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hyperlethalrabbit t1_jcdv69f wrote

If you're a fan of the feminist restored voice that Miller does in Circe, I find Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad to be a good one as well. As the name suggests, tells the story of Penelope's life and gives us her perspective of the events of the Iliad and Odyssey and beyond.

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erika_on_literature t1_jcesxoy wrote

Yes, +1 to The Penelopiad recommendation. Also, I'm reading "A Thousand Ships" by Natalie Haynes right now, which looks promising to me. It retells the story of Troy from the perspective of different women of that period.

I'm also curious about "Daughters of Sparta" which is also a retelling of the same story but from Helen and Klytemnestra. But I haven't read it yet

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motherofpearl89 t1_jcemnk5 wrote

>The Penelopiad

Oh my goodness thank you so much! I had no idea this book existed.

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akornel t1_jciyn1s wrote

Ooooh, I’m putting that one on my list, thanks! I absolutely loved The King Must Die by Mary Renault. It’s based on the idea that if the story of the Minotaur was an exaggerated story based on a kernel of truth, what might that kernel be.

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