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Number Nine

Here are some possible topics and their related books for Badge Number Nine. 

If you can think of something else linked to the Number NINE, or if you read a book which is not mentioned below, that is absolutely fine! Just make sure you can explain why and how your chosen book relates to this number.


Other suggestions: the nine archons of Greece, Book 9 of the Iliad, Vespasian (the 9th Emperor), the 9th labour of Hercules.

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

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