Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Epically Good Greek Myths

Epically Good Greek Myths by R.A. Spratt (Penguin Books) PB RRP $16.99 ISBN 9781761349751

From bestselling author R.A. Spratt comes this savagely silly collection of Greek myths. The indominable Nanny Piggins presents porcine retellings of our most-favourite Greek myths that will horrify good children and delight wicked ones everywhere! The book features sword-happy heroes, badly-behaved Gods, a monstrous minotaur, a narcoleptic dragon and more nymphs than you can poke a stick at!

The stories in this book are retellings of Ancient Greek myths that were written thousands of years ago. But even the ancient Greek storytellers who wrote these stories were time travellers. This is because they were telling stories about gods, like Zeus and Hera and Theseus and Hercules, versions of which had circulated for thousands of years before them.

In the ‘Menu of Myths’ (contents’ page) the chapter stories have headings such as The True Story of Archimedes, Hades and Persephone, Opening a Pandora’s Box, and The Golden ‘Fleece.’

Scattered throughout the book are pages of fun facts, for instance, ‘Dragons do not exist’, ‘Dinosaurs were real’, ‘Pandora’s box wasn’t really a box. … (she) actually had a large jar.’

The author’s many other books are listed in the book, and there are pictures of books covers (eg the Friday Barnes series, the Nanny Piggins’ books, and Spratt’s Good Stories and Bedtime Stories.)

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