Women & weasels : mythologies of birth in ancient Greece and Rome / Maurizio Bettini ; translated by Emlyn Eisenach.

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

x, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

The story of Alcmene saved by the weasel -- The story -- La folia -- The woman in labor -- The enemy -- The knots -- The resolution -- The rescuer -- The first identity of the rescuer -- Dissonance?: Pliny and birth through the mouth -- Animal metaphors and women's roles -- The forest of symbols is full of animals -- The weasel-rescuer is a complicated character -- Wilde Frau, savage midwife -- Godmother weasel -- An encyclopedia without footnotes -- Conclusion: Alcmene's thoughts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.