Bright-Eyed Athena: Stories from Ancient Greece

by Richard Woff

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892365587
• ISBN13: 9780892365586
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7