Secret Sacred: Mystery Cults in Ancient Greece and Rome Publisher / Rockbook Donegan’s work creates an immersive

Donegan’s work creates an immersive experience – her paint appears to vibrate above the surface of the canvas creating a mesmerising optical effect

With an inspiring introduction by American author and America's first children's laureate Jon Scieszka

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with exquisite illustrations from the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens

This story is about a young boy called Peter who lives with his grandfather

Secret Sacred: Mystery Cults in Ancient Greece and Rome Publisher / Rockbook Donegan’s work creates an immersiveThe Secret Sacred explores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults, shrouded in secrecy, promised initiates a transformative afterlife. While many rituals remain mysterious, artworks and historical texts provide glimpses of their underlying beliefs. The book examines Greco Roman religious traditions and their divergence into mystery cults, including Bacchic ceremonies depicted in frescoes, Orphic gold tablets guiding souls