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Athena (and all the virgin goddesses, really) was my favorite when I was a teen: Warrior, wise, what's not to love?
Well- there is the whole Medusa thing. Though George spins it a bit: I remembered that Medusa was raped by Poseidon, which makes Athena's punishment strictly Hera-class retaliation against the victim.
George presents it as Medusa accepting Poseidon as her lover and basically defiling Athena's temple (a virgin goddess temple) by using it as a trysting place. Poseidon slinks off to the ocean, because what Olympian male ever really suffers for his philandering, and Medusa definitely gets the short end of the stick. Still: She's immortalized and becomes part of Athena's aegis, so - silver linings?
And the same with Arachne - the punishment is not just about her boast, but about her contempt for the gods (okay, their highlighted actions are contemptible, but if you're going to keep power, that kind of disrespect can't stand).
Well- there is the whole Medusa thing. Though George spins it a bit: I remembered that Medusa was raped by Poseidon, which makes Athena's punishment strictly Hera-class retaliation against the victim.
George presents it as Medusa accepting Poseidon as her lover and basically defiling Athena's temple (a virgin goddess temple) by using it as a trysting place. Poseidon slinks off to the ocean, because what Olympian male ever really suffers for his philandering, and Medusa definitely gets the short end of the stick. Still: She's immortalized and becomes part of Athena's aegis, so - silver linings?
And the same with Arachne - the punishment is not just about her boast, but about her contempt for the gods (okay, their highlighted actions are contemptible, but if you're going to keep power, that kind of disrespect can't stand).
One Athena’s birth is pretty awesome. Two: Athena is like THE kick butt female goddess in my opinion. I she’s wise and doesn’t agree with her father that she is ready to be on Olympus she instead trains on Earth. She’s an amazing strategist and fighter.
I enjoyed every story about Athena. From how she got her name Pallas Athena ( both interpretations), How she added to her aegis to make it the most powerful part of her armor, how she came to help Perseus in his quest and the story of Arachne. All these stories were accompanied with wonderful artwork.
I think this books is great for those interested in Greek Mythology its kid friendly ( in my opinion, I’m reading these then handing them to my 8 year old to read) , fun , action and adventure filled stories. I love the questions at the end that I can go over with my son after he reads them also. And all the extra bits at the end is interesting.
I enjoyed every story about Athena. From how she got her name Pallas Athena ( both interpretations), How she added to her aegis to make it the most powerful part of her armor, how she came to help Perseus in his quest and the story of Arachne. All these stories were accompanied with wonderful artwork.
I think this books is great for those interested in Greek Mythology its kid friendly ( in my opinion, I’m reading these then handing them to my 8 year old to read) , fun , action and adventure filled stories. I love the questions at the end that I can go over with my son after he reads them also. And all the extra bits at the end is interesting.
Tales of Athena from throughout Greek myth, some of it played straight, some with a few tongue-in-cheek jokes, really a lot of all ages comics goodness.
adventurous
informative
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
I enjoyed this volume more than the volume on Aphrodite (in all fairness, that's probably because I like Athena more). These are fun, quick reads for fans of Greek mythology. I didn't like this volume enough to decide to read the whole series, but I'll definitely pick up Artemis's volume if he writes one about her.
I thought I knew a fair amount about Greek mythology, but I learned a LOT from this. And it was a fun read with cool, gory adventures. I'd definitely recommend this to tween, teen, and adults who are interested in mythology--especially those looking for Percy Jackson readalikes. I'll be checking out the rest of O'Connor's Olympians series for sure. (This volume contains a story of the OG Perseus.)
Oh, and it was awesome that the art Andromeda was a beautiful black woman. Like, duh, she's Ethopian, but do they usually show her that way? Representation, holla.
Oh, and it was awesome that the art Andromeda was a beautiful black woman. Like, duh, she's Ethopian, but do they usually show her that way? Representation, holla.
The Goddess Athena is one of the Goddess that I am not truly fond of, but I can see how one can like her. In this graphic novel I really liked the structure of storytelling. It was almost like you were hearing stories around the campfire and by the end you understood the person, or in this case Goddess a bit better.
I appreciate all the hard work that goes into all graphic novels/comics. I go through them twice and my second time I look at the artwork to get the story through the images. People are so talented.
Zeus: King of Gods
I appreciate all the hard work that goes into all graphic novels/comics. I go through them twice and my second time I look at the artwork to get the story through the images. People are so talented.
Zeus: King of Gods