When a harsh sandstorm threatens to destroy her nomadic desert tribe's way of life, Andromeda knows that a sacrifice will be required to appease the gods and end the storm.
That is, until the day she finds an injured boy named Perseus in the forest. Forging a new life for herself and for her young son Perseus will be the hardest thing she's ever done.Īs a member of a reclusive band of women who live deep in the woods, known as the Gorgons, Medusa has eschewed all contact with the outside world. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Saint, Elodie Harper and Natalie Haynes, author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, bringing to life the voices of three women who are side-lined in the traditional version, and whose stories reveal a man who might not, in fact, be a hero at all.īanished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one day cause the death of her father, Danae finds herself stranded, pregnant, and alone. I was gripped by the human drama at the novel's heart' ELODIE HARPER 'A fresh and original take on the myth of Perseus. so interesting and thought-provoking' JENNIFER SAINT I am personally very into greek mythology retellings, so this was a fun read for me.'A page-turning retelling.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and I think it was a fun story. I love the way this story turns that on its head and really shows the other side of things that isn’t completely masked by what the heroes say. In the original myth, you get the story Perseus tells in here as well, that he saw a sea monster, saved her, and married her.
We also have the story of Andromeda and I truly love this retelling. I love Danae, she is a survivor and does her best to make do in every situation she is in. We also have our character Danae, who tried her best to keep her son from turning into a monster even though his destiny is to be the ruin of her father. Personally, I like the first option a lot more and that’s what this story focuses on and it’s what my Medusa short story focuses on as well. I’ve heard two sides to this myth, one is that she was turned into a Gorgon to protect her from men, and one is that she was turned as a punishment.
She is essentially boiled down to being a monster without anyone looking too closely at what got her there. When it comes to Medusa in most mythology, we hear about her as the Gorgon. Particularly, I want to focus on the story of Medusa in this. Books You Must Try #booktube #booktok #bookish
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