Goddesses and Heroines: Women of Myth and Legend - Xanthe Gresham-Knight

Goddesses and Heroines brings together the tales of thirteen inspirational female characters from ancient myths and legends.

We meet the youthful Aphrodite; Hecate, the maths whizz; the heroic Mulan; Oshun, the Nigerian goddess whose foresight sparked a rebellion that freed slaves; and the not-so-fair-y godmother Baba Yaga, whose bone-crunching approach to life will be an inspiration to any power-hungry young thing.

A section on the symbols commonly associated with each goddess provides context for each story and familiarizes readers with the symbols to spot her by. The endmatter includes information on how goddesses and heroines achieved their mythic status, how myths are passed on and evolve, and a map of goddesses from around the globe and how they are inter-connected.

Illustrations by Alice Pattullo

Reading Age: 8-10 years

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd

Published: September 2024

Format: Paperback

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 17.02 x 1.52 x 23.88 cm