Chapter 8
Warrior women
Between reality and fiction in the papyri of Greek novels
Women are especially attractive characters in the Greek
novels. Some are queens or strategists who even lead armies while some
influential women commanded the building of public works and exercised
matriarchy. We center on five women engaged in the action described in six
papyri. They are powerful, warrior women, involved in their homeland’s
political affairs: Parthenope, Themisto, Calligone, Antheia and
Thalassia.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Material aspects
- 3.The Samian Parthenope
- 4.The Pontic Calligone and her encounter with the Amazon Themisto
- 5.The Islanders Antheia and Thalassía: The novel of Antheia
- 6.Literary models and realia
- 7.Conclusions
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Notes
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Bibliography