Few have suffered more tragedies than she. Her city has collapsed. Her kingdom is lost, her husband is dead. Known for her many children, she keeps her life alive with hope for her daughter, Polyxena, who is now a slave like her, and for her one remaining son, Polydor, who has been sent far away before the war's end. Little does Hecuba know that her daughter will be sacrificed to appease the spirit of Achilles. But slave or not, Hecuba will not rest until she gets her revenge.
The GREAT WOMEN OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY is a series of short books for young and old that introduces readers to the ancient world through its heroines.
Whether through simplified adaptations of classical tragedies by Euripides, Aeschylus, and Sophocles, or original works based on surviving sources, these books aim to take readers on a journey filled with excitement, drama, death, and love, focusing on women who have played such a significant role in our history yet remain in our memory as mere spectators.
While each book can be read independently and in any order, there is an underlying narrative that ultimately connects all these characters and provides a broader view of what it meant to be a woman in ancient Greek times.
The Creators: Vittorio Mattioli and Mike Franz are writers, translators, and curators of texts and books. Cosmopolitans in the truest sense, they founded Read Panda Editing, a company based in Estonia. Vittorio, of Greek-Italian descent, resides in Athens, while Mike—despite his last name—is British and currently lives in Brussels. They primarily offer their services in English, though communication is also possible in Italian, French, Greek, Icelandic, and Spanish. Their publishing initiative Great Women of Greek Mythology marks their first publishing effort in Greece.
The distinctive covers of the series are the work of the talented illustrator known as Little Miss Grumpy. A native Athenian, she once aspired to become an actress but ultimately emerged as one of the most promising illustrators of her generation. She designs, sketches, and paints for books and newspapers, creating objects full of character and personality.
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