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1) Atalanta
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing. Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
When the king of Pagasae left his infant daughter on the slopes of a mountain to die, he believed he would never see her again. But Atalanta, against the will of the gods and the dictates of the Fates, survived—and went on to bring to life one of the greatest legends of all of ancient Greece . . .Teaching herself to hunt and fight, Atalanta is determined to prove her worth to her father and, disguising herself as a man, she wins a place on the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
When she falls in love with Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and helps him steal the Golden Fleece, Medea, Princess of Colchis and priestess of Hecate, Thee Named, Lady of Phantoms, sails with him to claim his throne, but things turn tragically wrong and she must attempt to reclaim her humanity through abandonment, murder and grief.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Following the success of Aquarium which was a New York Times Editor's Choice and garnered numerous rave reviews, David Vann transports us to 13th century B.C. to give a nuanced and electric portrait of the life of one of ancient mythology's most fascinating and notorious women, Medea. In brilliant poetic prose Bright Air Black brings us aboard the ship Argo for its epic return journey across the Black Sea from Persia's Colchis--where Medea flees...
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