Divine might : Goddesses in Greek myth / Natalie Haynes.
2023
BL 795.G63 H39 2023 (Mapit)
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Title
Divine might : Goddesses in Greek myth / Natalie Haynes.
Author
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9780063314672 (pbk.)
0063314673 (pbk.)
0063314673 (pbk.)
Published
New York : Harper Perennial, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
Copyright
©2023
Language
English
Description
xix, 259 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Call Number
BL 795.G63 H39 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification
292.2114
Summary
"Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the goddesses whose prowess, passions, jealousies, and desires rival those of their male kin, including: Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father's brow (giving Zeus a killer headache in the process), the goddess of war and provider of wise counsel; Aphrodite, born of the foam (and sperm released from a Titan's castrated testicles), the most beautiful of all the Olympian goddesses, the epitome of love who dispenses desire and inspires longing-yet harbors a fearsome vengeful side, doling out brutal punishments to those who displease her; Hera, Zeus's long-suffering wife, whose jealousy born of his repeated dalliances with mortals, nymphs, and other goddesses, leads her to wreak elaborate and often painful revenge on those she believes have wronged her (Well, wouldn't you?); Demeter, goddess of the harvest and mother of Persephone; Artemis, the hunter and goddess of wild spaces; the Muses, the nine daughters of Zeus: and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory; and Hestia, goddess of domesticity and sacrificial fire"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Mantle, an imprint of Pan Macmillan.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259).
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Table of Contents
The Muses
Hera
Aphrodite
Artemis
Demeter
Hestia
Athene
The Furies.
Hera
Aphrodite
Artemis
Demeter
Hestia
Athene
The Furies.