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Legendary Ladies
Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower You | Ann Shen
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Throughout History comes this lushly illustrated book of goddesses from around the world. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess whose love overcame mortality. Mazu, the Chinese deity who safely guides travelers home. Lakshmi, the Hindu provider of fortune and prosperity. These powerful deities and many more are celebrated in gorgeous artwork and enlightening essays that explore the feminine divine and encourage readers to empower themselves. Ann Shen's signature watercolors make Legendary Ladies a unique, gift-worthy homage to the mighty women within.
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IndoorDame
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I saw a Litsy review of this and decided I had to read it. It includes a very brief overview of 50 goddesses from 23 traditions all around the world along with brief ideas of what one might petition each goddess for. I like seeing so many female divinities in one book, and this is a good jumping off point for research if you find one that interests you. BUT this is catalogued and marketed as children‘s nonfiction. 👇🏼

IndoorDame The illustrations look a lot like Bratz dolls. But the text is no where near a juvenile level either in terms of vocabulary or content. Each goddess gets her central myth distilled down to a single paragraph, and the result is perhaps a high school writing level, and often stories that are brutal and unsuitable for very young readers. 2y
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Darklunarose
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Pickpick

Finished this morning. If you‘re a pagan parent this would be a lovely book to give to your child or to read to them.

StayCurious Beautiful illustrations 2y
IndoorDame Stacked! 2y
Darklunarose @StayCurious all the way through and each goddess is illustrated. 2y
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Darklunarose
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Starting today to read between the other three books I‘m on.

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watermelontaco13
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𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 is primer of goddesses from various mythology and folklore.The illustrations are beautiful and explode with color.
🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

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JenlovesJT47
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I stumbled across this on kindle unlimited and have been pleasantly surprised. Each chapter gives an overview of a famous goddess, and not just from Greek and Norse mythology. There are cute illustrations to go along with it. Recommended for anyone interested in mythology. It would also be a good place to start for a beginner. 4⭐️

#KindleUnlimited
#Mythology

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GatheringBooks
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Pickpick

#LiteraryLuck Day 23: If we are talking of #Legend(ary) females, better find this collection. As Fats noted: This is “perfect for anyone who likes to read about mythology. ‘They represent the things that we value and seek in our lives: creativity [and] manifestation, love, power, protection, and reinvention.‘ Goddesses from different mythologies are brought together in this volume.” Her review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-jN4

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💗💗 5y
vkois88 I love this and the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous! 5y
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LitsyHappenings
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Repost for @MeganAnn :
Last call to anyone who wants to sign up for the #mythsandlegendsswap or #mythsandlegendsJunior ⚡️ It‘s going to be LEGEND ... wait for it ... DARY!

Sign-up form: https://goo.gl/forms/2R1SApiRylVWvME53

Junior Swap sign-up form: https://goo.gl/forms/sHWlm2iF8DXT6aaa2

I‘ll leave the forms up until I wake up in the morning for any procrastinators (because I often am one 😆).
Working on matches tomorrow afternoon!

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MeganAnn
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Last call to anyone who wants to sign up for the #mythsandlegendsswap or #mythsandlegendsJunior ⚡️ It‘s going to be LEGEND ... wait for it ... DARY!

Sign-up form: https://goo.gl/forms/2R1SApiRylVWvME53

Junior Swap sign-up form: https://goo.gl/forms/sHWlm2iF8DXT6aaa2

I‘ll leave the forms up until I wake up in the morning for any procrastinators (because I often am one 😆).
Working on matches tomorrow afternoon!

MeganAnn @sprainedbrain I know you were interested but I haven‘t seen your entry yet. No worries if you changed your mind, but I didn‘t want you or Jack to miss out! 😉 5y
Craftylikefox Yay!!! 5y
sprainedbrain @MeganAnn thank you for the reminder!! I have been too in-and-out of Litsy lately. Signing up! 5y
MeganAnn @sprainedbrain you‘re welcome!! 5y
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rachelsbrittain
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Pickpick

Really enjoyed this gorgeously illustrated book about goddesses around the world. & super interesting to see some of the common threads between different religions (apparantly a rainbow bridge shows up in Aztec as well as Norse mythology-- what?). I just wish I had an actual copy so I could really enjoy the illustrations & revisit all the goddesses periodically-- bc sadly I'm guessing my retention won't be great w as short as those passages were.

Reviewsbylola This looks really cool! 5y
rachelsbrittain @Reviewsbylola yeah it was a really neat one-- and the illustrations were so lovely! 5y
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CoffeeCatsBooks
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Pickpick

Legendary Ladies explores 50 goddesses. They are grouped by their realm of divinity, such as creativity, love, power, etc. Each goddess has a one page illustration followed by a one page description. I love mythology and appreciated the wide breadth of cultures represented. There were several that I didn‘t know about and want to learn more of. The illustrations themselves are charming. Looking forward to reading her Bad Girls Throughout History.

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CoffeeCatsBooks
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I love the illustrations in this book! 💕 They are all so pretty. I also picked up her Bad Girls Throughout History, which I will probably also read this weekend.

mydearwatson _Bad Girls Throughout History_ is awesome!!! 6y
CoffeeCatsBooks @mydearwatson Yay! Looking forward to it. 📖 6y
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overtheedge
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Such a fun book.....here is an example

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overtheedge
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Pickpick

The inspiring, sometimes wild mythologies shared here represent diversity, not just in things we may each value and seek, but the rich similarities common threads that existed between women. Despite the distance cultures and beliefs that divide us, were all women.We all have our stories.The ones shared here, some from lesser known goddesses some obvious choices divided into 5 categories, according to the goddesses strengths.
Highly recommended.

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RowReads1
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🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘ll have to check this one out, I really enjoyed her other book 6y
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RowReads1
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💗

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RowReads1
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🤪

moarbookspleaze Kali is one of my favs. 6y
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RowReads1
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She has a cat drawn chariot and wings too.

CatLass007 😻😻😻😻😻 6y
GondorGirl I want to be her. 😍 6y
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RowReads1
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Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts. 📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨

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RowReads1
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Pickpick

This book is great for the young and old. Each goddess has a painting and page long introduction. I‘ll post some of my favorite pictures in a few.

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erinreads
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Won this in April from Library Thing‘s Early Reviewers and it came today! This book is gorgeous and I can‘t wait to read about some badass women. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 #librarything

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Looks great, I loved her other book 6y
mcipher That looks awesome!! 6y
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Mitch
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Bestie Birthday present shopping - so much to choose from ❤️ Seems an appropriate choice for Mother‘s Day!

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