Mother and Myth in Spanish Novels Rewriting the Matriarchal Archetype |
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| Author:
| Schumm, Sandra J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61148-542-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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What if the goddess Athena, who sprang fully-grown from Zeus's head and denied she had a mother, became aware of the compelling existence of her other parent? What if she discovered that her mother, Metis-first wife of Zeus and "wiser than all gods and mortal men," according to Hesiod-was swallowed by her father and continued to impart her wisdom ......
What if the goddess Athena, who sprang fully-grown from Zeus's head and denied she had a mother, became aware of the compelling existence of her other parent? What if she discovered that her mother, Metis-first wife of Zeus and "wiser than all gods and mortal men," according to Hesiod-was swallowed by her father and continued to impart her wisdom ......