"The easiest person to fool is the one who wants to be fooled."
- from "Pandora's Jar," by @nataliehaynes.bsky.social

Another lesson from ancient mythology.

#maga #pandorasjar #nataliehaynes #euripedes #myths #mythology #medea

A photo of Natalie Haynes' book "Pandora's Jar." (Harper Perennial, 2020)

"Is there something in us which is drawn to doing the forbidden? Of course, or the story of Adam and Eve getting themselves booted out of the Garden of Eden wouldn't resonate as it does."

@nataliehaynes.bsky.social, "Pandora's Jar"
#nataliehaynes #pandorasjar #pandora #eve #myths #mythology #books

"To some people, a woman with power and a voice is always a monster."
Natalie Haynes, "Pandora's Jar"

#nataliehaynes #medusa #pandorasjar #women #sexism #mythology #lovethisbook

A black and white photo showing the Dedication of Natalie Haynes' book "Pandora's Jar." It reads: "For my mum, who has always thought a woman with an axe was more interesting than a princess". The blade of a hatchet is resting on top of the page.

Dedication from "Pandora's Jar," by Natalie Haynes (@nataliehaynes.bsky.social). Harper Perennial (@harperperennial.bsky.social), 2020.

#pandora #pandorasjar #nataliehaynes #mythology #myths #pandorasbox #dangerouswomen #books #bookdedications #harperperennial #harpercollins

A good introductory look into women in mythology&our over simplification of them in modern society as well as the men who rewrote them Recommend for lovers of Greek myths or those intimidated by yesterday's rec #womenshistorymonth #womensbookrecs #feministbookrecs #pandorasjar #pandorasbox #booktok

How cool is this?! 🏺 #PandorasJar

I finished #pandorasjar today & - never happened before but - I was really struck by @nataliehaynes.bsky.social Acknowledgements. Her credit and praises (in her own voice, bc audio) struck me as so heartfelt. It gave one of those small feel good moments abt people & the world that are so needed rn.

So here I am with my brain starting to want to do things again so here I am reading again, #pandorasjar.

@nataliehaynes.bsky.social is pretty infallible but my only question is in her chapter about Penelope…

As for #PandorasJar, I’ve just learned Gorgon heads (seem to) predate the Greek myths. As in they were stone carved heads found around the landscape - emphasis on HEADS. No body. So there’s a theory that the story of Perseus was made up to explain why the heads were separate from the body. #classics