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Jean Menzies

Jean Menzies is an author, presenter and ancient historian born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has a PhD in classics and has spent more than a decade creating accessible content online about literature and history.

In 2020, she won the BAMB Breakthrough Author award for her first children's non-fiction book, Greek Myths: Meet the Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of Ancient Greece. She has since written and given talks on history and myth for all ages. The Lady of the Lake is her debut novel.
Mitos egipcios (Egyptian Myths)
Diosas y heroinas (Goddesses and Heroines)
Ancient Myths Collection: Greek Myths, Norse Myths and Egyptian Myths
Goddesses and Heroines
Goddesses and Heroines
Egyptian Myths
Egyptian Myths

Books

Mitos egipcios (Egyptian Myths)
Diosas y heroinas (Goddesses and Heroines)
Ancient Myths Collection: Greek Myths, Norse Myths and Egyptian Myths
Goddesses and Heroines
Goddesses and Heroines
Egyptian Myths
Egyptian Myths

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