Twisted Myths

Writer: Maura McHugh
Editor: Samantha Warrington
Illustrator: Jane Laurie
Cover & Design: Martin Stiff
Publisher: Barron’s Education Series
Hardcover: 144 pages
ISBN-10: 0764166204
ISBN-13: 978-0764166204
Purchase: Amazon.com
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A large-format hardback book, containing twenty classic myths accompanied by lavish illustrations.

Table of Contents

• Eros and Psyche (Greek)
• The Golden Apples of Idun (Norse)
• The Coming of the Tuatha dé Dannan (Irish)
• Lord Ganesha (Hindu – Indian)
• Prometheus and Pandora (Greek)
• Maui Finds Death (Maori)
• The Patience of Isis (Egyptian)
• Ishtar Descends to the Underworld (Sumerian)
• The Fifth Sun (Aztec)
• Sekhmet’s Thirst (Egyptian)
• Odin’s Sacrifice (Norse)
• Pele Comes to Hawai’i (Hawaiian)
• The Magician’s Head (Yorubaland – African)
• White Buffalo Woman (Seneca – Native American)
• The People of Mud, Flesh, and Wood (Quiché – Guatamalan)
• Nu Wa Saves the World (Chinese)
• Izanagi and Izanami (Japanese)
• Amaterasu Hides Her Face (Japanese)
• Monkey: Sage of Heaven (Chinese)
• The Voice, The Flood, and The Turtle (Caddo – Native American)