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    Olympians: Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess

    By George O'Connor

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    Boom! Pow! Crash!

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 7, 2014
    ISBN9781466819191
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    Olympians: Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess
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    George O'Connor

    George O'Connor is the New York Times–bestselling author of Olympians, the series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek Pantheon and its counterpart featuring the Norse Gods, the series Asgardians. His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, pushed the boundaries of the genre, using as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam Rapp’s Ball Peen Hammer. He teamed up with writer Daniel G. Newman on Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, the first volume in the World Citizen Comics series. George is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times–bestselling Kapow! and If I Had a Triceratops. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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    • 5/5
      Awesome I love the gods and goddesses and read all about them!
    • 3/5
      I've been dying to read a few of the books in this series, so I was so excited to find a spare copy about one of my favorite Greek goddesses on book collection day. (My other favorite is Artemis. I'm kind of predictable.)

      These tellings of the Greek myths strike a healthy balance between faithfulness to the original and avoiding getting too graphic. If this were written for adults, these stories could have been extremely bloody and gory--but instead O'Connor keeps just enough violence for kids to understand and appreciate the impact of what's happening without going off the deep end.

      I appreciate how "adult" the art looks--it could have been so easy to go for rounder, softer images, which strikes me as the visual equivalent of talking down to kids. Although created for a younger audience, the art, layout, and only slightly airbrushed stories seem, to me, to respect kids' ability to understand more than adults give them credit for. Plenty of adult graphic novel lovers would enjoy the artwork here.

      The book includes a whole bunch of cool extras at the back: full-page profiles of the major characters with key information about them; an author's note with a bit of comparative history; handy "G(r)eek Notes" with extra details about variants on the myths, changes made for the story, clarifications, and references to other myths; and a brief bibliography, including books that this book's audience would be able to appreciate.

      I have only two complaints: First, Athena felt too short (I read the whole thing while Areg was in the shower yesterday morning), but this is probably because of the younger audience and the number of available myths to choose from. Second, the story of how Athena became the patron goddess of Athens isn't here. What the heck! That's kind of an important story, and I would rather have had that than the Perseus myth. Perseus just felt like it was straying too far from Athena...and it might have made its own standalone book, or been part of a book about heroes.

      I hope First Second is planning an omnibus once all of the twelve major gods and goddesses have been covered, because I'll definitely add it to my physical book shelf!

      Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this review are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
    • 4/5
      I liked this one because it covered the story of Perseus and Medusa (one of my favorites).
    • 5/5
      This graphic novel from George O'Connor's Olympians series tells the origin story of Athena the Goddess of Wisdom and several stories important to her development and the building of her aegis.

      I can't tell you how much I love this series. It tells lots of the great myth's in a way that makes them very accessible. The illustration style is extremely appropriate and the author doesn't necessarily stick with the most common version of the story. The notes he includes are great and even have references of stories to come, a little bit of humor and give the versions of the stories that the author chose not to include.
      He also includes explanations of why he chose to go with the version's of the stories he went with.

      I've always found Athena interesting and I liked watching a God develop and grow. It puts a whole new spin on the Greek Gods and how human they could be. Some of the myths in her story I had never heard before and some are stories told over and over again. I liked that they told Perseus' story even though it didn't directly include Athena much. The author's inclusion of it made you feel all the more how important the aegis is.
    • 3/5
      Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O'Connor is the follow up to Zeus: King of the Gods. It was short listed for a Cybils award in the young adult graphic novel category.The book tells of the life and times of Athena through a series of short episodes. It's a decent introduction to her myths in Greek mythology and might be fun for kids who have read the Rick Riordan books.There's no doubt that Greek mythology is hot stuff right now in tween and YA books. It's probably the Percy Jackson effect. There's an influx of graphic novels inspired by Greek mythology, including graphic novel retellings of the Percy Jackson books (post link to Lightning Thief gn review).While I'm normally a raving fan of pretty much anything published by First Second, Athena wasn't my cup of tea. Athena didn't stand out among the crowd of these Greek myth graphic novels. It's a perfectly adequate retelling but it wasn't an outstanding example.
    • 5/5
      Excellent retelling of Greek mythology.
    • 5/5
      Volume 2 in the Olympians graphic novel series, this one weaved together five myths about the goddess Athena, including her birth and role in helping Perseus kill Medusa as well as the myth of Arachne, one of my favorites from grade school days. O'Connor provides notes, symbols of mythological characters and information to appeal to fans of Percy Jackson and Classical mythology as well as introducing the subject to readers who might be reluctant to study mythology but receptive to the "super hero" feel to the books. For ages 9 and up.
    • 3/5
      It is a great book about heroes with incredible powers that can control almost everything and become the animal of their choice. I would be very careful introducing this book to lower grade levels. Although, it could very well be use in Art classes since the illustrations are very creative.
    • 4/5
      "Athena Grey-Eyed Goddess" is written by George O'Connor and this fiction, graphic novel portrays the story of the mythological daughter of Zeus.This book brings to life the story behind Athena's miraculous birth from her father's head and her journey to becoming the goddess of war, wisdom, strategy, crafts, and cities. Told by the three Fates, this graphic novel shows the reader how Athena has come to be, how she has gained her strength, and how she has received the name Pallas Athena. This book consists of three stories surrounding Athena and all come together to tell of her most powerful asset; the Aegis. The Aegis' powers grow with each story told, by the Fates, and gives light into how deadly it can be. This story was very intriguing to read. I love stories about the Olympian gods and goddesses and this graphic novel was an interesting way to learn the background story and history of Athena. This story is an easier read than Homer's "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey." Younger children will understand more in this book than Homer's and I believe it is a great way to introduce mythology to students. The author raises issues of honor, loyalty, and staying true to one's word. These issues can be relayed to students in a moral way without them even knowing it. I agree with the author that these need to be addressed to young children who need to understand the importance of these lessons. I believe everyone should know the importance of honoring another person who has done great deeds in helping others and the importance that this has for the honoree. Children need to know that they need to show respect where respect is needed. Loyalty to another person who is respected is also a characteristic human beings should have. Without loyalty where would anyone of us be? Would we have our freedom without the loyalty of our American Soldiers? Also, holding true to one's word is something that is being lost. Being able to trust another is falling by the wayside and I believe this is a major problem that should be corrected and needs to be addressed. Teaching Connections-At the beginning of the book, have the students make predictions of what they think will happen in each story. Have them use background knowledge they may know already for this activity.-Have the students discuss what they know about mythology and what surprised them about this graphic novel.-Have the students create their own graphic novel for this story. Have them use their own interpretations for this activity.I would read this again and I would recommend it to teachers to use in their classrooms. This book is volume 2 in this series of graphic novels and the other volumes include: Zeus, Hera, and Hades, but it doesn't stop there. There are many other books like "Athena Grey-Eyed Goddess" that can help students learn about mythology and the hidden moral lessons they teach as well.
    • 5/5
      This book is excellent for all greek mythology lovers everywhere. This book tells the story of Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle strategy. George O'Connors also adds a few twists, so it's a whole new story. In fact, I think that readers everywhere should read this book!
    • 5/5
      Reason for Reading: Next in the series.This second book starts off with a one page summary of volume one. It also introduces The Fates who are the storytellers of this issue. Different from Zeus, this volume is not one singular story but a collection of vignettes of Athena's creation and birth story and her other adventures. Each story, in the end, tells how Athena added to her Aegis, which became her most powerful weapon. Plus there are two versions of why she took the name Pallas Athena and of course no collection of Athena would be complete without the story of Arachne.A superb follow-up to Zeus and I'm definitely hooked on this series. The myths are brilliantly told, following mostly exactly as I expect them to with a few exceptions plus I'm also finding a few new-to-me tales as well along the way. One thing I didn't mention in my review of Zeus, which became an invaluable resource in this issue is the Genealogical Chart on the inside cover which starts with Gaea goes straight through to the Olympians and then ventures off to show the lineage of the gods and demi-gods who one presumes will be seen in future volumes. Many characters are introduced in this volume from The Fates and The Gigantes to Pallas and Medusa and I loved being able to flip to that chart to see where everyone fit in!I'm loving the artwork. I really appreciate the facial expressions and the uniqueness of the creatures, it really brings the myths to life in a way that an all-text version just cannot accomplish. There is a lot of violence in this volume, considering Athena is the Goddess of War, but there is no bloodshed shown, (unless you count a puddle of green Medusa blood) in keeping with the age appropriateness of the series. The only thing I'd consider of concern to parents would be their comfort level with the word "lover". Looking forward to the next volume which will concentrate on Hera.