All the world thinks Penelope’s husband is dead. Suitors line up to take his place, but she has no desire for any of them. She is no demure widow waiting to be married off: she is the worthy wife of one of the greatest heroes. Can she keep up her tricks to hold her suitosr off for long enough for Odysseus to return? And even if he does, will her husband be the man she remembers?

GREAT WOMEN OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY is a series of short books for young and old introducing readers to the ancient world through its heroines.
Whether simplified adaptations of classic tragedies by Euripides, Aeschylus and Sophocles or original works based on the surviving sources, these books aim to bring readers on a journey filled with excitement, drama, death and love, all while focusing on the women that have played such an important role in our history yet are still remembered as mere bystanders.

While each book can be read separately, and in any order, there is an underlying thread that ultimately connects all these characters and provides a wider view of what it was to be a woman in the ancient Greek world.