Warriors, Witches, Women

Kate Hodges graduated from the University of Westminster with a BA in Print Journalism. She has over 20 years writing experience on magazines, having been a staffer on publications including The Face, Bizarre, Just Seventeen, Smash Hits and Sky, and written for many more, including The Guardian, Kerrang! and NME. She has also worked for Rapido TV and P For Production films. She is the author of three books on London.Harriet Lee-Merrion is an award-winning illustrator based in Bristol, in the South West of England. Her work has been published worldwide and exhibited internationally in New York, London and Berlin. She has illustrated for numerous clients including The British Library, Conde Nast, the Guardian, the Washington Post and the New York Times.

• FOREWORDINTRODUCTION  CHAPTER 1 WITCHES Wise women, soothsayers and healersHECATE  Greek: goddessMORGAN LE FAY. British: enchantress and fairyCIRCE  Greek: goddess/witchBABA YAGA  Slavic: witchCASSANDRA. Greek: prophetTHE PYTHIA. Greek: priestess/witchBERCHTA. Southern German/Austrian: goddessWHITE BUFFALO CALF WOMAN  Indigenous American/Lakotan: spiritRHIANNON  Celtic: goddess/fairy  CHAPTER 2 WARRIORS Fighters, strategists and bringers of justiceARTEMIS  Greek: goddessANATH  Northwest Semitic: goddessDIVOKA SARKA  Bohemian: warriorFREYJA  Norse: goddessTHE FURIES Roman/Greek: goddessesCIHUATETEO Meso-American: spiritsKALT Hindu: goddessYENNENGA Mossi, African: princessJEZEBEL Hebrew/Christian: queen  CHAPTER 3 BRINGERS OF MISFORTUNE Destructors, havoc-wreakers, harbingers of doomHEL Norse: goddessMORR.GAN Celtic: goddessTHE VALKYRIES Norse: spiritsPONTIANAK Malay: ghostBAOBHAN SITH Scottish: vampireLILITH Jewish: demonLOVIATAR Finnish: goddessHARPIES Greek: monstersMEDUSA Greek/Roman: monsterLA LLORONA Mexican: spiritBANSHEE Celtic: spirit, fairyFUTAKUCHI-ONNA Japanese: supernatural beast  CHAPTER 4 ELEMENTAL SPIRITS Lightning bolt-throwers, commanders of fire and ice, creators of the planetTIAMAT Babylonian: goddessMAMI WATA African/American: goddessPELE Hawaiian: goddessSELKIES Scottish: creaturesMARI Basque: goddessTHE LADY OF LLYN Y FAN FACH Welsh: fairyTHE RAINBOW SERPENT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australia: gender-fluid goddess/godMAZU Mazuism/Buddhism/Taoism/Confucianism: goddessEGLĖ THE QUEEN OF SERPENTS Lithuanian: woman  CHAPTER 5 MUNIFICENT SPIRITS Bountiful deities, generous spirits, domestic goddessesTARA Buddhism/Hinduism: goddessMADDERAKKA Sámi: spiritsTHE MOIRAI Greek: incarnations of destinyBRIGID Celtic: goddess and saintERZULIE DANTOR AND ERZULIE FREDA Vodou: goddessesBONA DEA Roman: goddessAME-NO-UZUME Japanese: goddessINANNA Mesopotamian: goddessMA’AT Egyptian: goddessLIEU HANH Vietnamese: goddessMAMAN BRIGITTE Voudou: goddess  GLOSSARYFURTHER READINGMYTHOLOGICAL WOMEN PLAYLISTACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Hodges looks at mythology through a feminist lens, showcasing 50 of the fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world’s greatest legends...Lee-Merrion’s illustrations bring these strong personalities to life.