Athena grey-eyed goddess

From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne.

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Main Author: O'Connor, George
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : First Second, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Olympians
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Summary:From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne.
Item Description:"A Neal Porter book."
Physical Description:76 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN:9781596436497 (hardcover) :
1596436492 (hardcover) :
9781596434325 (pbk.)
1596434325 (pbk.)
Author Notes: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.