A welcome contribution to a number of domains: the reading of ancient mythology, cultural history, space and gender analysis and the study of epic and tragic poetry … This book will prove a thought-provoking reading for graduate students and scholars of myth, religion and ritual, space, gender and cultural history. To be able to unpack some of the multiple ways those clusters of concepts and material might interact together at different levels for a larger design is a critical (in both senses) achievement in its own right.

Classical Journal

In ancient Greece, it's said, men wandered, while women, like Penelope, stayed put. Not so: Ariadne Konstantinou elegantly shows that mythological women moved plenty – and collided with a “glass wall.”

David Konstan, Professor of Classics, NYU, USA

A thought-provoking study, 50 years on from Vernant's immoveable Hestia, into what happens when goddesses and heroines leave their homes and face the glass walls of ancient Greek mythology.

Susan Deacy, Principal Lecturer, Classics, University of Roehampton, UK

The book opens up as many questions as it answers, leaving plenty of space for further debate and discussion. In spite of its brevity, however, this is a thought-provoking contribution for both students and scholars working in the areas of myth, culture and gender, and a timely reminder that female mobility was less curtailed than is often tacitly assumed.

The Classical Association

An up to date study that makes for a stimulating read that should be welcomed for its contribution not only to the field of Ancient History, but also to Gender Studies (Bloomsbury translation).

CADMO - Revista de História Antiga