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Book Club: Women in the Greek Myths

Book Club: Women in the Greek Myths

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October 28, 202044m 6s

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<div>In this week's Book Club podcast, Sam's guest is the writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, whose new book <em>Pandora's Jar: Women In The Greek Myths </em>investigates how the myths portrayed women from Pandora to Medea, and how those images have been repurposed in the retellings of subsequent generations. She tells Sam why Theseus isn't quite the hero we imagine him, how Erasmus's mistranslation of a single word crocked Pandora's reputation for good, why Euripides was a feminist <em>avant la lettre</em>, and how the Gorgon got her body.  </div><div><br><em>Tell us your thoughts on our podcasts and be in for a chance to win a bottle of Pol Roger champagne by filling out our podcast survey. Visit </em><a href="http://spectator.co.uk/podcastsurvey"><em><a href="http://spectator.co.uk/podcastsurvey">spectator.co.uk/podcastsurvey</a></em></a><em>.</em></div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>