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DATE OF RELEASE: 23 OCT 2025

Homemaker. Virgin. Warrior.

Witch. Madwoman. Monster.

The labels applied to mythological women echo throughout history. These archetypes, created in the Ancient World, still resonate today. From the stories of the virgin goddesses Athena and Artemis, the 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, Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men reveals a world where powerful women were both worshipped and feared.

Accompanied with beautiful illustrations throughout, uncover the real stories behind the women of Ancient Mythology and find what they can teach us about being a woman today. Discover the women who shaped and subverted womanhood from the very beginning…

Hardback 
Publication: 23 Oct 2025, Ebury

ISBN: 9781529953138

Extent: 240 pages

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Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold

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      Description

      DATE OF RELEASE: 23 OCT 2025

      Homemaker. Virgin. Warrior.

      Witch. Madwoman. Monster.

      The labels applied to mythological women echo throughout history. These archetypes, created in the Ancient World, still resonate today. From the stories of the virgin goddesses Athena and Artemis, the 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, Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men reveals a world where powerful women were both worshipped and feared.

      Accompanied with beautiful illustrations throughout, uncover the real stories behind the women of Ancient Mythology and find what they can teach us about being a woman today. Discover the women who shaped and subverted womanhood from the very beginning…

      Hardback 
      Publication: 23 Oct 2025, Ebury

      ISBN: 9781529953138

      Extent: 240 pages

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