Divine Might by Natalie Haynes

Get ready to meet the goddesses, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora’s Jar, Natalie Haynes. These are the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and beloved as their male counterparts, it’s time to look beyond the columns of a ruined temple to the awesome power within .

. . We meet Hera, who, whilst most often known for enacting vicious, creative revenge on the women – mortal or otherwise – who catch the wandering eye of her husband Zeus, turns out not to be such a villain after all.

We meet Demeter, a mother who will go to any lengths, no matter the cost, to retrieve her daughter Persephone from Hades’ clutches. We’ll be introduced to The Furies, three women who will literally go to the ends of the earth to enact bloody vengeance but who, surprisingly, are the goddesses who can teach us the most about the way we live now. Examining the role of these goddesses and more, Divine Might will change everything you thought you knew about our most ancient stories.

Full of fire, fury and devotion, Natalie Haynes brings the divine women of Olympia kicking and screaming into the modern age.

'The great champion of women in Greek myth . . . One of the delights of the book is that Haynes reacquaints us with forgotten goddesses' – Daily Mail

Divine Might : Goddesses in Greek Myth
by Natalie Haynes (Author)
Format:Paperback / softback 304 pages
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
ISBN:9781529089516
Published:25 Apr 2024
Classifications:Holidays & seasonal interest, Classical texts, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek religion & mythology
Weight:214g
Dimensions:130 x 196 x 22 (mm)
Pub. Country:United Kingdom
Country of Origin:GB
Tariff Codes:49019900
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Description
Get ready to meet the goddesses, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora’s Jar, Natalie Haynes. These are the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and beloved as their male counterparts, it’s time to look beyond the columns of a ruined temple to the awesome power within .

. . We meet Hera, who, whilst most often known for enacting vicious, creative revenge on the women – mortal or otherwise – who catch the wandering eye of her husband Zeus, turns out not to be such a villain after all.

We meet Demeter, a mother who will go to any lengths, no matter the cost, to retrieve her daughter Persephone from Hades’ clutches. We’ll be introduced to The Furies, three women who will literally go to the ends of the earth to enact bloody vengeance but who, surprisingly, are the goddesses who can teach us the most about the way we live now. Examining the role of these goddesses and more, Divine Might will change everything you thought you knew about our most ancient stories.

Full of fire, fury and devotion, Natalie Haynes brings the divine women of Olympia kicking and screaming into the modern age. 'The great champion of women in Greek myth . .

. One of the delights of the book is that Haynes reacquaints us with forgotten goddesses' – Daily Mail

Format:Paperback / softback 304 pages
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
ISBN:9781529089516
Published:25 Apr 2024
Classifications:Holidays & seasonal interest, Classical texts, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek religion & mythology
Weight:214g
Dimensions:130 x 196 x 22 (mm)