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Nine Feminist Mythological Reimaginings to Read After You Watch The Odyssey (lithub.com)
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Mythologies across the world abound with stories that center heroes. Be it Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Mahabharata or the Shahnameh, great epics highlight the exploits and adventures of men, the women in their lives often relegated to the sidelines, their roles limited to that of dutiful wives, villains, or victims.

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[โ€“] Wren@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'd like to add to this list The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood.

[โ€“] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Medea is my heroine, in particular.

I started some posts, but there's certainly more to say:
https://piefed.social/search?q=medea&community=eurographicnovels