Degan Walters

“The Latin here reads fuge coniugis usum – flee the use of a husband – which I may yet have as a tattoo.”
― Natalie Haynes, Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth

“Not only did the ancient Greeks seem to have modelled gods in their mortal image, but they apparently chose their worst selves as the template.”
― Natalie Haynes, Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth

“So avoid lions at all costs, Venus tells Adonis. Actually, avoid all creatures that like a fight. Don’t let your bravery destroy us both. This is obviously a perfectly reasonable moral to draw from the tale, although I have tended to prioritize the more subtextual moral (don’t pretend to be less than you are to make a mediocre man feel better, as you will both regret it when you have tails).”
― Natalie Haynes, Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth

“So this is my answer to that question prompted by Xenophanes. When women make art like men do, their goddesses look divine.”
― Natalie Haynes, Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth