Main Characters
Young lord and member of Hatshepsut's court. He supports Thutmose and falls in love with Mara.
Who is Sheftu?
List two books that take place in Rome
What are "Mystery of the Roman Ransom" and "The Ides of April"?
1250 BC
Lover's quarrel turns into a "real" war
What is the Trojan War?
The Ancient, a donkey, Heqet, Gebu
What is "The Golden Goblet"?
Threw a golden apple amongst three goddesses and declared that only the fairest could have it!
Who is Eris?
Young boy who dreams of becoming a goldsmith
Who is Ranofer?
This story takes place during the time of Tiberius' reign in Rome and Judea
What is "The Bronze Bow"?
Two real-life pharaohs in "Mara, Daughter of the Nile"
Who are Hatshepsut and Thutmose?
Story about a son who does not have a choice in becoming the king and pharaoh of Egypt
Don't eat the pomegranate seeds!
She ate the seeds and has to spend 6 months every year in the underworld!
Who is Persephone?
Son of Thetis. His one weakness was his heel.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Time Period
What is the New Kingdom of Egypt?
The two famous Greek city-states featured in "Theras and His Town"
What are Sparta and Athens?
A story about a young slave girl who becomes free, helps her friends, and finds love at the end of the book
What is "Mara, Daughter of the Nile"?
Her curiosity got the best of her and she opened a jar which unleashed miseries on earth
Who is Pandora?
Greek slave who tries to uncover the murder of Caius Pomponius Afer and save the household
Who is Hylas?
Home of the God King
What is Kush?
Roman Emperor in "The Ides of April"
Who is Nero?
"He trains my arms for battle, so my arms can..."
Galilee, Zealots, Capernaum
What is "The Bronze Bow"?
A nymph who could not speak and could only repeat the words of others. Her love for Narcissus was doomed from the start!
Who is Echo?
Chosen to be the God King by his father
Who is Taharka?
Where Archimedes was born and died
What is Sicily?
Assyrian king that threatens Egypt in "God King"
Who is King Sennacherib?
What is "Mystery of the Roman Ransom"?
_____ gave fire to mankind and was punished by the gods for all eternity for it
Who is Prometheus?