Temptresses: The Virago Book of Evil Women

by Shahrukh Husain

Shahrukh Husain (Editor)

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Evil Women. Every culture has them. Religions have banned and branded them. Men find them terrifying and fascinating. Women secretly admire them. An eye cast over the impressive if frightening array of characters reveals baby-thief Lamia, a fertile deity from Greek mythology with a serpent's tail who seduced mortals and bred beautiful monster-children; Morgan le Fay, fairy sister to King Arthur, who according to Celtic legend tried to wrest the throne from him using her black magic powers; Medea who wreaked terrible revenge on Jason when he left her for a younger woman; Lilith, Eve, the Queen of Sheba, Delilah, Jezebel, Kali - all wicked women whose names have been with us for centuries as demons and sirens and troublemakers.
  • ISBN10 186049563X
  • ISBN13 9781860495632
  • Publish Date 3 February 2000 (first published 1 October 1998)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 5 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
  • Imprint Virago Press Ltd
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 224
  • Language English