Revisiting Greek myths with a female perspective has become something of a publishing trend in recent years. Debut author Lauren J.A. Bear adds “Medusa’s Sisters” to a growing shelf of ...

The Gorgons were the names of the three sisters in Greek mythology who had snakes for hair. The most famous, Medusa, had a powerful gaze that turned anyone. Skip to content. Saturday, December 7, ...

Medusa’s Sisters Lauren J.A. Bear. Ace, $27 (368p) ISBN 978-0-593-54776-2 The most recent addition to the burgeoning canon of feminist reimaginings of Greek myths, Bear’s debut is immersive ...

Before her visit to the University Bookstore on Aug. 8, author Lauren J.A. Bear discusses history, mythology and uncovering women’s stories within them.

To most people, Medusa is known as a snake-haired figure in Greek mythology who could turn those who crossed her path into stone. But to others, Medusa is an individual whose story holds a much ...

Men Have Feared Women for Millennia. Just Look at the Monsters of Greek Mythology A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity, from Medusa to the Sphinx ...

Medusa’s story comes from very deep in Greek mythography: in the Theogony, by the 8th-century BC poet Hesiod, she is described as being the child of Phorcys and Ceto, chthonic sea deities.In various ...