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The first Olympic games : a gruesome Greek myth with a happy ending /

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After Pelops, son of Tantulus and grandson of the Greek god Zeus, wins the hand of Hippodamia in a chariot race, he decrees that Olympic games are to be held every four years.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richards, Jean
Other Authors: Thacker, Kat (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brookfield, Ct : Millbrook Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Olympics > Fiction.
Mythology, Greek > Fiction.
Greece > Fiction.
Description
Summary:After Pelops, son of Tantulus and grandson of the Greek god Zeus, wins the hand of Hippodamia in a chariot race, he decrees that Olympic games are to be held every four years.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2001.
ISBN:0761313117