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It's Not Easy Being a Goddess

A Yellow Rose of Texas Tells the Greek Myths in Her Native Tongue

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It's Not Easy Being a Goddess

By: Barbara McBride-Smith
Narrated by: Barbara McBride-Smith
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 Award-winning storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith breathes life (albeit a wizened Texan version) into the old Greek myths. With her incurable Texas drawl, she spins the Greek myths as you've never heard them before, rendering them 99% more fun while retaining 100% of their original insights into the crooked ways of the human heart and the no less crooked ways of the ancient Greek gods.

"Pandora":
According to the Greeks, she was the first woman created. Her finest gift from Zeus was curiosity. Her most precious gift to mankind was hope.

"Demeter and Persephone":
Demeter, the goddess of growing things, tells how her daughter was kidnapped by Hades, the god of the underworld. Because of Demeter's power over nature, Hades is forced to return Persephone to her mother, but only for half of each year.

"Judgment of Paris":
Paris, a Trojan prince predicted to be Least Likely to Succeed by an oracle, judges a beauty contest and decides who is the fairest of three goddesses: Hera, Athena, or Aphrodite. In the end, he discovers what baaad could happen!

"Medusa":
When Athena's temple is defiled, she takes her revenge on Medusa, a beautiful young woman, and turns her into the ugliest monster in Greek mythology.

©1998 Barbara Mcbride-Smith (P)2005 August House Publishers, Inc. Literature & Fiction Mythology Ancient Greece Greek Mythology Heartfelt Classics Ancient History

Editorial reviews

Storyteller McBride-Smith delivers witty versions of Greek myths, mostly ones that relate to goddesses, in a clear, plain Southwest accent and delightful Texas twang. She spins the tales of Demeter, Persephone, Athena, and Medusa with Texas style. Remarkably expressive, she vocalizes her work in a distinctive comic style.
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If you like Greek mythology and a quirky twist, this book is hilarious. Her strong accent and descriptions had me howling. The fact she blames Pandora's box for PMS, IRS and PBS is hilarious. An easy and entertaining listen.

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