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Independent Novel Study 3: Roman And Greek Mythology

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Independent Novel Study #3
Roman and Greek Mythology
By: Kismat Paragraph #1
The book I read for INS #3 is a non-fiction book about Roman and Greek mythology. My book is about true events and myths from the ancient times of Greece and Rome, which makes it a non-fiction book because non-fiction books are about true events or things. This book has many stories about the Greek gods as well as the heroes. Some stories you will find in this book are about Zeus, Poseidon, Athena and Hades. It also includes stories about heroes such and adventures
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The first chapter is an introduction to the book and about a summary of mythology. Chapters two and three tell stories about early gods and the Olympians such as Zeus, Hades, Poseidon

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