Bad Girls of Ancient Greece - Myths and Legends from the Baddies that Started it all

THE guide to the baddies that started it all... Bad Girls of Ancient Greece contains profiles of wayward wives, mad mothers, scandalous sisters and damsels, that quite frankly, caused others A LOT of stress in the ancient world. With the ever-growing popularity of mythological retellings, Lizzy Tiffin has written THE guide to all of the baddies of ancient Greece. This book stands as a reminder that us women really have been badasses since the start. Written with humour and sass, Lizzy profiles the women in Greek myth and legend covering: mortals, goddesses, titans, nymphs (you name it, she''s done it). Here you''ll find the weird and wonderful escapades of the women we''re often lead to believe were minor characters. Bad Girls of Ancient Greece is an accessible, intelligent, hilarious (sometimes spicy) guide to the women we love and know - Athena, Medusa, Aphrodite - and also those we may not, like Polyphonte, who was cursed with burning hot lust for a wild bear... imagine! So dive into the stories you thought you knew with Bad Girls of Ancient Greece as your illuminating guide...

About the author

Lizzy Tiffin is a journalism graduate from the North East of England. She has always been passionate about mythology, she spends her time reading all things classical and planning her next trip to Greece.
You can find her on social media @tiffinlizzy

Product details

• Authors: Lauren McInnes, Lizzy Tiffin
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2024
• EAN: 9780008687083
• ISBN: 978-0-00-868708-3
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > English; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Biography: general, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, HUMOR / Form / Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, Classical texts, Ancient World, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient Greek and Roman literature, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction