Looking at Greek Myths: Bright Eyed Athena

Author: Richard Woff
Publisher: British Museum Press; Hardcover
Ages: 9-11

Everybody likes a good yarn - especially when they are supposed to be working. Story-telling and spinning went hand in hand for the women of Ancient Greece and they were expert at both. A selection of the most exciting Greek myths are retold in this book, the common thread being Athena, daughter of Zeus, goddess of war, intelligence and skill. At times Athena chooses to aid humans - as when she helps the valiant Perseus kill the deadly gorgon Medusa. At other times she can be vengeful and cruel, as when Arachne challenges the goddess to a weaving competition which leads to her spiralling and terrible downfall.

Bright-Eyed Athena includes the following stories from Greek mythology:
Athena and Arachne
The Battle of the Gods and the Giants
The Birth of Athena
Pandora's Box
Perseus and Medusa
Demeter and Persephone
The Naming of Athens
Athena and the daughters of Kekrops

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