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Hypsipyle & the Curse of Lemnos
By Karen Martin
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Description
Condemned by a god's tantrum and betrayed by their husbands, the women of Lemnos suffer the consequences of Aphrodite's fury. Humiliated by Hephaestus after he exposed her affair with Ares, the Goddess unleashed her wrath on Lemnos, one of her husband's sacred isles. When the Lemnian men abandon their wives for captive Thracians, a curse ignites a night of bloodshed.
Hypsipyle saves her father, King Thoas, by smuggling him to safety. Her compassion unleashes a slow-burning aftermath of guilt, shame, and eventual exile.In the wake of the massacre, Hypsipyle begins to rebuild, forging a new order from the old. When Jason and the Argonauts arrive on their quest for the Golden Fleece, Hypsipyle is persuaded to extend hospitality instead of violence. Her union with Jason bears twin sons, who are sent to his homeland in Thrace, while she faces the ramifications of her actions.
For readers drawn to mythic retellings through a feminist lens, such as Pat Barker, Natalie Haynes, or Madeline Miller, Hypsipyle and the Curse of Lemnos is a fierce, lyrical reclamation of one woman's struggle to shape her destiny following the repercussions of a divine retribution.
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 104
- Release Date:
- 2025-11-06
- Publication Date:
- 2025-11-11
- Publisher:
- Kazjoypress
- Languages:
- Original: English
- ISBN10:
- 0645192295
- ISBN13:
- 9780645192292
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
- Minimum Reading Age:
- 18
- Maximum Reading Age:
- 18
- Weight:
- 164 g
- Height:
- 152 cm
- Width:
- 229 cm
- Thickness:
- 6 cm
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