The Portrayal of Women (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Flashcards
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Penelope's three key virtues
Penelope's three key virtues
Loyalty, chastity, and intelligence
Penelope's weaving strategy at night
Penelope's weaving strategy at night
Unravelled her work to delay choosing a suitor
Athena's qualities in the Odyssey
Athena's qualities in the Odyssey
Wisdom and strategic thinking
What Calypso & Circe represent
What Calypso & Circe represent
Male anxieties about female sexuality & supernatural power
Eurycleia's role
Eurycleia's role
Loyal nurse who was rewarded
Dido's initial portrayal
Dido's initial portrayal
Independent, capable ruler who built Carthage
Dido's fate after Aeneas leaves
Dido's fate after Aeneas leaves
Suicide
Lavinia's role in the Aeneid
Lavinia's role in the Aeneid
Silent prize & instrument of political alliance
Juno's characteristics
Juno's characteristics
Irrational, destructive, driven by emotion & anger
Trojan women's disruptive action
Trojan women's disruptive action
Attempted to burn the ships
Greek women's primary roles (Homer)
Greek women's primary roles (Homer)
Wives, mothers, household managers
Roman marriage practice purpose
Roman marriage practice purpose
Cement alliances between powerful families
When female power was acceptable
When female power was acceptable
When it served male goals
How Penelope challenged expectations
How Penelope challenged expectations
Tested Odysseus with marriage bed, used cleverness