Spiders & Spinsters: Women and Mythology

by Marta Weigle

Analyzes the treatment of women as heroines, goddesses, spiders, amazons, and figures of wisdom in the folklore and mythology of the Americas

Genres: Nonfiction, Mythology

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Jackie Berke · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't take into account ancestors outside of European Roman mythology

[Glenn Liddell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spiders and Spinsters is an amazing volume containing hundreds of roughly stitched together bits and pieces of mythology concerning the female gender throughout mythology, ritual, storytelling, and other symbolic expression. The subject matter comprises lunar symbolism, fertility, matriarchies, ancient menustral cycle myths and much more.
There are so many imaginative gems of all kinds in this book I take it with me whenever I write.