Intimate Greece: Zeus's infidelities, the abduction of women, and fearless Amazons – Aboronova Maria – Mann, Ivanov, and Ferber – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-00250-602-6
Intimate Greece: Zeus's infidelities, the abduction of women, and fearless Amazons
Intimate Greece: Zeus's infidelities, the abduction of women, and fearless Amazons
19.99 €
What did the ancient Greeks really think about love, marriage, physicality, and female freedom? Is it true that Zeus cheated on Hera countless times? Were the Amazons real warriors—and could they have lived in what is now Russia? Why was it dangerous for Persephone to eat a pomegranate without witnesses? And why did Athena punish Medusa?
"Intimate Greece" is an exploration of how desires, fears, and taboos became norms, and how mythology reinforced notions of who a woman could be—goddess, wife, hetaera, or exile. The book reveals the intimate side of Hellas as a mirror of society: its morals, hierarchies, and hidden conflicts.
Maria Aboronova, an arts journalist and scholar of ancient mythology, carefully brings into focus those heroines who have long remained unnoticed. This book is an attempt to hear the "invisible" women of antiquity and to look at myths from a new perspective. Particular attention is paid to how sexuality was intertwined with social roles, gender stereotypes and power relations that existed in ancient society.
"Intimate Greece" is an exploration of how desires, fears, and taboos became norms, and how mythology reinforced notions of who a woman could be—goddess, wife, hetaera, or exile. The book reveals the intimate side of Hellas as a mirror of society: its morals, hierarchies, and hidden conflicts.
Maria Aboronova, an arts journalist and scholar of ancient mythology, carefully brings into focus those heroines who have long remained unnoticed. This book is an attempt to hear the "invisible" women of antiquity and to look at myths from a new perspective. Particular attention is paid to how sexuality was intertwined with social roles, gender stereotypes and power relations that existed in ancient society.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series It's terribly interesting