Ancient Myths and Legends Without MenMother. Virgin. Warrior. Witch. Maniac. 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

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