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“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.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― 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.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― 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.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
“the race begins. Atalanta is easily the better runner: Hippomenes is breathless and dry-mouthed, but she holds back, delaying when she could have passed him. Luckily, the time when women repress their abilities to avoid making a man feel bad about himself is long gone.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― 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.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
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