It's Not Easy Being a Goddess Audiobook by Barbara McBride-Smith

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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/49/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: It's Not Easy Being a Goddess Subtitle: A Yellow Rose of Texas Tells the Greek Myths in Her Native Tongue Author: Barbara McBride-Smith Narrator: Barbara McBride-Smith Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr Language: English Release date: 10-05-06 Publisher: August House Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Classics, Greek & Roman Publisher's Summary: "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. 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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