The Muses
Iliad - Days of the plague
Heads of the Hydra
The inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts.
KS2: Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters - Donna Jo Napoli
KS3: Greek Myths: Meet the heroes, gods, and monsters of ancient Greece - Jean Menzies
KS4: The Greek Myths - Robert Graves
KS5: Divine Might - Natalie Haynes
Heads of the Hydra
Iliad - Days of the plague
Heads of the Hydra
According to the ancient authors, the hydra had nine heads!
KS2: The Twelve Labors of Hercules - Stephanie True Peters
KS3: The Twelve Labors of Hercules - James Riordan
KS4: Heroes - Stephen Fry
KS5: Blood of Hercules - Jasmine Mas
Iliad - Days of the plague
Iliad - Days of the plague
Iliad - Days of the plague
In the Iliad, a plague sent by the gods lasts for nine days.
KS2: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: Two of the Greatest Stories Ever Told - Gillian Cross
KS3: The Iliad: A Graphic Novel - Gareth Hinds
KS4: Black Ships Before Troy - Rosemary Sutcliff
KS5: The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Legion IX Hispania
Iliad - Days of the plague
Iliad - Days of the plague
The 9th legion participated in the invasion of Britain!
KS2: Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy! - Greg Jenner and Dr Emma Southon
KS3: The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
KS4: The Eagle's Conquest - Simon Sarrow
KS5: A Brief History of Roman Britain - Joan P. Alcock
Odyssey Book 9
Parts of the soul
Odyssey Book 9
Book 9 of the Odyssey has lots of famous monster - including the Cyclops!
KS2: Cyclops - Leonard Everett Fisher
KS3: Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
KS4: The Penelopiad -Margaret Atwood
KS5: The Odyssey - Homer
The Minotaur
Parts of the soul
Odyssey Book 9
The minotaur was fed 14 children every nine years.
KS2: Theseus and the Minotaur - Hugh Morden Lupton
KS3: Lost in the Labyrinth - Patrice Kindl
KS4: Bull - David Elliott
KS5: Once a Monster - Robert Dinsdale
Parts of the soul
Parts of the soul
Parts of the soul
The Egyptians believed there were nine parts of the soul. How about a book about Egyptian mythology?
KS2: The Heart Scarab - Saviour Pirotta
KS3: Treasury of Egyptian Mythology - Donna Jo Napoli
KS4: The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends - Garry J. Shaw
KS5: The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day - Raymond Faulkner
The Ennead
Parts of the soul
Parts of the soul
A group of 9 deities in Egyptian mythology, worshipped at Heliopolis.
KS2: Egyptian Myths – Eric Braun
KS3: Treasury of Egyptian Mythology - Donna Jo Napoli
KS4: The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends - Garry J. Shaw
KS5: KS5: The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day - Raymond Faulkner