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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
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This electronic edition published 2019 by Macmillan Children’s Books
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