Degan Walters

“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

“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

“There really is nothing like Greek myth for reminding us that the countryside is rarely the blissful idyll for young women that it is for young men and gods. More frequently it is the source of sexual threat and constant anxiety.”
― Natalie Haynes, Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth

“We like to be able to separate heroes, villains, and victims. It’s convenient for a simple narrative, but it isn’t always reflective of the truth.”
― Natalie Haynes, Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth