Bibliograph

Goddesses and heroines, women of myth and legend, Xanthe Gresham-Knight ; Alice Pattullo

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Goddesses and heroines, women of myth and legend, Xanthe Gresham-Knight ; Alice Pattullo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Goddesses and heroines

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Xanthe Gresham-Knight ; Alice Pattullo

Sub title

women of myth and legend

Summary

Told afresh for a contemporary readership, Goddesses & Heroines brings alive stories from a variety of cultures with palpable energy. We meet the youthful Aphrodite; Hecate, the maths whizz; the heroic Mulan; Oshun, the Nigerian goddess whose foresight sparked a rebellion that freed slaves; and the not-so-fair-y godmother Baba Yaga, whose bone-crunching approach to life will be an inspiration to any power-hungry young thing. A section on the symbols commonly associated with each goddess provides context for each story and familiarizes readers with the symbols to spot her by. The endmatter includes information on how goddesses and heroines achieved their mythic status, how myths are passed on and evolve, and a map of goddesses from around the globe and how they are inter-connected

Target audience

juvenile

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Goddesses & heroines

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