Monstrous Women: Reimagining the Female Monster in Greek Mythology

A beautifully crafted book shedding new light on female monsters and goddesses from Greek mythology

Why does Greek mythology matter in the modern age? The Greek Gods and their accompanying mythology have coloured European and Western thought for millennia. Myths are never neutral; they are teaching tools. And Greek myth has a great deal to say about women. Although childbearing women ensured the survival of a culture, in the classical world women’s unbridled sexuality was seen as dangerous a...