Irresistible Monsters: Creatures in Greek Myth - Indie Edition

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Due 04/03/27

by Natalie Haynes

From snaky Echidna – mother of monsters – to the fearsome Minotaur, the strange
and terrible creatures of Greek Myths have been grabbing our attention for
thousands of years.
In Irresistible Monsters, bestselling author, broadcaster and passionate classicist
Natalie Haynes turns her inimitable gaze on the inhuman, and reveals that even the
things we thought we knew aren’t necessarily so: a Cyclops doesn’t always have one
eye, and Cerberus doesn’t start out with three heads.
Along the way, she examines how we think about monsters: what makes a monster,
and why do we need them? Do they subvert the world as we know it, or subtly
reinforce our expectations? Is a monster human or animal, mortal or divine? And how
do you defeat a multi-headed snake when it has a giant crab as its henchman?