Paris steals all the jewels from the island's treasury and also, steals Helen, who is eager to go with the attractive young prince to his home island. As soon as Menelaus leaves, Paris, the young and arrogant Prince of Troy, arrives by boat to plunder the island of Sparta. Soon after her arrival, Menelaus leaves Sparta to travel to Crete, where he intends to pay the king for some slaves he took. Helen's suspicions lead to her hatred of Anaxandra, who comes to fear the queen. However, Helen is not so ready to believe Anaxandra's ruse, wondering at the red-hair of this found “Princess Callisto.” Anaxandra, terrified that Helen will give her away, spends her days in the palace fearful of making a misstep and being killed for her lies. Menelaus believes her, giving her a safe passage to Sparta and a home in his palace with his wife, Helen. Certain that she'll be taken as a slave if she tells Menelaus her true identity, Anaxandra lies to him, pretending to be Princess Callisto. Soon after the pirates invade, King Menelaus of Sparta arrives on the island and finds Anaxandra. Everyone on the island is killed except for Anaxandra, who is left with only a Medusa figurine and her own strength to carry on. Unfortunately, Anaxandra's peace comes to an end when pirates arrive on the shores of Siphnos, ransacking the island. Anaxandra lives for six years on Siphnos, thankful for her new life away from the unchartered island where she was born. Though initially, Anaxandra misses her home, she quickly becomes used to her life on the island of Siphnos, where King Nicander and Callisto treat her with kindness and dignity, becoming her adopted family. Anaxandra is kidnaped from her home island by King Nicander, who wants her as a companion for his sick daughter, Princess Callisto. Her books are typically written for young adults between the ages of eleven and eighteen.
The book is one of Cooney's many stand-alone novels, which range in genre from horror to romance to fantasy.
Anaxandra's life becomes more complicated as she is forced to take on new identities to survive. The book follows main character Anaxandra, who is taken from her home at age six to become the companion of King Nicander's sick and physically disabled daughter Princess Callisto. Goddess of Yesterday is a young adult fantasy novel and reimagining of the Greek story of the Trojan War by best-selling author Caroline B.
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