McMullan, Kate. Hit the Road, Helen. (Myth-o-mania #9)1 July 2013, Stone Arch Books
E ARC from Netgalley.com
This is book nine in the Myth-o-mania series, and is a
retelling, in Hades’ snarky voice, about the Judgement of Paris right on
through the Trojan War and the Trojan Horse. It has been quite some time since
I have read any of these, and I had forgotten how very complete they are. Of course,
Hades’ assertion is that the whole Trojan war is Zeus’ fault, but everything is
covered—Leda and Tyndareus and the birth of Castor, Clytemnestra, Pollux and
Helen, Menelaus meeting Helen, Thetis and Peleus’ wedding and the apple of
discord, Achilles being dipped in the river Styx. To make things a bit more
lively, Hades talks about his La-Z-god chair, Necta-cola and his toga tux and
calls Persephone “P-Phone”.
Strengths: Students who read these will have just as much
exposure to classical Greek mythology as they would reading Edith Hamilton or
D’aulaire’s Greek Myths. My students will often read one of these a day. This
volume did seem longer than the others. I’m glad that Capstone has brought them
out in hardcovers, since they get a lot of wear.
Weaknesses: They will be exposed to toga tuxes and
Necta-cola.
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