Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess
by George O’Connor
In the second title in the Olympians series, O’Connor looks at Athena, daughter of Zeus, goddess of wisdom and strategy. Unlike the Zeus chronicle, Athena’s story is told by the three fates. And instead of one linear story, they tell brief excerpts from the mythology surrounding her. Like the first book, Athena also has god and hero profiles included.
There are lots of reasons I think I liked this book better than the first one. One, I learned about myths I’d never heard before. I was already familiar with some of the myths about Athena, but O’Connor taught me some new ones, too. Thank you. Also, I liked the structure of the storytelling better. I feel like it fits more with how mythology is told (since it was told long before it was written down). Thirdly, I may just like Athena better as a character, especially since I never recognized the partnership she had with Hermes, who is probably one of my favorite Greek gods. I still had trouble with some of the panels being too dark to see anything happening, but overall a satisfying follow-up to the first one. More please.
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