![]() ![]() A less violent but no less harmful way that patriarchy controls women is through the imperative to diet. Just as Greek mythology celebrated the killing of women warriors, so too does modern society continue to condone acts of violence toward women, especially those who exercise their personal autonomy. ![]() The author opens by discussing the story of the Amazons in relation to a male undergraduate who killed two female students (and four others) as revenge for years of sexual rejection. Morales, the author of Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction, reinterprets old myths with an eye to “recognizing entrenched cultural patterns,” especially where the treatment of girls and women, the environment, and minorities are concerned. A professor of Hellenic studies offers a feminist take on major myths from antiquity.Īncient Greek myths are significant parts of the narratives that undergird Western democracy and culture. ![]()
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