Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men

Mara Gold

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Ebury Press
28 October 2025

Religion & beliefs; Feminism & feminist theory

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Legendary tales from Ancient Mythology centred around the stories of women, retold for modern audiences by an expert author, in a bold, beautifully designed, illustrated package. For fans of Mythos, Circe, Pandora and Clytemnestra.

Rediscover legendary tales from Ancient Mythology, centred around the stories of women, perfect for fans of Mythos, Circe, Pandora and Clytemnestra in this beautifully-illustrated bold feminist retelling of ancient mythological stories, written by expert classicist Mara Gold.

Discover the goddesses, warriors, witches, and monsters who shaped and subverted womanhood from the very beginning ...

Homemaker. Virgin. Warrior. Witch. Madwoman. Monster.

The labels applied to mythological women echo throughout history. These archetypes, created in the Ancient World, still resonate today.

From the stories of the virgin goddesses Athena and Artemis, the contrasting depictions of wifely duty in Clytemnestra and Penelope, the ecstatic frenzies of the Maenads, Echidna-the so-called mother of all monsters-and the misunderstood Medusa, Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men reveals a world where powerful women were both worshipped and feared.

Accompanied with beautiful illustrations throughout, uncover the real stories behind the women of Ancient Mythology and find what they can teach us about being a woman today.

By: Mara Gold
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 685g
ISBN: 9781529953138
ISBN 10: 1529953138
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Mara Gold is currently completing a DPhil in Classical Languages and Literature at St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford. Mara specialises in women's classical reception and scholarship, in relation to modern concepts of gender, sexuality and feminism. She also has postgraduate degrees in Modern History, Theatre and Archaeology. She is a freelance museum researcher and outreach professional, and has worked on gender, sexuality and disability projects at the V&A, Ashmolean and Pitt Rivers to name a few. As the researcher for the National Lottery Funded 'Beyond the Binary' project, she worked with museum objects to tell queer stories through mythology and folklore.

Reviews for Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men

Mara Gold’s Ancient Myths & Legends Without Men offers an intriguing collage of women’s roles in myth that bridges past and present, to uncover not only what women are doing in myth, but why they still matter today. In so doing, the volume offers a relevant, readable and beautifully-presented overview of many women of ancient myth, opening the lid on women’s tales and showing the diverse ways in which their stories can and should be re-interpreted. -- Dr. Emily Hauser, author of Mythica