Divine Might
- Author Natalie Haynes
- Narrator Natalie Haynes
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 9 hours and 12 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Comedy and stand-up, Feminism and feminist theory, History, Society and Social Sciences, The Arts.
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What to expect
Captivatingly read by the author, Natalie Haynes.
In Divine Might Natalie Haynes, author of the bestselling Pandora’s Jar, returns to the world of Greek myth and this time she examines the role of the goddesses.
We meet Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father’s head: goddess of war and wisdom, guardian of Athens. We run with Artemis, goddess of hunting and protector of young girls (apart from those she decides she wants as a sacrifice). Here is Aphrodite, goddess of sex and desire – there is no deity more determined and able to make you miserable if you annoy her. And then there’s the queen of all the Olympian gods: Hera, Zeus’s long-suffering wife, whose jealousy of his dalliances with mortals, nymphs and goddesses lead her to wreak elaborate, vicious revenge on those who have wronged her.
We also meet Demeter, goddess of agriculture and mother of the kidnapped Persephone, we sing the immortal song of the Muses and we warm ourselves with Hestia, goddess of the hearth and sacrificial fire. The Furies carry flames of another kind – black fires of vengeance for those who incur their wrath.
These goddesses are as mighty, revered and destructive as their male counterparts. Isn’t it time we looked beyond the columns of a ruined temple to the awesome power within?
Critics Review
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Cheerfully erudite . . . academically rigorous . . . combining immense scholarship with a sarky easy-going tone
The Times -
Full of wonderful stories . . . packed with detail from ancient source material
The New Statesman -
Incredible stories about timeless emotions.
NB Magazine -
The great champion of women in Greek myth . . . One of the delights of the book is that Haynes reacquaints us with forgotten goddesses.
Daily Mail -
A powerful read that really opens a new dialogue on the Greek goddesses
Independent
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