{"product_id":"mythica-a-new-history-of-homer-aos-world-through-the-women-written-out-of-it-9781804992791","title":"Mythica: A New History of Homer’s World, Through the Women Written Out of It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eminent classicist and historian delves into Homer's Iliad and Odyssey to tell for the first time the previously unheard stories of the real women to be found in these two great, epic poems, revealing what life was like for women of the Bronze Age Mediterranean over three thousand years ago...  A MUST-READ AS CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S EPIC FILM 'THE ODYSSEY' SAILS ONTO MOVIE SCREENS THIS SUMMER!   THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER  Award-winning classicist and historian Emily Hauser takes readers on an epic journey to uncover the true story of the real women behind Ancient Greece's greatest legends in Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and Odyssey . . .   'Bold and intellectually thrilling.' TOM HOLLAND, historian and co-host of 'The Rest is History' podcast  'Absolutely blew me away . . . this book is quite wonderful.' ELODIE HARPER, author of The Wolf Den  'A wonderful, beautifully written and important book.' DAN JONES, author of Henry V  'A book the world has been waiting for . . . I loved it.'  BETTANY HUGHES, author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World  Contrary to perceptions built up over three thousand years, ancient history is not all about men - and it's not only men's stories that deserve to be told.  In Mythica Emily Hauser tells, for the first time, the extraordinary stories of the real women behind some of the western world's greatest legends. Following in their footsteps, digging into the history behind Homer's epic poems, piecing together evidence from the original texts, recent astonishing archaeological finds and the latest DNA studies, she reveals who these women - queens, mothers, warriors, slaves - were, how they lived, and how history has (or has not - until now) remembered them.  A riveting new history of the Bronze Age Aegean and a journey through Homer's epics charted entirely by women - from Helen of Troy, Briseis, Cassandra and Aphrodite to Circe, Athena, Hera, Calypso and Penelope - Mythica is a ground-breaking reassessment of the reality behind the often-mythologized women of Greece's greatest epics, and of the ancient world itself as we learn ever more about it.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781804992791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 07 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.7(L)x3.3(W)672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 672\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eDr Emily Hauser is an award-winning classicist and historian and the author of an acclaimed trilogy of novels retelling the stories of women of Greek myth, For the Most Beautiful, For the Winner and For the Immortal. She read Classics at Cambridge, where she received a double first with distinction and won the Chancellor's Medal for Classical Proficiency. She has a PhD in Classics from Yale, and was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. She is now a Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter, and teaches and researches on women's writing, ancient and modern. Her recent publications include How Women Became Poets: A Gender History of Greek Literature and a book for younger readers - Ancient Love Stories, illustrated by Sander Berg. Emily Hauser lives in Exeter.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold and intellectually-thrilling book, blending history and science, rigorous scholarship and dazzling feats of imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e -- TOM HOLLAND, bestselling historian and co-host of The Rest is History podcast\u003cbr\u003eThis book is one of the most thought provoking I have read in a very long time . . . it \u003cb\u003eabsolutely blew me away. It is such a rich, evocative and original work . . . it's just breathtaking .\u003c\/b\u003e . . If you are interested in the ancient world I truly cannot recommend \u003ci\u003eMythica \u003c\/i\u003ehighly enough. \u003cb\u003eI would go so far as to say you HAVE to read it - this book is quite wonderful.\u003c\/b\u003e -- ELODIE HARPER, bestselling author of The Wolf Den\u003cbr\u003eScholarly and witty, curious and lyrical - in \u003ci\u003eMythica\u003c\/i\u003e, Emily Hauser offers \u003cb\u003ea dazzling new way of thinking about the ancient world\u003c\/b\u003e. Blending archaeology, literary criticism and historical detective work, Hauser shows us how to read against the grain of Homer’s epic poems to uncover the female experience of life in the Bronze Age. \u003ci\u003eMythica\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea wonderful, beautifully written and important book.\u003c\/b\u003e -- DAN JONES, bestselling author of Henry V\u003cbr\u003eFrom the shadowy recesses of myth and epic poetry, step forth a host of women who once lived: mothers, daughters, wives, weavers, witches, slaves, queens and warriors. These women surface in Homer's stories, but \u003cb\u003eDr Hauser puts flesh on their bones, finding a window to the past that allows us to imagine the true depth and breadth of their experiences . . . a stirring, enlightening and fascinating exploration.\u003c\/b\u003e -- JENNIFER SAINT, bestselling author of Hera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book the world has been waiting for. Reveals the brilliant foundation for the reality of the myths that make all of us . . . I loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e -- BETTANY HUGHES, bestselling author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVividly brings the women of the Bronze Age to life, with a winning combination of sparkling, energetic writing and meticulous research \u003c\/b\u003einto the archaeology of the time. -- TIM WHITMARSH, Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge and author of Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating and empowering \u003c\/b\u003eexploration of women in mythology. Hauser guides us on \u003cb\u003ean epic journey through the Homeric world, drawing on her expert knowledge to challenge the male-dominated voices of the past and reclaim women’s rightful place in history. \u003c\/b\u003e -- ROSIE HEWLETT, bestselling author of Medea\u003cbr\u003eEmily Hauser spotlights the fundamental contradiction in ancient epic: the stories rely on female protagonists but rarely put them centre stage to tell their stories in their own words. This book \u003cb\u003eoffers a brilliant riposte to that millennia-old dilemma . . . their stories are fascinating, enthralling and insightful – and help to recolour the world of epic for us for good!\u003c\/b\u003e -- MICHAEL SCOTT, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Warwick University and author of X Marks the Spot\u003cbr\u003eFascinating. * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterpiece. Emily Hauser . . . awakens in us a sense of wonder as these mythologized women come to life in stories that are woven into the fabric of Homeric poetry . . . shows us Homer in a new light: in a world inhabited by women uneclipsed by men.\u003c\/b\u003e -- GREGORY NAGY, Professor of Classics at Harvard University","brand":"Emily Hauser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979751928025,"sku":"9781804992791","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781804992791.jpg?v=1784470244","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/mythica-a-new-history-of-homer-aos-world-through-the-women-written-out-of-it-9781804992791","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}