“Hatshepsut: His Majesty, Herself” by Catherine M. Andronik is about Hatshepsut became the first woman to rule as a regan for her step-son who is to young to rule. The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan is about a boy named Percy finding out he is a half-blood and being accused of stealing Zeus’s lighting bolt. Ancient cultures continue to shape our world. These stories from Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt prove that anybody can be anything they want to be.
“Hatshepsut: His Majesty, Herself” teaches us women can do anything men can do. An example of this is, “Egypt required a strong pharaoh to ensure maat. Hatshepsut could be that pharaoh - even if she happen to be a woman.”(Andronik,7) This demonstrates Hatshepsut was ready to take a big step
