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Eurpides' intense interest in the psychological and social position of women has long been recognized. This important new volume explores the playwright's treatment of sexuality, female morality and Greek ideals for women's behavior. Using a wide range of analytic techniques, Euripidean... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Helen of Troy: Queen of Sparta and wife of Menelaus. The most beautiful woman in the world and cause of the Trojan War.
- Paris: Trojan prince, brother of Hector. His stealing of Helen precipitated the Trojan War.
- Kassandra: Princess of Troy. The daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy. When she did not return his love, Apollo placed a curse on her so that no one would ever believe her predictions. She is a figure both of the epic tradition and of tragedy, where her combination of deep understanding and powerlessness exemplify the ironic condition of humankind.
- Artemis: In Greek mythology, Artemis was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows.
- Iphigenia: Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra.
- Orestes: Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
- Hecuba: Queen of Troy. Wife of Priam and mother of Hector, Paris and Cassandra.
- Phaedra: In Greek mythology, Phaedra is the daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, sister of Ariadne, wife of Theseus and the mother of Demophon of Athens and Acamas.
- Medea: Add a description of this character.
- Jason
- Phaidra
- Hippolytos
- T. B. L. Webster
- Gould
- Hekabe
- Laius
- Kreon
- Creon
- Dodds
- Barrett
- Goldhill
- Knox
- Pentheus
- Danae
- Antiope
- Zeus
- Menelaos
- Heraclidae
- John Wilkins
- Zeitlin
- Kithairon
- Segal
- Praxithea
- Erdmann
- Kovacs
- Hermione
- Pelias
- Ino
- Humphreys
- Visser
- Euripides: Greek playwright
Setting & Locations edit
- Troy: Ancient and mythical city/state located on the northwest coast of present day Turkey. It is best known for being the setting of the Trojan War described in the Greek mythology and especially in the Iliad.
- Sophocles
- Athens
- London
- Thebes
- Greece
- Cambridge
- Bakchai
- Corinth
- Polyphemus
- Ganymede
- Sparta
- Troades
- Phoenissae
- Aulis
- New York
- Sophokles
- Ithaca
- Kreousa
- Diomedes
- Marathon
- Pisa
First Sentence edit
In Troades, produced 415 BC, Euripides depicts the horrors of war and the predicament of women caught up in war, spoils of war.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 882.01
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Drama › Greek & Roman
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › History › Ancient
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