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“Danaë chose to survive. She chose to be brave, and perhaps she also chose revenge, for she named her son Perseus, the Destroyer. Do ewes call their lambs such?”

Book:Medusa's Sisters

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“Zeus may wish us ill, in other words, but that doesn't mean Pandora herself is evil, any more than the lightning which Zeus hurls at those of us who displease him is evil. Lightning is neutral, neither good nor bad, however much we fear it. Perhaps we can accept that Pandora is the same, unless we choose to see her otherwise.”

History Feminism Greek Mythology

Book:Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

Source: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

“For many centuries to come, men will avoid those woods, taking the long route instead. Beware the Stone Maidens, they will whisper to each other, beware the ones who look back.”

Greek Mythology

Book:Tales of Thread: A short story collection

Source: Tales of Thread: A short story collection

“But Athene was no musician, and nor was she looking to play a tune. The first flute therefore sounded exactly like what it was - a reed that has been severed from it's root”

Art Greek Mythology

Book:Stone Blind

Source: Stone Blind

“My parents couldn't see the life in my head; when I wrote it down, they fixed the spelling.”

Poetry Greek Mythology Louise Glück Averno

Book:Averno

Source: Averno

“A second chance will never be able to heal the wound of the first one.”

Poetry Quotes Sadness Sad Wounds Broken Heart Scars Second Chances Sad Poetry

Author:Laura Chouette

“Answer her name, and you’re a fool. Answer his, and you’re a liar.”

Goddess Greek Mythology Hades Persephone Hades And Persephone Greek Gods

Book:Destroyer of Light

Source: Destroyer of Light

“Hekate has been given numerous epithets describing her roles and qualities over the thousands of years of her worship. Some of her well known titles include: Chthonia (‘earthly one’), Dadouchos (‘torch-bearer’), Enodia (‘of the ways’), Kleidouchos (‘key-bearer’), Kourotrophos (‘child’s nurse’), Phosphorus (‘light-bearer’), Propolos (‘companion’), Propylaia (‘before the gates’), Soteira (‘saviour’), Triformis (‘three bodied’), Trioditis (‘of the three ways’).”

Goddess Greek Mythology Occult Hekate

Book:Hekate Liminal Rites: A Study of the rituals, magic and symbols of the torch-bearing Triple Goddess of the Crossroads

Source: Hekate Liminal Rites: A Study of the rituals, magic and symbols of the torch-bearing Triple Goddess of the Crossroads

“But this is ruin! New waves breaking in To wreck us, ere we are righted from the old!”

Play Greek Mythology Playwright Greek Gods Greek Tragedy Plays Greek Quotes Greek Myths Greek Literature

Book:Medea

Source: Medea

“I made a bargain with him: if he let me have the mountains and my girls, then I'd keep out of Hera's way. But the main thing I wanted was to live untouched by men. I wasn't going to find myself in my mother's position if I could help it.”

Greek Mythology Goddesses Atalanta

Book:Atalanta

Source: Atalanta

“How privileged you are, to be still passionately clinging to what you love; the forfeit of hope has not destroyed you.”

Poetry Greek Mythology Louise Glück Averno

Book:Averno

Source: Averno

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