4/6/2024 0 Comments Icarus and apollo storyWomen and Power by Mary Beardīeard uses her knowledge of ancient cultures and myths to demonstrate how misogyny has been a big problem throughout history– especially in Homer’s Odyssey. The moral: believe women, because they might be trying to tell you something like “hey, there are Greeks inside that big wooden horse”. Many women may be able to relate to this story: Cassandra, daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, receives prophecies from the gods, but no one believes her prophecies. The Autobiography of Cassandra, Princess & Prophetess of Troy by Ursule Molinaro Iphis’ mother, alarmed, prays to the gods for Iphis to be made a man, and the gods grant her prayers. Iphis and Ianthe fall deeply in love, and agree to marry. When Iphis is of a marriageable age, her father– still unaware that Iphis is female– finds a young woman (Ianthe) for Iphis to marry. This is another selection from the Canongate Myths series that retells the story of Iphis: Iphis is born a girl but is raised as a boy by her mother to protect her from her father. I feel like Ali Smith has a much greater following in the U.K., but she’s no doubt a master of her craft. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazierīy now most of us have either read the book, or seen the movie, but did you know it was a retelling of The Odyssey? Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith Featured in this collection are: Auden, Yeats, Wislawa Szymborska, and Rilke– just to name a few. In this collection, Nina Kossman compiled poetry from the twentieth century that retold classic myths from around the world. Gods and Mortals: Modern Poems on Classical Myths by Nina Kossman It was a blueprint for her eventual novel, The Vegetarian, so now the allusions to Daphne feel too real, so I’ve decided to include it. But I recently read Han Kang’s short story “The Fruit of My Woman”, in which the wife becomes a tree to escape a life that she doesn’t want to live. The Vegetarian by Han KangĪt first I erased The Vegetarian from the list because, although I’d been told there was a direct correlation between The Vegetarian and the story of Daphne and Apollo (Daphne turns herself into a tree to escape Apollo’s advances), I thought it was too big a stretch. This is a retelling of Dionysos told by his servant Vlepo. But I just warned you that I thought he was an American gem. Vincent Millay, I’m obsessed with female poets who were writing at the beginning of the twentieth century (they all seemed to share a love of Sappho). This is a book length poem that reimagines the Helen myth. H.D., initials for Hilda Doolittle, was a poet at the beginning of the 20th century. It’s a free Tor short story that retells the myth from Iphigenia’s point of view. Yes, Iphigenia is killed BY HER FATHER, so the WIND will blow in his favor… After reading this book, try A Memory of Wind by Rachel Swirsky. But if you think Madeline Miller is the queen of retellings, and you only want to read this story– well, here it is! House of Names by Colm Toibinīefore heading out to fight the Trojan War, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to make the winds blow in his favor before sailing. So if you decide to read xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths, this is Madeline Miller’s story in the collection. It’s a gender- swapped retelling of the Odyssey. Set during the Civil War, Ash leaves her husband and dons a uniform to fight for the Union army. xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths by Kate Bernheimer (editor)Ī retelling of 50 myths from around the world by 50 different authors such as, Madeline Miller, Laura van den Berg, Anthony Marra, Joy Williams, Victor LaValle, Elizabeth McCracken (to name a few). It’s a city that exists outside of time, and is populated by people from different points in history. A city populated with thousands of children, and a few hundred adults who serve as educators. As a mortal, he lives in Athene’s Just City. Apollo, perplexed by Daphne’s demure, decides to try a mortal life to see if he can figure out humanity. The Just City by Jo Waltonĭaphne turns herself into a tree to avoid Apollo’s sexual advances. “For Her Dark Skin” retells the story of Jason and Medea (possibly my favorite Greek myth). Percival Everett has written over 20 novels, and they’re wonderful (okay, I admit I haven’t read them all, but if I do end up reading them all, I already know that they’ll be wonderful). Frankenstein was based in part, on the Prometheus- myth. Prometheus provoked the ire of Zeus when he stole the sacred fire of the gods from Mount Olympus and gave it to mankind. Prometheus is the god that has his liver eaten by an eagle everyday. So I hope with this list you will find a balanced selection of… 50 Classic Mythology Retellings: Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
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