Somewhat dry but clear retellings of several myths that involve Athena in the Greek classical tradition. Appears to be middle-grade. Includes the story of Aglauros, which I had never come across, as well as the tales of Perseus and Medea, Bellerophon and Pegasus, the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece, and Arachne. Stories are presented in a way that minimizes the problematic nature of Greek myth as well as romanticizing men's relations with women.
Not good for pagans, feminism or modern discussions of Greek Mythology. ( )

The synopsis available above from Amazon must be one of the shortest descriptions of a book I've seen on Amazon; however, The Warrior Goddess: Athene is exactly what what the synopsis says!

It is written for children, I'd guess about 8-12 or so. They are simple retelling of the myths in which Athena plays a significant part...these are evolved from Gates oral telling of these stores during her time at the Children's department of the Fresno County Free Library in California.

They are quite lovely in their simplicity and quite lovingly created...my only complaint is I didn't really care for the simple line drawings, I found them to be distracting, not helpful to the story and I can't imagine children really being terribly inspired by them as accompaniment to the text either. An easy read! ( )