ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author university professor former classroom teacher and curriculum designer She strives to be wiser She reads a lot of books and watches a lot of documentaries She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs To learn more about her visit www virginialoh com Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Content Adviser Matthew Wellenbach Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury MA Reading Adviser Marla Conn MS Ed Literacy specialist Read-Ability Inc Book Designer Jen Wahi Photo Credits Lisa S Shutterstock com 5 v0v canstockphoto com 6 Susana Guzmán Martínez 8 Cromagnon 11 johnrochaphoto Austria Alamy Stock Photo 13 North Wind Picture Archives Alamy Stock Photo 15 Chronicle Alamy Stock Photo 17 muratart Shutterstock com 19 Gilmanshin Shutterstock com 21 milosk50 Shutterstock com 22 Howard David Johnson 2016 25 Elle Arden Images Shutterstock com 27 Ammit Jack Shutterstock com 29 Howard David Johnson 2016 Cover various art elements throughout shutterstock com Copyright 2017 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher 45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Loh-Hagan Virginia author Title Athena by Virginia Loh-Hagan Description Ann Arbor Cherry Lake Publishing 2017 Series Gods and goddesses of the ancient world Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016031219 ISBN 9781634721356 hardcover ISBN 9781634722674 pbk ISBN 9781634722018 pdf ISBN 9781634723336 ebook Subjects LCSH Athena Greek deity Juvenile literature Goddesses Greek Juvenile literature Mythology Greek Juvenile literature Classification LCC BL820 M6 L65 2017 DDC 292 2 114 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016031219 Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics 2
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR 2 CHAPTER 1 Warrior Goddess 4 CHAPTER 2 Wisdom and Wars 10 CHAPTER 3 Cruel and Unusual Punishments 16 CHAPTER 4 Battle Gear 20 CHAPTER 5 Help from Athena 26 Did You Know 30 Consider This 31 Learn More 31 Glossary 32 Index 32
Who is Athena How was she born What other names does Athena have Athena was a Greek goddess She was one of the 12 Olympians These gods ruled over all of the gods They lived on Mount Olympus Mount Olympus is in Greece It’s the highest mountain in Greece Athena’s father was Zeus Zeus was the god of the sky He was the king of gods Zeus married a Titan named Metis Titans are giant gods Metis was the mother of wisdom and deep thought She became pregnant A goddess told Zeus that their child would kill him So Zeus turned Metis into a fly He swallowed her He didn’t want her to give birth 4 CHAPTER 1 WARRIOR GODDESS
Metis continued to live She lived inside of Zeus’s head She made her baby a robe She made her baby a helmet She hammered This gave Zeus a headache Zeus was in pain He wanted it to stop Another god used a golden ax He split Zeus’s head open Out came Athena She was born as an adult She was born dressed like a warrior Athena was born into power 5
