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Emily Hauser

Mythica : A New History of Homer's World, Through the Women...

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Captivating hardback book
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THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLERAwardwinning classicist and historian Emily Hauser takes readers on an epic journey to uncover the astonishing true story of the real women behind ancient Greeces greatest legends, and the real heroes of those ancient epics, Homers Iliad and Odyssey . . . Bold and intellectually thrilling . . . blending history and science, rigorous scholarship and dazzling feats of imagination. TOM HOLLAND, historian and cohost of The Rest is History podcastAbsolutely blew me away . . . rich, evocative and original work . . . this book is quite wonderful. ELODIE HARPER, author of The Wolf DenOffers a dazzling new way of thinking about the ancient world . . . a wonderful, beautifully written and important book. DAN JONES, author of Henry VA book the world has been waiting for . . . I loved it. BETTANY HUGHES, author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldContrary to perceptions built up over three millennia, ancient history is not all about men and its not only mens stories that deserve to be told.In Mythica Emily Hauser tells, for the first time, the extraordinary stories of the real women behind some of the western worlds greatest legends. Following in their footsteps, digging into the history behind Homers epic poems, piecing together evidence from the original texts, recent astonishing archaeological finds and the latest DNA studies, she reveals who these women queens, mothers, warriors, slaves were, how they lived, and how history has (or has not until...

SKU: M9781529932485
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Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: DSBB; Weight: 898 g; Dimensions: 241 x 165 x 47

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