The tellers of Greek myths - historically men - have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil. Author of "A Thousand Ships," Natalie Haynes puts the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a woman's perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. Haynes asks why we were so quick to villainize these women in the first place - and so eager to accept the stories we've been told?
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