Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men: Reclaiming the Stories of Mythology's Most Iconic Women, Goddesses, and Female Monsters

Name: Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men: Reclaiming the Stories of Mythology's Most Iconic Women, Goddesses, and Female Monsters
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"Gold reclaims the narratives of mythological women, shedding light on their strength, resilience, and complexity. From goddesses and warriors to witches and monsters, this book reimagines ancient archetypes, offering fresh perspectives that resonate with contemporary readers." -- Annette Giesecke, author of Classical Mythology A to Z

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Homemaker

Gaia
Rhea
Demeter and Persephone
Penelope
Pandora
Pasiphaë
Lamia

Chapter 2: Virgin

Athena
Artemis
Hestia

Chapter 3: Warrior

Amazons
Srikandi
Atalanta
Joan of Arc
Valkyries
Sehkmet

Chapter 4: Femme Fatale

Aphrodite
Helen of Troy
Clytemnestra
Calypso

Chapter 5: Witch

Hecate
Medea
Circe
Kurangaituku

Chapter Six: Madwoman

Maenads
Women of Lemnos
Furies
Cassandra
Hera

Chapter 7: Monster

Medusa
Ceto
Scylla and Charybdis
Sirens and Mermaids
Echidna
Chimera
Sphinx

Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Index

Biographical Note:
Mara Gold is a writer, performer, and researcher completing her PhD in Classics at the University of Oxford, where she specializes in women's classical reception and scholarship through the lenses of modern gender, sexuality and feminism. She has written chapters for titles published by Bloomsbury ( Ancient Egypt in the Modern Imagination; Women Creating Classics) and Cambridge University Press. She has also written and performed for stage, radio, and screen, and works with museums on LGBTQIA+ storytelling, access, and outreach. As a disabled and autistic lesbian, she is extremely passionate about championing access. Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men is her first book.

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"Mara Gold's Ancient Myths & Legends Without Men offers an intriguing collage of women's roles in myth that bridges past and present, to uncover not only what women are doing in myth, but why they still matter today. In so doing, the volume offers a relevant, readable, and beautifully-presented overview of many women of ancient myth, opening the lid on women's tales and showing the diverse ways in which their stories can and should be re-interpreted." -- Dr. Emily Hauser, author of Mythica

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"A worthy addition to women's studies collections." -- Library Journal

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"Nuanced and enlightening, [ Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men] succinctly relays the origin stories of contemporary empowerment symbols. Ancient mythology buffs and feminists will find much of interest." -- Publishers Weekly

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"Classical scholar Gold makes a lively, informative book debut with a look at seven archetypes of mythological women... An entertaining take on ancient tales." -- Kirkus Reviews

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