59. Mythica: A New History of Homer’s World, Through the Women Written Out of It

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Thu, 25 June

59. Mythica: A New History of Homer’s World, Through the Women Written Out of It

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Emily Hauser

Award-winning classicist Emily Hauser uncovers the real women behind the legends of the ancient Greek world. Journeying into the Bronze Age Aegean and the epic poems of Homer, she pieces together evidence from archaeology, DNA research and ancient texts to reveal the lives of queens, mothers, warriors and slaves written out of history. From Helen of Troy, Briseis, Cassandra and Aphrodite to Circe, Athena, Hera, Calypso and Penelope, this ground-breaking talk offers a fresh, compelling reassessment of myth, memory and the women who shaped the ancient world.