Clytemnestra
by Costanza Casati· 2023
One of the most infamous figures of Greek myth is reimagined and reinterpreted in this study of a woman forced to terrible measures by the horrific actions of her husband.
Huntress. Warrior. Mother. Murderess. Queen. You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. You play the part, fooling enemies who deny you justice. Slowly, you plot.
You are Clytemnestra.
But when the husband who owns you returns in triumph, what then? Acceptance or vengeance - infamy follows both. So you bide your time and wait, until you might force the gods' hands and take revenge. Until you rise. For you understood something that the others don't. If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.
A novel set in the world of Ancient Greece and told through the eyes of its female protagonist, this is a tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of a Queen who dealt out death to those who wronged her.
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One of the most infamous figures of Greek myth is reimagined and reinterpreted in this study of a woman forced to terrible measures by the horrific actions of her husband. Huntress. Warrior. Mother. Murderess. Queen. You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. You play the part, fooling enemies who deny you justice. Slowly, you plot. You are Clytemnestra. But when the husband who owns you returns in triumph, what then? Acceptance or vengeance - infamy follows both. So you bide your time and wait, until you might force the gods' hands and take revenge. Until you rise. For you understood something that the others don't. If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself. A novel set in the world of Ancient Greece and told through the eyes of its female protagonist, this is a tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of a Queen who dealt out death to those who wronged her.