Penelope of Ithaka: The Other Side of The Odyssey

She was the overlooked daughter and cousin, dark and small when her cousins were tall and golden. A princess, she would be sacrificed in marriage to buy peace for her uncle's kingdom. A visionary, she glimpsed the future and events half a world away in her dreams. Her heart longed for the old ways, when the one Goddess was worshipped in peace, rather than the new, brutal male gods.

He was the cunning trickster king, lying as easily as other men breathed. He trusted no one, or so the heroes a...