Apollo: Dio del bel canto e delle cattive maniere

Hotel Olimpo #6

by Sabina Colloredo, Antongionata Ferrari (illustrator)

Apollo ha il mondo ai suoi piedi. Irradia una luce dorata, canta divinamente, è di una bellezza ammaliante. Per sfuggire alla noia, scaglia frecce letali e sperimenta l’amore con ninfe, dee e donne mortali, senza mai innamorarsi davvero. Ma Era, la regina degli dei, irritata dalla sua superbia, mette in atto una crudele vendetta. Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

122 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm halfway through the book, reading it to my youngest bit by bit. The illustrations are charming and the arrangement of the myths into a continuous narrative is clever. I am disappointed that Hyakinthos was left out and in the demonization of Hera, particularly in stories in which she was not usually involved. There are multiple typos in the text, which are distracting, but I'm more or less pleased with the handling of the subject matter, which was more thorough than I expected.