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Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes

Published By: PicadorPages: 304Released On: 28/09/2023 We meet Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father’s head: goddess of war and wisdom, guardian of Athens. We run with Artemis, goddess of hunting and protector of young girls (apart from those she decides she wants as a sacrifice). Here is Aphrodite, goddess of sex and desireContinue reading “Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes”

Clytemnestra – Costanza Casati

Published By: Michael JosephPages: 480Released On: 02/03/2023 Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent. You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. You play the part,Continue reading “Clytemnestra – Costanza Casati”

Medusa – Jessie Burton

Published By: BloomsburyPages: 224Released On: 28/10/2021 Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashingContinue reading “Medusa – Jessie Burton”