Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You

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This book is an illustrated compendium of 50 women of myth and legend from cultures around the world. Each entry has a portrait, a hand-lettered name, and a hand-lettered one-liner in Ann Shen's signature style. The entries feature a few paragraphs of pertinent information about the women and their powers, feats, and related mythologies, and include a call-to-action for the situations where the goddess's strength can give you an extra boost. Organised by theme from Love to Power to Reinvention, this volume features goddesses from a variety of cultures and religions around the world, with a healthy mix of famous and obscure deities from Aphrodite of Greece, Isis of Egypt, Mazu of China, Freya of the Norse tradition, Lakshmi of Hindu legends, and many more.

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"'Whether you see them as an inspiration, or purely stories, godessess have long been part of mythology. Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You celebrates these icons; like Gaia, pictured, the mother goddess who created all life, according to Greek mythology." -- Psychologies

Author Bio

Ann Shen is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Los Angeles. Her illustration work has been featured on BuzzFeed, DesignWorkLife, The Fox Is Black, and DesignLoveFest, and her clients include HarperCollins, the New York Times, Huffington Post, Anthropologie, and Mattel.