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Procne
marries Tereus. daughter of the king of athens. begs her husband to be able to see her sister. Learns what her husband has done and kills her son Itys and feeds him to Tereus
Tereus
Liberates Athens from barbarians. Marries Procne and later rapes her sister Philomela
Philomela
raped by Tereus and gets her tongue cut off. she communicates her story through weaving
Itys
son of Tereus and Procne
Cassandra
Is given prophesy power by Apollo, but she rejects Apollos so he counteracts her power by making people who listen to her to ignore her. example that women are deceitful
Helen
wife of Melenaus. drugs her audience before she tells her story of Troy
Medea
angry with her husband betrayal so she kills her two sons
Amazons
women warriors
Thetis
mother of Achilles. Pleads with Zeus to aide the Trojans. takes pride in her son
Bacchae
group of Dionysus worshippers.
Pygmalion
creates women sculpture that turns into an actual woman
Galatea
woman created by Pygmallion. turned to life by Venus wishes
Myth as men's business
Pregnancy envy by men. women have power to have babies, while men have the power of creativity through story telling
Antigone ("Against Birth")
virgin. Buries her brother despite him being a traitor and gainst Creon's law. commits suicide
Creon ("Ruler")
Bans burial of Polyneices. wishes for order in his city of Thebes
Eurydice
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Eteocles and Polyneices
brothers of Antigone. Eteocles rules city of Thebes and buried. Polyneices is a traitor and Creon refuse to bury him
Haemon ("Blood")
son of Creon. mediator between the public opinion and Creon
Ismeme
sister of Antigone. favors Creon than her sister behavior. Antigone is jealous of her woman like traits. beautiful
Tiresias
wise old man who counsels Creon and warns him of the public opinion and his refusal to bury the dead
"Help your friends, hurt your enemies"
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Heroine: as helper-maiden, hero-impersonator, and bride of death
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Woman Woman, the Amazon Princess
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Antiope
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Heracles
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Achilles
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Penthesileia
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Amazons
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Hippolyte
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Theseus
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matriarchy
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Xena
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the role Amazons played in Athenian ideology and propaganda
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