Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess [Paperback]

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Greek Gods as you've never seen them before!

The strong, larger-than-life heroes of the Olympians can summon lightning, control the sea, turn invisible, or transform themselves into any animal they choose. Superheroes? No! Greek gods. The ancient pantheon comes to explosive life in this new series where myth meets comic books. Epic battles, daring quests, and terrible monsters await readers within the pages of these books.

Volume 2, Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess, is the tale of the goddess of wisdom and war, recounting her many adventures. This title has Common Core connections.

Discussion Questions

How do you think Metis felt when she was eaten and forgotten by Zeus? Have you ever had a similar experience with betrayal?

Page 9: He had too much of his father in him, the narrator tells us after Zeus has eaten his wife Metis  just as his father, Kronos, ate all of Zeus's siblings. Do you think that eating your family members can be an inherited trait? Can the desire for control and power that lead to the eating of family members be inherited? Why or why not? What sort of traits or characteristics are inherited?

Page 11: When Zeus's head begins to hurt, the other gods decide to remedy it by splitting his skull openclearly not a solution to recommend to mortal man! What other things can the gods in this story do that humans cannot? Why do you think the Greeks gave their gods these specific powers and capabilities?

Athena is born a teenager. Do you think that was difficult for her to deal with? What do you think it would be like to be born at age sixteen?

Most of the Greek pursuits that Athena learns at Triton's camparchery, discus-throwing, swordplayare not the sports you learn in school today. Why do you think that is? Would you rather learn discus-throwing than play volleyball or basketball?

Page 24: When Zeus accidentally causes Athena to kill her friend Pallas, he gives her his cloak lÄ