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Amazon Warrior Women: The Truth Behind the Myth

12 June 2018 By Emily Hauser

Emily Hauser traces the evidence for the real life Amazon warrior women. Last year, DC Comics’ Wonder Woman exploded onto our screens in an epic superhero film that put a woman at the forefront for the first time. In so doing, director Patty Jenkins delved into Wonder Woman’s hidden past as Diana (Gal Gadot), daughter of […]

The Trojan Wars: Men or Myths?

12 April 2018 By Hilary Green

Hilary Green explores the evidence of the real historical figures behind the Trojan Wars. Everyone knows the story of the Trojan War – don’t they? Achilles the great warrior, cunning Odysseus, the Trojan horse? That last, at least, has become common parlance. In recent years fewer and fewer people seemed to have heard it, but […]

Jason, the Argonauts – and a Woman?

14 June 2017 By Emily Hauser

The myth of Jason and the Argonauts, and their quest for the Golden Fleece, is one of the best-known legends of ancient Greece. It features renowned Greek heroes like Hercules and Theseus, and a journey to the ends of the earth in search of the mythical Golden Fleece, which was said to have been shorn from […]

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