Pandora's Jar Women in the Greek Myths
eBook - 2022
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!"—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea.The tellers of Greek myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil—like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing al...l the world's suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . ....
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HarperCollins
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File Size | 8 GB |
ISBN | 9780063139473 |
Release Date | 3/29/2022 |
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ASIN | B0968C418Q |
Release Date | 3/29/2022 |
OverDrive Read eBook | |
ISBN | 9780063139473 |
Release Date | 3/29/2022 |