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The Shadow of Perseus - Claire HeywoodA compelling feminist retelling of the myth of Perseus told from the perspectives of the women who knew him best. Myth remembers Perseus as one of its greatest heroes. A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels. But the women who knew him best have a different story to tell. His mother, Danae. His trophy, Medusa. His wife, Andromeda. As Perseus becomes obsessed with the promise of his own destiny, his heroic journey casts a shadow of violence and

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But can she carve out her own place in the legends in a world made for men

and seek to elucidate the personalities and careers of the three emperors as well as the events of which they were a part

the book provides an informed and comprehensive view of the design and function of buildings in ancient Greece

in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age

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implacable creature

This epic recounting the struggle between the two sons of Oedipus for the kingship of Thebes is his masterpiece

The wild ecstasy inspired by the god is certainly reflected in the poet’s style

past and present

Volume 2 will include the 4th- and 3rd-century tragedians and some anonymous material derived from ancient sources or rediscovered papyrus texts