“when women take up space, there is less available for men. but it means we get a whole story instead of half of one.” pandora’s jar is a compassionate, thorough examination of the remarkable women in greek mythology. haynes draws on both classical and contemporary tellings of these myths to explore why and how these fascinating, nuanced women have often been reduced to stereotypes—“villains, victims, wives and monsters”—while still remaining entertaining and accessible to readers.thank you t

I've read Natalie Haynes' fiction books A Thousand Ships and The Children of Jocasta before. I enjoyed both of these books, one more than the other, but I didn't nearly love them as much as I did Pandora's Jar, which is a nonfiction about women in the Greek myths. It was absolutely a brilliant read!It's no secret that I love Greek mythology (and literally anything about the ancient Mediterranean world). I also just feel so happy that in the past few years the whole topic of Greek mythology has b...

Happy Publication Day! (U.S.) March 29, 2022Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Perennial for providing a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review. My rating: 4.5⭐️Having read and loved 'A Thousand Ships' by Natalie Haynes I was eagerly looking forward to reading 'Pandora’s Jar : Women in the Greek Myths' and I was not disappointed!The author describes Greek myths as “protean” stating that they operate in different timelines- the one in which they are set and the timelines of the subseque...

I’ve been reading differing accounts of the Greek myths since childhood. They have always captured by imagination in a way that can be compared to nothing else. I guess part of me likes to think of them as historical fact rather than myth... But what is evident is that in modern collections of Greek myths is that men are put to the front and centre, and that the female characters are only visible on the margins. One has to only look at the perennially popular film ‘Jason and the Argonauts’ (1963...

Anyone who has read A Thousand Ships, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction this year, will know that Natalie Haynes is deeply interested in giving voice to the women of Greek myth. But what some might not know is that she's also an incredible classicist and a comedian. Now, these two things go together better than you might imagine. If you follow her Instagram or listen to her podcast 'Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics' (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b077...), you will alread...

Classicist and stand-up comedian, Natalie Haynes, delves into Greek Myth- particularly the women of Greek myth and I know I just had to read this book. This book explores 10 female myths, from their origins and variations, as well as how their roles have changed over the years and modern day interpretations. It was also great to see what artefacts remains depicting these women; whose stories are lost to us (from writing), bringing to question how these women were depicted/talked about during Anc...

This is such a smart and fascinating explanation and retelling by scholar Natalie Haynes. She is also a comic, and you can feel her sense of humor in this highly readable nonfiction text tackling multiple myths; the humor makes it truly stand out. I took Classics in college, and I absolutely loved it. I can only imagine, if I’d had access to a text like this along with an illuminating discussion, how much it would have added to my experience. I hope that Classics’ professors today are employing

Classicist Natalie Haynes has penned this extraordinarily interesting non-fiction in the hope of addressing some of the prejudice and inaccuracies forced upon some of mythology's female figures. These women are often relegated to the side-lines of the story, and when they are granted an extended focus it is for their role as either the mother, the sinner, or the monster. Sometimes all three at once. But was this always the case and, if so, just why are women depicted as behaving in such a narrow...

I knew going into the audiobook that it was going to be interesting but I wasn't prepared on how emersed and focused I would be in her tellings of women in Greek mythology. It was so well told and excellent narrated and very interesting to listen as I coloured in my boos or what not. Have noticed I'm a lot more intrigued in learning in women's history than I pick up but definitely need to find more books in those topics

4.5 ⭐️ NETGALLEY VLOG & FULL THOUGHTS: https://youtu.be/1FsF-U-VQFoCompletely unexpected, but so SO good if you are at all interested in Greek mythology and the stories behind the women throughout. More thoughts in our NetGalley vlog out at the end of the month, but BRAVO. Very impressed.xx-Christine

This was a well researched and impressive book, but just to note this is a non fiction piece of work which delves into the histories and different representations of a variety of women in Greek myth and legend, such as Helen, Clytemnestra, Jocasta, Medusa and many more. I feel like you have to have a fairly good knowledge of Greek plays and myths prior to reading this book but if you're able to keep up with the references and different stories then it shouldn't pose too much of an issue. I wante...

3.5⭐️ this would be a good book for someone just becoming interested in Greek mythology, but there are a few interesting points still for anyone like me who considers themselves pretty well versed. I was especially pleased to see Phaedra included as she often gets missed out in this kind of discourse about women in Classics

Natalie Haynes is the queen of Greek mythology and I want to read everything she has published. Her and Madeline Miller are true gems in this space.

“Myths may be the home of the miraculous, but they are also mirrors of us. Which version of a story we choose to tell, which characters we place in the foreground, which ones we allow to fade into the shadows: these reflect both the teller and the reader, as much as they show the characters of the myth. We have made space in our story-telling to rediscover women who have been lost or forgotten. They are not villains, victims, wives and monsters: they are people.”After reading and loving A Thousa...

•••“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔.”•••Today I want to talk to you about Pandora's Jar which is a very interesting collection of Greek myths of women who are often side-lined. The author explores the origins and variations of 10 different myths and talks about how their stories have changed over the years. There were a few myths I was unfamiliar with which I really enjoyed!┍━━━━━━━★━━━━━━━┑✅- Acknowledges and humanises many women from Greek mythology.- Witty