This handy, portable reference book includes individual entries on more than forty of the most frequently represented gods and goddesses and related mythical creatures. The book concisely presents the defining exploits and attributes of these colorful characters and illustrates their stories with a variety of art works which dramatically depict their lives. The author helpfully gives the Roman names and attributes of the gods along with their Greek equivalents. Grades 4-8. By Richard Woff. Getty. 48 pages.