WARRIORS, WITCHES, WOMEN : celebrating mythology's fiercest females

Celebrating mythology's fiercest femalesMeet mythology's fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world's greatest legends.From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies & protective Voodoo goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling stereotypes. Their stories are so powerful, so entrancing, that they have survived for millennia. Lovingly retold & updated, Kate Hodges places each heroine, rebel & provocateur firmly at the center of their own narrative.Includes:• Bewitching, banished Circe, an introvert famed & feared for her transfigurative powers. • The righteous Furies, defiantly unrepentant about their dedication to justice. • Fun-loving Ame-no-Uzume who makes quarrelling friends laugh and terrifies monsters by flashing at them.• The fateful Morai sisters who spin a complex web of birth, life & death.Find your tribe, fire your imagination & be empowered by this essential anthology of notorious, demonised & overlooked women. Meet mythology's fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world's greatest legends. From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling stereotypes. Their stories are so powerful, so entrancing, that they have survived for millennia. Lovingly retold and updated, Kate Hodges places each heroine, rebel and provocateur firmly at the centre of their own narrative. Players include: Bewitching, banished Circe , an introvert famed and feared for her transfigurative powers. The righteous Furies , defiantly unrepentant about their dedication to justice. Fun-loving Ame-no-Uzume who makes quarrelling friends laugh and terrifies monsters by flashing at them. The fateful Morai sisters who spin a complex web of birth, life and death. Find your tribe, fire your imagination and be empowered by this essential anthology of notorious, demonised and overlooked women. Warriors, Witches, Women is a guide to awe-inspiring mythical female creatures; from feminist fairies to bloodsucking, seductive temptresses, half-human half-bird harpies created from the wind, or protective voodoo goddesses who still impact on African-American cultural feminism. The stories of fierce females from mythologyandfolklore are retold,placingwomenfirmly at the centre of the narrative. Each powerful character will fire the imagination, entertain, and provoke debate. An inspiring new analysis of females from perennially popular myth and legend, as well as uncovering previously overlooked characters. This contemporary feminist approach speaks directly to the empowering rhetoric of recent women-focused publishing.