The Greek Myths Retold

“Every myth contains multiple timelines within itself: the time in which it is set, the time it is first told, and every retelling afterwards. Myths may be the home of the miraculous, but they are also mirrors of us. Which version of a story we choose to tell, which characters we place in the foreground, which ones we allow to fade into the shadows: these reflect both the teller and the reader, as much as they show the characters of the myth. We have made space in our storytelling to rediscover women who have been lost or forgotten. They are not villains, victims, wives and monsters: they are people.”
― Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

A wonderful listen!

A Thousand Ships is set at the end of the war of Troy. But unlike so many other versions, this book sets out to tell the stories of the women. And it is done beautifully and while being true to the source material.
Natalie Haynes has studied ancient Greece and it shows.
The book is read by the author who does a wonderful job.

“They could sense the promise within her: I could tear the world down, burn it to ashes, and make you long for more.”
― Jennifer Saint, Hera

“Respect could build an empire. Trust could make it unbreakable. Love could make it last forever.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, A Touch of Darkness

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