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Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men – Mara Gold in conversation with Holly James Johnston
Join Mara Gold (DPhil in Classics) in conversation with Holly James Johnston (DPhil in English) about Mara’s new book “Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men.”
Homemaker. Virgin. Femme Fatale. Warrior. Witch. Madwoman. Monster.
The labels applied to mythological women and non-men echo throughout history. These archetypes, created in the Ancient World, still resonate today.
Discover the goddesses, warriors, witches, and monsters who shaped and subverted womanhood from the very beginning.
From the stories of the virgin goddesses Athena and Artemis, the contrasting depictions of wifely duty in Clytemnestra and Penelope, the ecstatic frenzies of the Maenads, Echidna—the so-called mother of all monsters—and the misunderstood Medusa, Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men reveals a world where powerful women were both worshipped and feared.
Mara will also reveal some of the ways these archetypes have impacted local and University history, from the former “Lilith” Oxford women’s paper to Persephone’s role at Somerville College.
Date:
25 November 2025, 19:30
Venue:
Step-free access
Speakers:
Mara Gold (DPhil Classics),
Holly James Johnston
Organising department:
Faculty of Classics
Organiser:
Mara Gold (DPhil Classics)
Organiser contact email address:
mara.gold@classics.ox.ac.uk
Hosts:
Holly James Johnston,
Mara Gold (DPhil Classics)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML2NMXXMTK08F/checkout/YJMQPKT6UVYVKGEHTX74DDF7
Cost:
£7
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Mara Gold
