Goddesses in Every Woman: Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives

By Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD

Goddesses in Every Woman is a superior introduction to the female Greek Olympian deities as archetypes for women’s lives. “Gods and goddesses represent different qualities in the human psyche,” writes the author. “The pantheon of Greek deities together, male and female, exist as archetypes in us all, although the gods are usually the strongest and most influential determinants of a man’s personality, as the goddesses are for women.” It is excellent reading for women who want to understand themselves better, and for men who would like to understand women better. The author covers the major Greek goddesses, including Hera, Aphrodite, Artemis, Demeter, Persephone, and others.

This is an important book in the Mythological Man curriculum, and we regularly run virtual (and sometimes in-person) reading groups focused on it.