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spacestationtrustfund's review
2.0
This book was both incredibly interesting and important. Unfortunately, there were several serious problems: persistent and unavoidable presentism; taking notoriously unreliable historical sources (such as Herodotus or Plutarch) as unequivocal fact; unavoidably outdated arguments (the book was first published in 1975). There were, of course, good parts as well! Dr. Sarah Pomeroy's focus on the unfortunately all-too-common misconception that ancient "virgin" goddesses were truly virginal in the modern sense instead of unmarried (i.e., Athene/Minerva, Artemis/Diana, Hestia/Vesta, etc.), for example. Dr. Pomeroy's general opinion is that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and I agree, but I really wish there were an updated/"corrected" edition.
sapphire_book_wyrm's review against another edition
1.0
I really wanted to like this book, but the author jumps around too much to make any sense. There's a lot of 'we'll see that in such and such chapter' or just plain jumping from one culture to another without clear connections. All around disappointing read.
bella_grace99's review against another edition
4.0
Great book, I read it for school and would highly recommend reading it even on your own time.
I've always loved Greek mythology, and this look at how the women of Greek mythology influenced the women in the real world (and vice versa) was so very interesting.
4.5/5
I've always loved Greek mythology, and this look at how the women of Greek mythology influenced the women in the real world (and vice versa) was so very interesting.
4.5/5
zafiro_o's review against another edition
dark
informative
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Slavery