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Title: THE COMIC STRIP GREATEST GREEK MYTHS
By: Tracey Turner, Sally Kindberg (Illus)
Format: Hardback

List price: £6.99


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ISBN 10: 1408804492
ISBN 13: 9781408804490
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Pub. date: 4 October, 2010
Edition: UK ed.
Pages: 96
Description: For anyone from the effortlessly erudite to those who think that a myth is a female moth, it's extremely handy to know about Greek myths. This title includes some of the exciting tales from the stories that created Heroes, invented Amazons, and brought you the Cyclops, centaurs and ladies with snakes in their hair.
Synopsis: For anyone from the effortlessly erudite to those who think that a myth is a female moth, it's extremely handy to know about Greek myths. Not only are they everywhere - books, films, language, the collective subconscious - it will also make you look clever. Now from Jason and the Argonauts to Helen of Troy (via Achilles' Heel), all the essential myths - plus a few brilliant but less well-known ones - have been condensed in one hilarious volume. Featuring eye-gouging, baby-eating, liver-pecking and wooden horses, these are some of the most exciting and satisfying tales ever told ...from the stories that created Heroes, invented Amazons, and brought you the Cyclops, centaurs and ladies with snakes in their hair. It was written by Tracey Turner and illustrated by celebrated cartoonist Sally Kindberg.
Illustrations: Colour
Publication: UK
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Returns: Returnable
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