Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae: A Latin Novella of Short Stories (Latin Edition)

Did you know that Jupiter was a whiny baby who drank goat’s milk from a goat named Amalthea? (Yum!) Or that Jupiter’s siblings were all vomited up by their dad Saturn after he ate them? (Yuck!) Or that Apollo and Diana once killed fourteen children because Niobe said she was a better mother than their mom?! (Talk about anger issues!) Or that Mars once tried to marry Proserpina? (Shh, he also got hit in the head by Ceres, and he doesn’t want anyone to know!) Or have you ever wondered how the Sirens ended up on rocks luring sailors to their deaths? (How would you feel if you got turned into a monster?)Get your myth on in these short stories about the ridiculous and horrible antics of the Roman gods and goddesses. This novella contains six short stories about the ridiculous and horrible antics of the Roman gods and goddesses. The stories can be read independently, but some of the stories do make references to what happened in other stories in the novella. This novella can be used instructionally at the Latin I level or for Free Voluntary Reading at higher levels of Latin. Each story ranges from about 500 to 1,100 words. The short stories in this novella are: Iuppiter et Amalthea, Saturnus Evomitans, Regna Caeli, Maris, et Tartari, Superba Niobe, Mars Amans, and Ceres et Sirenes. The word count in this novella may seem high partly due to the nature of short stories. For example, the word for goat and milk only appear in Iuppiter et Amalthea just as the words for bow, arrow, and pride only appear in Superba Niobe. This novella contains 237 total words. Of those words, 24 are proper nouns like Jupiter, Juno, Niobe, and Mount Olympus. A further 38 words are glossed that might be unfamiliar to students or used infrequently but were relevant for the story. Another 21 words are clear cognates. With proper names, glossed words, and clear cognates removed, students need a working vocabulary of 154 words to read this novella.
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