Bad Girls of Ancient Greece: Myths and Legends from the Baddies That Started it All

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Lizzy Tiffin

Bad Girls of Ancient Greece

Myths and Legends from the Baddies That Started it All

Lizzy Tiffin

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English

HARPER360
02 October 2024

Biography: general; Anthologies (non-poetry); Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Religion & beliefs

You’ve heard all about the ‘brilliant men’ of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow?

Bad Girls of Ancient Greece contains profiles of wayward wives, mad mothers, scandalous sisters and damsels, that quite frankly, caused others A LOT of stress in the ancient world.

With the ever-growing popularity of mythological retellings, Lizzy Tiffin has written THE guide to all of the baddies of ancient Greece. This book stands as a reminder that us women really have been bad – in the best way possible – from the start.

Written with humour and sass, Lizzy profiles the women in Greek myth and legend covering: mortals, goddesses, titans, nymphs (you name it, she’s done it). Here you’ll find the weird and wonderful escapades of the women we’re often lead to believe were minor characters.

Bad Girls of Ancient Greece is an accessible, intelligent, hilarious (sometimes spicy) guide to the women we love and know – Athena, Medusa, Aphrodite – and also those we may not, like Polyphonte, who was cursed with burning hot lust for a wild bear … imagine!

So dive into the stories you thought you knew with Bad Girls of Ancient Greece as your illuminating guide…

By: Lizzy Tiffin
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 141mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9780008687083
ISBN 10: 0008687080
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Lizzy Tiffin is a journalism graduate from the North East of England. She has always been passionate about mythology, but the closest she got to Ancient Greece was an 18-30s holiday in Zante.

Reviews for Bad Girls of Ancient Greece: Myths and Legends from the Baddies That Started it All

'An entertaining and enlightening guide to Greek mythology with an emphasis on the female perspective. Bad Girls of Ancient Greece is a riotous romp through the tales of the classical world' Luna McNamara author of Psyche and Eros