Two novels offer new perspectives on the women of Greek mythology
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The Power of Weaving
"I want our listeners to know the power of her loom is to tell the truth. To tell stories of rape, to tell stories of sexual assault and victimization that have been either swept under or retold as if everything's okay," she says. "The entire city has gathered to watch a mortal, essentially dual with a goddess... And she realizes that this is her moment to kind of speak truth to power."
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