Novelist, visual artist, and author of Wrath Goddess Sing, Maya Deane, joins Lexie to talk about discovering her love of mythology, the revolutionary nature of her new novel, the myths & stories that inspire her, and how to support trans reception of Classics. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded June 1, 2022.

Learn more about Maya: https://mayadeane.com 

Order Wrath Goddess Sing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58984703-wrath-goddess-sing 

Follow Maya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mayadeanewriter 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayadeanewriter/ 

For an intro into more trans/gender diversity reception in Classics, check out: https://wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2020/12/17/author-interview-allison-surtees/ 

Synopsis for Wrath Goddess Sing:

In WRATH GODDESS SING, Deane reimagines the famed warrior Achilles as a transgender woman. Put upon her mission by the goddess Athena, Achilles sets herself off to battle—only to find her path much more complicated than expected. Caught in the middle of a dramatic celestial feud and a cat-and-mouse game with an enemy hell-bent on having Achilles for herself, WRATH GODDESS SING chronicles Achilles’ bloody, fierce transformation into the most revered soldier in Greek mythos—and the person she becomes beneath the legend of it all.

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Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds. 

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