Gaia

Greenberg Imogen Greenberg

Description

A spunky, feminist take on the myth of Gaia, the Greek goddess of the EarthLong before the age of the Olympian gods, Gaia created the world in all its beauty. But from Gaia also came the Titans, who ran wild and free through this world-until her husband Ouranos turned on Gaia and declared himself the ruler of all she'd created. Her son Cronus then rose to power, but soon he too became hungry for more power-so much so that he swallowed his own children. But Gaia managed to hide the youngest son, Zeus, from Cronus. Zeus grew up and defeated Cronus and saved his brothers and sisters. Gaia thought this would be the end of all the needless war, but Zeus was not satisfied-he swore to rid the world of anyone who challenged his power. Gaia was furious. She wanted no part in the world of Zeus. She would not fight his destruction with more destruction. It might be too late for Zeus, but it wasn't too late for the mortals-or for the earth itself. Follow the goddess of earth through her struggles with gods and mortals as she discovers her strength and eventually finds the peace she has always longed for. Tales of Great Goddesses are graphic novels that bring the stories of some of the most powerful and fascinating mythical goddesses to life!

Informations

• Publié par: ABRAMS BOOKS
• Date de parution: 09 août 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781647000691
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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GODDESS OF EARTH

TALES OF GREAT GODDESSES
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER 2021945981

ISBN 978-1-4197-4861-5

TEXT 2022 IMOGEN GREENBERG

ILLUSTRATIONS 2022 ISABEL GREENBERG

BOOK DESIGN BY MAX TEMESCU AND JADE RECTOR

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GODDESS OF EARTH

TALES OF GREAT GODDESSES

AMULET BOOKS NEW YORK
FOR FRIEDA
1

HI! MY NAME IS

LACHESIS, AND THESE

ARE MY SISTERS ...

I M

CLOTHO.

AND I M

ATROPOS. HELLO!

TOGETHER

, WE ARE THE FATES!

SOUNDS COOL, RIGHT?

WELL,

WE ARE PRETTY

IMPORTANT. ALMOST

LIKE GODDESSES.

AND WOW, DO

WE HAVE A STORY

FOR YOU...

IT S ABOUT

A WOMAN YOU RE

DEFINITELY GOING TO

WANT TO MEET...

HER NAME

IS GAIA!

AND DON T

FORGET TO LOOK

OUT FOR US!

WE LL BE IN THE

STORY LATER ON.

NO SPOILERS,

CLOTHO!
2
3

GAIA WAS THE GODDESS OF EARTH, WHO

CREATED THE UNIVERSE AND THE WORLD -

FROM THE LAND TO THE SEA TO ALL THE PLANTS

AND CREATURES ON IT. SHE WANTED THE TITANS,

GODS, AND MORTALS TO LIVE IN PEACE TOGETHER

AND KEEP THE EARTH SAFE FROM HARM.
4

OURANOS WAS GAIA S HUSBAND AND THE

LEADER OF THE TITANS. THE GOD OF THE SKY,

HE THOUGHT HE SHOULD RULE OVER ALL THE

EARTH AND THE MORTALS ON IT.
5

GAIA S GRANDDAUGHTER AND GODDESS

OF THE MOON, SELENE HELPED CARRY THE

MOON ACROSS THE SKY, IN HER CHARIOT

WITH MILK-WHITE HORSES, TO TURN THE DAY

INTO NIGHT. BUT SHE COULDN T HELP BUT BE

COMPETITIVE WITH HER BROTHER, HELIOS.
6

HELIOS WAS GAIA S GRANDSON AND THE GOD

OF THE SUN. NOT WANTING TO BE OUTSHONE BY

HIS SISTER SELENE, HE BROUGHT THE SUN AND

THE MORNING IN A FANCY CHARIOT WITH FOUR

HORSES WHO GALLOPED ACROSS THE SKY.
7

SISTER TO SELENE AND HELIOS, EOS WAS

THE GODDESS OF THE DAWN - AND THE ONLY

ONE WHO COULD KEEP HER SIBLINGS FROM

FIGHTING TOO MUCH.
8

OURANOS AND GAIA S YOUNGEST SON, CRONUS

WAS BOLD AND CUNNING AND HELPED TO FREE

GAIA WHEN OURANOS CHAINED HER UP. BUT ONCE

CRONUS ROSE TO POWER, HE BECAME PARANOID OF

HIS OWN CHILDREN - AND TRIED TO EAT THEM SO

THAT THEY D NEVER BE ABLE TO OVERTHROW HIM!