Goddess of Yesterday
Encyclopedia
Goddess of Yesterday is a book by Caroline B. Cooney
based on the Trojan War
from Greek mythology
. The book was nominated for the South Carolina Junior Book Award.
Characters
Anaxandra is the main character in the nook. She has flowing red hair and ambitious looks. she steals the birthright of Callisto in order to survive. She is the victim of Queen Helen, the swan queen, who is disloyal to her country, Sparta, to go to Troy and fall in love with a prince 3 years younger than herself of troy. This prince is Paris of Troy, one of the many princes in Troy.Anaxandra saves the prince Pleis, son of King Menelaus from danger of getting killed eating quicksilver. Her goddess always protected her from danger.
King Menelaus is the king of Sparta and brother to King Agamemnon. These two brothers married 2 sisters, both the most beautiful women on the world. He loves his children dearly as to take in Anaxandra as a daughter. He leaves of a terrible situation when paris takes his wife Helen to Troy. As soon as he finds out King Menelaus went to fight in this long lasting war. he eventually wins this war and Troy is at its ruins.
Helen Helen is the disloyal queen of Sparta. She falls in love with a man younger than she and leaves with him too. The war starts to rumble because of one unfaithful queen to her country, homeland, people, king, husband and children.
Paris Paris is the city in france Helen falls in love with. He is one of the many many princes of Troy. He is very cruel.
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Found by Menelaus
, king of Sparta
, Anaxandra assumes the identity of Princess Callisto, believing that Menelaus will otherwise abandon her to her doom. Brought into Menelaus's household in Sparta, all the members of his family welcome her, except Menelaus’s beautiful wife, Helen. Suspicious of "Callisto," Helen's aminosity towards Anaxandra places her in greater danger than ever.
When Menelaus leaves for Crete to repay its king for slaves, Paris, a prince of Troy
arrives to plunder Sparta's treasury and takes an eager Helen away with him. To save Helen's daughter Hermione
from leaving, Anaxandra takes her place and soon becomes the sole protector of Helen's infant son, Pleisthenes
. Upon arriving in Troy, Anaxandra is exposed again by Helen, who will stop at nothing to make Anaxandra suffer and neglects her own son in favour of her new life as the bride of Paris.
Helen is quickly beloved by all of Troy, save Paris's sister Cassandra
who has foreseen that Helen will destroy the city but is cursed so her prophecies will never be believed. In spite of her suffering, Anaxandra befriends Andromache
, the bride of Prince Hector
, and Cassandra. When Menelaus learns that Paris has stolen Helen and the treasures of Sparta, he calls upon his brother Agamemnon
and all of Helen's former suitors who have sworn to defend his honour and to declare war upon Troy.
As Helen revels in the war that will occur for her sake, Anaxandra finds herself falling in love with Euneus
, the neutral king of Lemnos who is a friend of Hector. Torn between her love of Troy and her loyalty to Menelaus, Anaxandra must find a way to rescue Pleisthenes and return the young prince to his father before Troy is destroyed.
Caroline B. Cooney
Caroline B. Cooney is an American author of suspense, romance, horror and mystery books for young adults. She currently resides in Fort Mill, South Carolina....
based on the Trojan War
Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
from Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
. The book was nominated for the South Carolina Junior Book Award.
Characters
Anaxandra is the main character in the nook. She has flowing red hair and ambitious looks. she steals the birthright of Callisto in order to survive. She is the victim of Queen Helen, the swan queen, who is disloyal to her country, Sparta, to go to Troy and fall in love with a prince 3 years younger than herself of troy. This prince is Paris of Troy, one of the many princes in Troy.Anaxandra saves the prince Pleis, son of King Menelaus from danger of getting killed eating quicksilver. Her goddess always protected her from danger.
King Menelaus is the king of Sparta and brother to King Agamemnon. These two brothers married 2 sisters, both the most beautiful women on the world. He loves his children dearly as to take in Anaxandra as a daughter. He leaves of a terrible situation when paris takes his wife Helen to Troy. As soon as he finds out King Menelaus went to fight in this long lasting war. he eventually wins this war and Troy is at its ruins.
Helen Helen is the disloyal queen of Sparta. She falls in love with a man younger than she and leaves with him too. The war starts to rumble because of one unfaithful queen to her country, homeland, people, king, husband and children.
Paris Paris is the city in france Helen falls in love with. He is one of the many many princes of Troy. He is very cruel.
Plot
Anaxandra is the daughter of Chrysaor, a pirate who rules of an uncharted island. When Nicander, king of the island Siphnos, comes to demand a tribute, he takes Anaxandra to be his daughter Callisto’s playmate. Unable to return home, she comes to love the small island of Siphnos and lives there for six years with Nicander's family. When pirates attack the island, Nicander and his family are killed while Anaxandra survives by scaring off the pirates by pretending to be MedusaMedusa
In Greek mythology Medusa , " guardian, protectress") was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. The author Hyginus, interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents. Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone...
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Found by Menelaus
Menelaus
Menelaus may refer to;*Menelaus, one of the two most known Atrides, a king of Sparta and son of Atreus and Aerope*Menelaus on the Moon, named after Menelaus of Alexandria.*Menelaus , brother of Ptolemy I Soter...
, king of Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
, Anaxandra assumes the identity of Princess Callisto, believing that Menelaus will otherwise abandon her to her doom. Brought into Menelaus's household in Sparta, all the members of his family welcome her, except Menelaus’s beautiful wife, Helen. Suspicious of "Callisto," Helen's aminosity towards Anaxandra places her in greater danger than ever.
When Menelaus leaves for Crete to repay its king for slaves, Paris, a prince of Troy
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
arrives to plunder Sparta's treasury and takes an eager Helen away with him. To save Helen's daughter Hermione
Hermione (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Hermione was the only daughter of Menelaus and Helen; however, some sources state that her mother also had a daughter, Iphigenia, by Theseus, as well as three younger sons, one by Menelaus, the others by Paris, prince of Troy.Hermione was nine when her mother left with Paris...
from leaving, Anaxandra takes her place and soon becomes the sole protector of Helen's infant son, Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes
In Greek mythology, Pleisthenes is the name of several different people:- Son of Pelops :Pleisthenes is the name of a son of Pelops, son of Tantalus, and of Hippodamia, rulers of Pisa. Two of his brothers are Atreus, founder of House Atreides, and Thyestes....
. Upon arriving in Troy, Anaxandra is exposed again by Helen, who will stop at nothing to make Anaxandra suffer and neglects her own son in favour of her new life as the bride of Paris.
Helen is quickly beloved by all of Troy, save Paris's sister Cassandra
Cassandra
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy...
who has foreseen that Helen will destroy the city but is cursed so her prophecies will never be believed. In spite of her suffering, Anaxandra befriends Andromache
Andromache
In Greek mythology, Andromache was the wife of Hector and daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled...
, the bride of Prince Hector
Hector
In Greek mythology, Hectōr , or Hektōr, is a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. As the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, a descendant of Dardanus, who lived under Mount Ida, and of Tros, the founder of Troy, he was a prince of the royal house and the...
, and Cassandra. When Menelaus learns that Paris has stolen Helen and the treasures of Sparta, he calls upon his brother Agamemnon
Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Electra and Orestes. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area...
and all of Helen's former suitors who have sworn to defend his honour and to declare war upon Troy.
As Helen revels in the war that will occur for her sake, Anaxandra finds herself falling in love with Euneus
Euneus
In Greek mythology, Euneus was a son of Jason and Queen Hypsipyle of Lemnos; he had a twin brother whose name is variously given as Nebrophon, Thoas or Deipylus. They were separated from their mother after she was exiled from the island for having spared her own father Thoas...
, the neutral king of Lemnos who is a friend of Hector. Torn between her love of Troy and her loyalty to Menelaus, Anaxandra must find a way to rescue Pleisthenes and return the young prince to his father before Troy is destroyed.