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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Roman myths and legends	Masters, Anthony	A collection of retold Roman myths, including those about Dido and Aeneas, Janus, and Pomona.	OL14868355W
Roman myths	Masters, Anthony	Retellings of ten Roman myths chronicling the exploits and adventures of Romulus and Remus, Cupid and Psyche, and others.	OL14868364W
The Orchard book of Roman myths	Geraldine McCaughrean	Retellings of fifteen Roman myths chronicling the exploits and adventures of Venus, Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Diana, and others.	OL15051678W
The House of Hades	Rick Riordan	Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or they …	OL16808392W
The Blood of Olympus	Rick Riordan	Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Re…	OL17059943W
The Mark of Athena	Rick Riordan	book three	OL17804336W
Roman myths	David West	"Roman myths come from an ancient civilisation and culture that spanned the Western World. Read about them in these three myths: Romulus and Remus, the Wanderings of Aeneas and Horatius Cocles..." [B…	OL17874174W
Roman myths, heroes, and legends	Dwayne E. Pickels	Presents biographical sketches of twenty-five gods and goddesses of Roman mythology, from Apollo to Vesta.	OL1922487W
Athena	Nancy Loewen	Surveys classical mythology, discussing the relationship between Greek and Roman myths, and describes the birth and life of the goddess Athena.	OL1943263W
Zeus	Nancy Loewen	Surveys classical mythology, discussing the relationship between Greek and Roman myths, and describes the life and exploits of the god Zeus.	OL1943345W
The son of Neptune	Robert Venditti	Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that t…	OL19668202W
The eternal city	Paula Morris	Laura Martin is on class trip to Rome when Mercury, a dark-eyed boy with wings on his heels, appears to give her a message, and Laura soon realizes that she is at the center of a brewing battle betwe…	OL19763288W
Classic starts	Diane Namm	Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from Romulus and Remus (which tells how Rome came to be) to Cupid and Psyche, Oedipus and the Sphinx, and…	OL19980804W
All colour book of Roman mythology	Peter Croft	There is a basic introduction to Roman mythology. It is followed by a series of scenes in these plates.	OL27058702W
Heroes, gods & emperors from Roman mythology	Kerry Usher	Discusses life in ancient Rome and presents the myths that civilization has bequeathed us.	OL4111442W
The Three Golden Apples	Nathaniel Hawthorne	Describes how the hero Hercules searched for the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides, encountering such adversaries as the Old Man of the Sea and the giant Atlas.	OL455483W
Roman mythology	Stewart Perowne	Discusses the origins and development of Roman religion, its close ties with Roman history, and its ultimate capitulation to Christianity.	OL5112871W
The twelve labors of Hercules	Marc A. Cerasini	A simplified retelling of the adventures of the strongest man in ancient Greece who was given twelve "impossible" tasks to perform.	OL520431W
Mythology	Edith Hamilton	There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith Hamilton's orderly and lucid presentation of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology pr…	OL5262120W
Metamorphoses	Mary Zimmerman	From back cover: Brings Ovid's tales to stunning visual life. Set in and around a large pool of water onstage, Metamorphoses juxtaposes the ancient and the contemporary in both language and image to …	OL5717312W