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This book was written long ago, and it shows. It's very sexist and misogynist. I'm not talking about rape, which anyone who knows anything about Greek myths knows that that is one of the things those lusty gods love to do. That's all treated as "Zeus took Leda as his bride..." which is probably appropriate for a book for children. No, what I find terribly sexist and misogynist is the judgements the authors make about women and how the women are described. All the queens and princesses are beautiful. Artemis, who kills a mortal for looking at her naked is a "cold and pitiless goddess". A nymph who refuses Apollo's advances is judged as having made a poor choice, as all the other nymphs were more than happy to be his "bride". There is no reason for these uncomfortable statements about women and their refusal to be raped (yes, even by Greek gods). It does nothing for the accuracy of the myth. It is clearly the authors' judgements and rape-culture attitude showing through. I have to believe that there is a way to introduce Greek myth, even accepting rape, without demeaning and vilifying the women who refuse to be treated as chattel or sex objects by gods and heroes.