ANCIENT MYTHS AND LEGENDS WITHOUT MEN (HB)

The archetypes of women created in the ancient world still resonate today. Taking in the virgin goddesses Athena and Artemis, contrasting depictions of wifely duty in Clytemnestra and Penelope, the ecstatic frenzies of the Maenads, Echidna - the so-called mother of all monsters - and the misunderstood Medusa, this book reveals a world where powerful women were both worshipped and feared. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations, here are the stories of the women of ancient mythology - and what they teach us about being a woman today.