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Bright-Eyed Athena: Stories From Ancient Greece

Richard Woff

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Description:A group of women, spinning and weaving wool in a house in classical Athens, share ancient myths and legends about the beautiful and fearsome Athena, the Greek goddess of war and wisdom. Bright-Eyed Athena collects eight famous and lesser-known Greek myths retold especially for children in a lively and readable format, illustrated with statues, gems, and pottery fragments from the collections of the Getty and other museums. The tales of the great weaving contest between Arachne and Athena, Pandora's box, Perseus, and the Gorgon Medusa, along with other myths, represent a captivating introduction to the history and culture of ancient Athens.Illustrated by ancient images of Athena, including several from the Antiquities collection in the J. Paul Getty Museum, this book is a lively introduction to several of the most important myths about the goddess connected through her very name with the city of Athens.Includes the following stories from Greek mythology:Athena and ArachneThe Battle of the Gods and the GiantsThe Birth of AthenaPandora's BoxPerseus and MedusaDemeter and PersephoneThe Naming of AthensAthena and the Daughters of KekropsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bright-Eyed Athena: Stories From Ancient Greece. To get started finding Bright-Eyed Athena: Stories From Ancient Greece, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A group of women, spinning and weaving wool in a house in classical Athens, share ancient myths and legends about the beautiful and fearsome Athena, the Greek goddess of war and wisdom. Bright-Eyed Athena collects eight famous and lesser-known Greek myths retold especially for children in a lively and readable format, illustrated with statues, gems, and pottery fragments from the collections of the Getty and other museums. The tales of the great weaving contest between Arachne and Athena, Pandora's box, Perseus, and the Gorgon Medusa, along with other myths, represent a captivating introduction to the history and culture of ancient Athens.Illustrated by ancient images of Athena, including several from the Antiquities collection in the J. Paul Getty Museum, this book is a lively introduction to several of the most important myths about the goddess connected through her very name with the city of Athens.Includes the following stories from Greek mythology:Athena and ArachneThe Battle of the Gods and the GiantsThe Birth of AthenaPandora's BoxPerseus and MedusaDemeter and PersephoneThe Naming of AthensAthena and the Daughters of KekropsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bright-Eyed Athena: Stories From Ancient Greece. To get started finding Bright-Eyed Athena: Stories From Ancient Greece, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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