CC GCSE Legendary Women

Pandora

first woman created by Zeus; opens a box full of evil things that are now on the earth; given to Epimetheus

Zeus

King of the gods

Epimetheus

The brother of Prometheus. Husband of Pandora. With Prometheus, a titan who "acted as representatives of mankind".

Prometheus

(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind

Titan

generation of gods before the Olympians and Zeus.

Hephaestus

God of fire, the forge and craftsmen

Hermes

Messenger of the gods, sometimes called the Giant-Slayer. A cunning god.

Hesiod

Author, wrote Works and Days(a farmer's almanac) and Theogony (a geneology of the gods)

Aphrodite

Goddess of love and beauty

Ares

God of war and 'manliness'

Helen

daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of Menelaus, consort of Paris; the most beautiful woman in the world

Menelaus

King of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen, he helped lead the Greeks in the Trojan War.

Sparta

A city-state in ancient Greece.

Mycenae

Sea-faring Greek kingdom. The most beautiful Greek city during the Trojan War, ruled by Agamemnon.

Paris

Prince of Troy who fell in love with Helen

Homer

Writer of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Wrote epic poetry.

Priam

King of Troy, father of Paris and Hector

Euripides

Writer of the play 'Helen.' Wrote tragic drama.

Proteus

King of Egypt, who Helen was sent to in Euripides' version of the story, in order to keep her safe. He died leaving his son Theoclymenus to seek out Helen for a bride.

Romulus

First king of Rome

Livy

Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive).

Sabine

a person belonging to the Italian race of Sabines, who lived near Rome.

Tatius

King of the Sabines

Tarpeia

roman girl who tried to betray / save the city of Rome in return for what the Sabines wore on their left arms (their jewelry / their shields); when she opened the city gate, they beat her with their shields instead.

Tarpeian Rock

located in Rome, where condemned traitors were hurled to their deaths