Roberts, Russell

Introduces the Greek goddess Athena; describing her birth, the role of women in ancient Greece, Athens, her weaving skills, and her appearances in various myths; and contains information on Homer, festivals of Athena, Teiresias, the Trojan War, and Minerva. Includes suggestions for further reading and a glossary.

Introduces the Greek god Zeus, describing his birth, ancient Greece, Mount Olympus, his many adventures, and major myths about him; and contains information on the Titans, Cleisthenes, Demeter, Persephone, Hades, Hercules, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's connection to Prometheus. Includes suggestions for further reading and a glossary.

Tells the story of the ancient Greek deity Dionysus, describing his origin, journeys, symbolism, and festivals in his honor, and providing glimpses of ancient Greek culture.

Describes holidays celebrated by European settlers in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America, and explains what "bees" were, including land clearing, food preparation, quilting bees, and barn and house raisings.