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Myth- Aliki, The Gods and Goddesses of OlympicsHistory 106-05 Nov. 27, 1996 Eng. 265-01 Oct. 1, 1996 Prof Janice AntczakMyth- Aliki , The Gods and Goddesses of Olympics , Harper Collins Publishers ,1994 .     After schooling The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus , my first reaction wasthat it was a wonderful and fascinating example of how Greek mythology explainsthe theories about life , death , and the wonders of nature . Although I enjoyedthe book , I similarly wondered if it was a little in like manner confusing to a young child ,since many long Greek names were used and many characters interacting togetherbecame too complicated and involved.     The story began with the creation of the earth , sky, all living things,and with the birth of the Gods and Goddesses that reigned on Mount Olympus . Theauthor also took each of the twelve gods and goddesses and individuallysummarized their genius and duties and their purpose and connection to thewo rld . The author who also illustrated the book , used brilliant and vibrantcolors and also portrayed the personality visually by scenes and images thatclearly showed the emotional side of the gods .     This myth contained some violence , sinister and inappropriate behavioramong the gods and cruel and even frightening illustrations that I thought strengthbe too overwhelming for a young impressionable mind . An example of this wouldbe when " Cronus espouse his sister Rhea , and they had many children . ButCronus was horror-struck that one of them might overthrow him just as he had overthrownhis father . So as each child was born , he swallowed it ." Although Cronuseventually "throws up" the unharmed children in the end, I feel the initialreaction might be more lasting , as well as the fact that Cronus married hissister , which is an unacceptable taboo in society . There were other strongimages conveyed , both verbally and visually dealing with d eath , jealousy , delusion , and deformities of man and beast . Although I enjoyed this book , Ifelt it should be read to an older audience that will not be negatively impress by some parts of the story .Tall Tale Kellog Steven , Sally Ann Thunder , Ann Whirlwind Crockett , MorrowJunior Books , 1995     In this tale , author Steven Kellog depicts the incredible story of agirl named Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind who has an amazing amount ofstrength, vitality and agility and who sets off for the frontier at age eight .