Myths are wonderful stories, and they are even more interesting when we realize that they can tell us intimate truths about ourselves and others. Jean Shinoda Bolen brings the Greek pantheon to life in our inner archetypes and applies the power of myth to our personal lives. When we understand the natural progression from myth to archetype and personal psyche, and realize that both positive gifts and negative tendencies are traits of the individual goddesses that reside within us, we gain exceptional insight into ourselves.

Some women are more dedicated to professional life and success, and others feel fulfilled in their mission as a wife and mother, depending on which goddess rules them the most. Bolenová teaches women how to decide which goddess traits to develop and which to suppress, as well as how to use the power of archetypes to be the right heroine in their lives.