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• The Palace of Eros

  De Robertis, Carolina,

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  A bold and subversive feminist retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros explores the power of queer joy and freedom.

• Fruit of the Dead

  a Novel

  Lyon, Rachel, 1983-

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  An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter is set over the course of one summer on a lush private island and explores addiction and sex, family and independence and who holds the power in a modern underworld.

• Ariadne

  Saint, Jennifer,

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  A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clytemnestra

  a Novel

  Casati, Costanza, 1995-

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  Madeline Miller's Circe meets Cersei Lannister in a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hera

  Saint, Jennifer,

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  From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Ariadne, Elektra, and Atalanta, a propulsive, empowering retelling of Hera, reclaiming her as a feminist hero Even the gods must have their queen. When the immortal goddess Hera and her brother Zeus…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Circe

  a Novel

  Miller, Madeline,

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  Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals

• Gods Behaving Badly

  a Novel

  Phillips, Marie, 1976-

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  The twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse--and none too happy about it. Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning.... [and] a minor squabble between Aphrodite…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Heir of Venus

  a Novel

  Shepperson, Laura,

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  This feminist retelling of Greek mythology by the author of Phaedra reimagines the story of Aeneas and the women once left at the fringes of his story.

• Heroes

  the Greek Myths Reimagined

  Fry, Stephen, 1957-

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  In this continuation of "Mythos," Stephen Fry recounts the stories of the human heroes found in Greek mythology, with illustrations of classical art inspired by the myths

• Home Fire

  Shamsie, Kamila, 1973-

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  From an internationally acclaimed novelist, the suspenseful and heartbreaking story of a family ripped apart by secrets and driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences. Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Thousand Ships

  a Novel

  Haynes, Natalie,

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  A retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of its women follows the stories of a vigil-keeping Penelope, an Amazon princess rival of Achilles, and three goddesses whose feud sparks a tragic conflict

• Galatea

  a Short Story

  Miller, Madeline,

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  In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Song of Achilles

  Miller, Madeline

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  A retelling of the legend of Achilles follows Patroclus and Achilles, the golden son of King Peleus, as they lay siege to Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped--a cause that tests their friendship and forces them to make the ultimate sacrifice

• Elektra

  Saint, Jennifer,

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  Elektra is a spellbinding reimagining of the story of one of Greek mythology's most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Silence of the Girls

  a Novel

  Barker, Pat, 1943-

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  Here is the story of the Iliad as we've never heard it before: in the words of Briseis, Trojan queen and captive of Achilles. Given only a few words in Homer's epic and largely erased by history, she is nonetheless a pivotal figure in the Trojan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stone Blind

  a Novel

  Haynes, Natalie,

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  The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When the sea…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Names

  a Novel

  Tóibín, Colm, 1955-

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  From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra--spectacularly audacious, violent, vengeful, lustful, and instantly compelling--and her children. "I have been acquainted with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughters of Sparta

  a Novel

  Heywood, Claire,

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  Helen and Klytemnestra, Spartan princesses, are married off to foreign kings to give them an heir but each rebel against their husbands' neglect, cruelty and ambition and push the limits of society to make new lives for themselves.

• Psyche and Eros

  a Novel

  McNamara, Luna,

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  Enlisted by Aphrodite to deliver a cruel curse to Psyche, princess of Mycenae, Eros, god of desire, accidentally pricks himself with the arrow intended for Psyche and is doomed to yearn for a woman who will be torn from him the moment their eyes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When We Were Birds

  a Novel

  Banwo, Ayanna Lloyd,

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  The introduction of a singularly stunning new voice in fiction, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's When We Were Birds is a mythic love story set in contemporary Trinidad & Tobago about two young outsiders brought together by their connection with the dead