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Euripides, Medea, 230-231


πάντων δ' ὅς' ἔστ' ἔμψυχα καὶ γνώμην ἔχειOf all things that have life and sense we women are the most hapless creatures; first must we buy a husband at an exorbitant price, and o’er ourselves a tyrant set which is an evil worse than the first;


γυναῖκές ἐσμεν ἀθλιώτατον φυτόν:Of all things that have life and sense we women are the most hapless creatures; first must we buy a husband at an exorbitant price, and o’er ourselves a tyrant set which is an evil worse than the first;


Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

10 results
1. Homer, Iliad, 6.490-6.493, 11.740 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

6.490. /Nay, go thou to the house and busy thyself with thine own tasks, the loom and the distaff, and bid thy handmaids ply their work: but war shall be for men, for all, but most of all for me, of them that dwell in Ilios. So spake glorious Hector and took up his helm 6.491. /Nay, go thou to the house and busy thyself with thine own tasks, the loom and the distaff, and bid thy handmaids ply their work: but war shall be for men, for all, but most of all for me, of them that dwell in Ilios. So spake glorious Hector and took up his helm 6.492. /Nay, go thou to the house and busy thyself with thine own tasks, the loom and the distaff, and bid thy handmaids ply their work: but war shall be for men, for all, but most of all for me, of them that dwell in Ilios. So spake glorious Hector and took up his helm 6.493. /Nay, go thou to the house and busy thyself with thine own tasks, the loom and the distaff, and bid thy handmaids ply their work: but war shall be for men, for all, but most of all for me, of them that dwell in Ilios. So spake glorious Hector and took up his helm 11.740. /and had to wife his eldest daughter, fair-haired Agamede, who knew all simples that the wide earth nourisheth. Him as he came against me I smote with may bronze-tipped spear, and he fell in the dust; but I leapt upon his chariot and took my stand amid the foremost fighters. But the great-souled Epeians
2. Homer, Odyssey, 5.118-5.129 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

3. Aeschylus, Agamemnon, 486-487, 11 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

11. γυναικὸς ἀνδρόβουλον ἐλπίζον κέαρ. 11. The man’s-way-planning hoping heart of woman.
4. Aeschylus, Libation-Bearers, 305 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

305. θήλεια γὰρ φρήν· εἰ δὲ μή, τάχʼ εἴσεται. Χορός 305. For he has a woman’s mind, or if not, it will soon be found out. Chorus
5. Aeschylus, Suppliant Women, 749, 748 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

748. μόνην δὲ μὴ πρόλειπε· λίσσομαι, πάτερ. 748. Do not leave me forlorn, I implore you, father. A woman abandoned to herself is nothing. There is no Ares in her.
6. Euripides, Medea, 1358, 225, 231-251, 255, 260, 263-266, 395, 574, 1244 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

7. Sophocles, Ajax, 1345, 1344 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

8. Sophocles, Antigone, 62, 61 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

9. Sophocles, Women of Trachis, 595 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

595. already at the doors. He will soon depart. Only I ask that I may be well sheltered by you! When you accomplish even shameful deeds under the cover of darkness, you will never fall into disgrace. Enter Lichas. Lichas:
10. Theocritus, Idylls, 2.10, 2.16, 2.24-2.29, 2.40, 2.69 (4th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)



Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
acarnania Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
action/activity,nocturnal Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
aegisthus Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
aeschylus,in relation to fourth-century tragic plays Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
agency Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
anaxagoras of clazomenae Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
andromache Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
aphrodite Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
apollonius of rhodes Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
argos Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
athens,and procne myth Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
athens,politicisation of myth Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
boeotia,cities of,thebes Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
causality Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
characters,tragic/mythical,abas Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
characters,tragic/mythical,agamemnon Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
characters,tragic/mythical,ajax,salaminian (telamonian) Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
characters,tragic/mythical,alcmeon Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
characters,tragic/mythical,alphesiboea Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
characters,tragic/mythical,danaus Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
characters,tragic/mythical,hypermestra Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
characters,tragic/mythical,lynceus Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
characters,tragic/mythical,medea Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
characters,tragic/mythical,odysseus Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
chorus of agamemnon Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
chorus of suppliants Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
circe Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
citizen,status of Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
clytemnestra Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52; Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
comedy Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
community Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
conflict Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
cyprus,paphos Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
deception Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
declamation Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
deformity Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
division Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
dover,kenneth Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
duncan,anne Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
egypt Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
emotions,jealousy de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
emotions,love/passion de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
emotions,shame de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
ephesus Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
epinician Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
euboea Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
euripides,and political as opposed to rhetorical tragedy Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
euripides,in relation to fourth-century tragic plays/themes Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
euripides,innovation Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
euripides,telephus Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
euripides Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52; de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
femininity Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
gender,definitions of Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
grief Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
griffiths,frederick Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
group Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
harmony Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
hecate Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
hector Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
hecuba Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
hesiod Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
homer,iliad Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
infanticide myths Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
intertextuality,of the narratee/reader de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
jason Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
logos Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
love Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
magic Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
magna greca (south italy),locri Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
medea Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52; Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196; Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
metapontum Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
motifs,in postclassical tragedy,burial of the dead Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
myth,innovative treatment of Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
mythology Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
nightingale,myth of,in sophocles tereus Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
orestes Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
pandion Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
perspectivation de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
phaedra de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
philocles ii,alcmeon Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
philocles ii,theodectas of phasolis Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 56
phratria Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
playwrights,tragedy (hellenistic),men of pherae Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
pohlenz,m. Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
polis Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
politicisation of myth Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
polyxenus,dithyrambic poet,heraclea Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
polyxenus,dithyrambic poet,olbia Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
priene (ionia) Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
procne,myth of,,and athens Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
procne,myth of,,in sophocles tereus Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
reason Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
revenge de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
rhetoric Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
seduction,female Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
seduction,male Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
selene Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
semonides Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
sicily,catana Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
sicily,morgantina Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
simaetha Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
simile Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
skylla Del Lucchese (2019), Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture, 52
slaves Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
socrates Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
sophocles,and rhetoric/tragedy as a rhetorical form Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 282
sophocles,innovations in myth Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
sophocles,tereus Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
theatre,,political function Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
theatre buildings Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
theocritus Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
theseus Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
thessaly Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 193
thestylis Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
tragedy,infanticide myths Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
treatment of myth Rutter and Sparkes (2012), Word and Image in Ancient Greece, 136
truth,and reciprocity' Park (2023), Reciprocity, Truth, and Gender in Pindar and Aeschylus. 73
unity Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
women,perspective of de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
women,position of de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster (2022), Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond, 255
women Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339
work Ker and Wessels (2020), The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn, 196
xenophon Michalopoulos et al. (2021), The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature, 339