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Brindel, June Rachuy was born on June 5, 1919 in Little Rock, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Otto L. and Etta Mina (Balster) Rachuy.
(Then I saw them, close, the young queen, Ariadne, and thi...)
Then I saw them, close, the young queen, Ariadne, and this shining little princess, Phaedra. Even when I was a child in Troeze, I had heard of them and dreamed of their glorious lives. Even when the Cretan warrior called my name and my mother fell to the ground weeping, and the men tore me out of her arms and carried me onto their ship- even then, when I looked toward shore and said goodbye forever to my mother and my home, then I thought "at least I will see them, see how real Goddesses walk the earth." Thus begins the stunning tale of Phaedra, in which delicate scenes of pastoral beauty and young love contrast with gut wrenching violence. The characters are unforgettable: Phaedra, seeming fragile but with an iron core, drawing her strength from the earth itself: Aissa, the novel's narrator, destined to put aside her own happiness in order to play a crucial role in a conflict she once wanted no part of: Hippolytus, the son of Thesus, as devoted as peace as his father is to war; and Thesus himself, the warrior hero whose every success brings him closer to madness and despair. Phaedra is the child queen of Crete, the embodiment of the Great Goddess on Earth. Theseus has no patience for worship of the Mother, who stands for peace and unity; if there must be a deity, it should be male. By claiming Phaedra, he will control both Crete and the worship of the Goddess, control to deliver the old religion its death blow. But stories filter back to the women of Thesus' heroics- the rape and murder of priestesses, the destruction of shrines and Assia, Phaedra's closest companion, finds herself inexorably drawn into the desperate struggle against Thesus and the militaristic new order that he represents. As in her earlier novel, Ariadne, June Brindle breathes new life and meaning into the familiar Greek myths, reinterpreting them from a feminine perspective. In doing so, she offers a new insights into the age old struggles between men and women.
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(This book talks about the destruction of Goddess worship ...)
This book talks about the destruction of Goddess worship in ancient Crete. Very well written and even if it's moving and sad, is well worth the read. The fact tat it's from a woman's pen makes it more interesting and fresh
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Brindel, June Rachuy was born on June 5, 1919 in Little Rock, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Otto L. and Etta Mina (Balster) Rachuy.
Bachelor, University of Chicago, 1945; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1958.
Professor of English, Wright College, Chicago, 1958-1981. Teacher drama National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, 1957-1967.
(Then I saw them, close, the young queen, Ariadne, and thi...)
(This book talks about the destruction of Goddess worship ...)
Member Society Midland Authors, Indiana Writers of Illinois, The Writers (vice president 1995), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Bernard Brindel, August 26, 1939. Children: Sylvia Mina, Paul, Jill.