Fear the Fantastic (Everworld #6)
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No one knows what it’s like to be Christopher, David, April, Jalil, or even Senna. Living part of...
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The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and...
Greek Mythology Historical fiction Retellings Feminism Audiobook
Storm Of The Gods: An Areios Brothers Novel #1
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Thirty years ago, the gods of Greek legend returned to the world. Their return restored their...
epic religious theme coming of age paranormal
Trophies of Victory: Public Building in Periklean Athens
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The Greek military victories at Marathon, Salamis, and Plataia during the Persian Wars profoundly...
The Homeric Hymns
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'With fair-tressed Demeter, the sacred goddess, my song begins, With herself and her slim-ankled...
In the Company of Demons: Unnatural Beings, Love, and Identity in the Italian Renaissance
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In its interpretation of Latin and Greek culture, Christianity contends that Satan is behind all...
The Sky Throne
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Duality dwells at every turn, and an adolescent Zeus will learn that all too well when Hyperion...
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Medea and Other Plays
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Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek...
In the original stories, Hera is vilified, portrayed as unreasonably vengeful, spiteful even. In this version, we can see her motivations. She can’t possibly direct her revenge on her monarch - that would endanger her position and Zeus would deal with her like all those who acted against him.
Hera is complicated woman, and she acts in the only way she knows how to. Her anger has centuries to mature and grow, and there’s a real sense of the passage of time. It’s just that that passage is pretty meaningless to a God!
This novel doesn’t excuse Hera’s behaviour, but it certainly gives the reasons for it. I love Greek mythology, and Jennifer Saints retellings have been excellent. This is another great addition to the series.
Dictionary of Classical Mythology
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Jenny March's acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of...