Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire
By: Bettany Hughes
3.83
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning hist…
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1. If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
By: Sappho , Anne Carson
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
From poet and classicist Anne Carson comes this translation of the work of Sappho, together with th… read more
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- classics
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2. The Ancient Guide to Modern Life
By: Natalie Haynes
4.00
Format: 10 pages, Hardcover
This revelatory book explores modern society while journeying back to the Greeks and Romans -- "wil… read more
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- classics
- history
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
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3. Homeric Hymns
By: Homer , Jules Cashford , None
4.44
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddess… read more
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4. Poems and Fragments
By: Sappho , Stanley Lombardo , Pamela Gordon
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
Little remains today of the writings of the archaic Greek poet Sappho (fl. late 7th and early 6th c… read more
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5. Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology (World Mythology and Folklore Series)
By: Liv Albert
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Finally sort out who’s who in Greek mythology—from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone … read more
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- classics
- history
- greek mythology
- nonfiction
- mythology
6. Stone Blind
By: Natalie Haynes
3.82
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
A fresh take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman. They will fear you and flee y… read more
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"Then look."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"The sea gods keep their secrets deep; they always have."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"There is one question that devours me still. Why didn’t I close my eyes?"-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"And the monster? Who is she? She is what happens when someone cannot be saved."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
7. Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
By: Natalie Haynes
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Greek myths are one of the most important cultural foundation-stones of the modern world. St… read more
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- mythology
"For my mum, who has always thought that a woman with an axe was more interesting than a princess"-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
"Medusa wasn't always a monster, Helen of Troy wasn't always an adulterer, Pandora wasn't ever a villain."-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
"The greatest virtue, in other words, that an Athenian woman could aspire to was not to be registered, almost not to exist."-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
"The guiding principle when searching for the cause of everything wrong in the world has been, all too often: _cherchez la femme_."-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
8. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
By: Natalie Haynes
4.05
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more
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- mythology
"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
9. Atalanta
By: Jennifer Saint
3.78
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne , a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta… read more
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"I made a bargain with him: if he let me have the mountains and my girls, then I'd keep out of Hera's way. But the main thing I wanted was to live untouched by men. I wasn't going to find myself in my…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I missed the spread of the sky above me. Sometimes as I lay awake, I yearned so powerfully for freedom; for the dark silhouette of the Argo, blotting out the stars behind it; the promise of another j…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"Standing in the shadows, gathering my resolve. I'd been among too many people, living according to their rules for too long. It was clouding my vision, gnawing away at my confidence and certainty, ma…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I despised my father, of course I did. The thought of presenting myself to him, of him thinking that my deeds could reflect on him was repulsive, that he thought what I would do would be a substitute…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
10. Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World
By: Honor Cargill-Martin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, ebook
The shocking and scandalous story of Messalina—the third wife of Emperor Claudius—one of the most c… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- ancient history
11. Hera
By: Jennifer Saint
3.75
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helped her brother Zeus to overthr… read more
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"She has been alone for a very long time."-Jennifer Saint, Hera
"All she knows is that he leaves a trail of broken women in his wake, and she is the most broken of them all."-Jennifer Saint, Hera
"But as he looms over her, blocking out the sky, it seems that he is everything in the world, that he is bigger than that sky. He is too immense and too strong. There is nothing that Hera, the warrior…"-Jennifer Saint, Hera
"She can be anyone. Vengeful Hera, wrathful Hera, the queen of the heavens, most long-suffering of wives and cruellest of punishers, will continue without her. She can slip away from the tethers of wh…"-Jennifer Saint, Hera
12. Glorious Exploits
By: Ferdia Lennon
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more
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- greek mythology
- mythology
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
13. Medea
By: Rosie Hewlett
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned … read more
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- greek mythology
- mythology
- greece
"I hate him for infecting me with this love I have carried for so long – I wish I could remove it, sever it from me like an infected limb."-Rosie Hewlett, Medea
14. Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire
By: Bettany Hughes
3.83
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning hist… read more
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- ancient history
- religion
- nonfiction
- mythology
- greece
15. Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
By: Helen Morales
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what the… read more
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- mythology
"The women of Juarez, and women across the world, do not want to have to take revenge, any more than Procne and Philomela did. What they want is to be able to rely on the modern gods -- the police, th…"-Helen Morales, Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
16. Pagan Portals - Aphrodite
By: Irisanya Moon
4.24
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
Aphrodite is an often misunderstood goddess, one who is easy to relegate to the love goddess role, … read more
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17. Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth (Ancient Lives)
By: Francine Prose
3.31
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian quee… read more
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18. The Fates: A spellbindingly original mythical retelling for 2024
By: Rosie Garland
3.78
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
You've heard the legends, now hear their truth . . . Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fat… read more
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19. Babylonia
By: Costanza Casati
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more
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20. Heroines of Olympus: The Women of Greek Mythology
By: Ellie Mackin Roberts
3.81
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
Goddesses, monsters, humans and the semi-divine – whether courageous or meek, gruesome or irresisti… read more
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