The Winged Horse Race

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by Kallie George


  Patron: Hestia, goddess of the hearth

  Horse: Eumelia the Sky Singer

  Age and measurements: 82 years; height 22 palaiste; wingspan 22.2 pous

  Flag: The flame

  Rider: Myron from Elis, in Peloponnesus

  Patron: Demeter, goddess of grains

  Horse: Niketes, Wind’s Victor

  Age and measurements: 81 years; height 20.2 palaiste; wingspan 22.2 pous

  Flag: Corn

  Rider: Nikos from Larissa, in Thessaly

  Patron: Dionysus, god of wine

  Horse: Meliton, Honey Wing

  Age and measurements: 79 years; height 21 palaiste; wingspan 22 pous

  Flag: The goblet

  Rider: Alexis from Athens

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  A huge thank you to all those who made this book possible, who helped in its long journey from idea to finished story. To my husband, of course. To my dad and mom, my brother and sister-in-law, and Nona and Nono (who gave me my first book of Greek myths). To the Inkslingers: Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Stacey Matson, Rachelle Delaney, Lori Sherritt, Sara Gillingham, Kay Weisman, Maryn Quarless, and Christy Goerzen. To friends Lee Edward Fodi and Vikki Vansickle. To editors Dave and Lucy and their teams who make books happen. And to Abby who saw its potential. To my phenomenal agent, Emily Van Beek. To the one and only Tiffany Stone who helps me every word of the way. And to my Greek experts, Siobhan McElduff and Tom Donaghy especially!, who answered my endless questions with amazing, thoughtful feedback, resources and insights. Thank you so very, very much.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Kallie George works as an author and editor in Vancouver, Canada, and she holds a master's in children’s literature from the University of British Columbia. In addition to writing and editing, Kallie is a speaker and leads workshops for aspiring writers. On her first vacation with her husband, she hiked Mount Olympus – where she didn‘t see any winged horses, but was caught in a Zeus-like thunderstorm. She is the author of the Animal Adoption Agency series and The Winged Horse Race is her first book with Macmillan Children's Books.

  ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

  Lucy Eldridge is a traditional artist who works primarily in watercolor and gouache to create beautiful, whimsical illustrations. Lucy illustrated the middle-grade novel Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird and her first picture book, If A Horse Had Words, is published by Tundra. She is based in Brighton, UK.

  First published 2019 in the US as Wings of Olympus by

  HarperCollins Children’s Books

  This electronic edition published 2019 by Macmillan Children’s Books

  an imprint of Pan Macmillan

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  Associated companies throughout the world

  www.panmacmillan.com

  ISBN 978-1-5098-8533-6

  Text copyright © Kallie George 2019

  Illustrations copyright © Lucy Eldridge 2019

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