Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

by Natalie Haynes

• ISBN10: 0063139464
• ISBN13: 9780063139466
• Publish Date: 29 March 2022 (first published 1 October 2020)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Harper Perennial
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

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Easily one of the best books on the women in greek mythology!

[niamh]

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Haynes does a fantastic job at retelling our beloved classic Greek Myths to make the reader think more about 10 women from Greek mythology. These women are; Pandora, Jocasta, Helen, Medusa, The Amazons, Clytemnestra, Eurydice, Phaedra, Medea, and Penelope.
Why have they always been pushed aside? Why is it that we are never told their POV?
Haynes brings these women to the forefront in such a witty and relatable way, it feels like they're real humans.

I personally love how Haynes used ancient and recent sources and other pieces of culture to tell these women's stories, and I definitely feel like I now have a starting point on where to look for more female POV Greek myth retellings.