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Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
4.0
After listening to [b: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes|60640978|Stone Blind Medusa's Story|Natalie Haynes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647606612l/60640978._SX50_.jpg|95253272], I revisited the chapter on Medusa in my kindle to find myself reading this one all over again.
After an introduction, Natalie Haynes shares her views and retells these stories with sources, different versions and modern interpretations. There are ten chapters in the book, it starts with Pandora and ends with Penelope.
Natalie Haynes reminds me how Pandora can’t be held for all the world’s evil’s just because she opened a jar, a jar by the way that crops up later. Or how Penelope is sharp as Odysseus in how she duped the suitors. Or maybe Eurydice did not want to return with Orpheus and was quite happy to stay in Hades. Or maybe Helen was never there to cause of the Trojan war. And maybe Madea, Phaedra, Clytemnestra, Penthesilea , Jocasta and Medusa are also all portrayed unjustly.
Making this not only a useful reference to keep referring back to, but also an entertaining read.
After an introduction, Natalie Haynes shares her views and retells these stories with sources, different versions and modern interpretations. There are ten chapters in the book, it starts with Pandora and ends with Penelope.
Natalie Haynes reminds me how Pandora can’t be held for all the world’s evil’s just because she opened a jar, a jar by the way that crops up later. Or how Penelope is sharp as Odysseus in how she duped the suitors. Or maybe Eurydice did not want to return with Orpheus and was quite happy to stay in Hades. Or maybe Helen was never there to cause of the Trojan war. And maybe Madea, Phaedra, Clytemnestra, Penthesilea , Jocasta and Medusa are also all portrayed unjustly.
Making this not only a useful reference to keep referring back to, but also an entertaining read.