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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)
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English
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Retells the Greek myth of Persephone, abducted by Hades and taken to the Underworld as his bride, and her mother, Demeter, whose grief over losing her daughter brings about the coming of the seasons.
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36 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
Español
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Retelling of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, explaining the origin of the seasons. Inspired by the Hymn to Demeter by Homer and the Dei della Grecia by Karoly Kerényi.
¿Por qué la naturaleza muere en invierno y renace en primavera? A esta pregunta contestaron los antiguos griegos contando, una y otra vez, el mito de Deméter y Perséfone, una historia de amor entre una madre y una hija, que sucedió cuando en la Tierra había una sola...
3) Persephone
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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An illustrated retelling of the story of the goddess Persephone, who was forced to live underground and become Hades' bride, until her mother finds a way to reunite with her daughter and release her from Hades' Underworld.
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from the Greek Myths celebrates heroines from Circe to Psyche, from Athena to Artemis, re-telling their stories to inspire and empower a new generation of readers. Watch as Penelope cunningly outwits her suitors and discover how Artemis defeats two giants. See Circe perform powerful magic and follow Demeter on her brave search for her missing daughter. Beautifully illustrated with lively retellings which bring these...
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131 pages : color illustrations, color map, genealogical tables ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Master storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden bring three of the most famous myths of the ancient Greek world to life. Vividly illustrated by award-winning French illustrator Carole Henaff, Greek Myths is a captivating introduction to the stories of Demeter and Persephone, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Orpheus and Eurydice.
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xii, 302 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter set over the course of one summer on a lush private island, about addiction and sex, family and independence, and who holds the power in a modern underworld. Camp counselor Cory Ansel, eighteen and aimless, afraid to face her high-strung single mother in New York, is no longer sure where home is when the father of one of her campers offers an alternative. The CEO of a Fortune...
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