stories here not only impart the subtle wisdom of these ancient tales, but make us understand the words, and our own world, more deeply.

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Ancient names come to rich and fascinating life in this lavishly illustrated book for mythology fans and word lovers.

Did you know that “museums” were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That “Janus” was the god of the doorways and hallways, and we have named our janitors after him?
Where did these words — and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, echo, and narcissus — come from? From the ancient stories of the Greeks — stories that rang so true and wise that the names of the characters have survived for centuries as words we use every day. The brief stories here not only impart the subtle wisdom of these ancient tales, but make us understand the words, and our own world, more deeply.

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