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WOMEN OF
THE CLASSICS
PHÆDRA
Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I.
WOMEN OF
THE CLASSICS
BY MARY C. STURGEON
WITH SIXTEEN PHOTOGRAVURES
PRESENTING STUDIES OF THE
HEROINES OF THE BOOK
LONDON
GEORGE G. HARRAP & COMPANY
2 & 3 PORTSMOUTH STREET KINGSWAY W.C.
MCMXIV
PRINTED AT
THE BALLANTYNE PRESS
LONDON ENGLAND
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Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | 9 | |
| WOMEN OF HOMER | ||
| HELEN | 15 | |
| ANDROMACHE | 29 | |
| PENELOPE | 39 | |
| CIRCE | 60 | |
| CALYPSO | 73 | |
| NAUSICAA | 85 | |
| WOMEN OF ATTIC TRAGEDY | ||
| I. | ÆSCHYLUS | |
| CLYTEMNESTRA | 99 | |
| ELECTRA | 117 | |
| CASSANDRA | 135 | |
| IO | 148 | |
| II. | SOPHOCLES | |