Legendary Women

• What is a myth?


  Socially powerful story, told form one generation to the next.

  Not based on historical fact
• What is a legend?


  A socially powerful story told from one generation to the next

  Have a basis on historical fact
• What is a legend?


  A socially powerful story told from one generation to the nextA socially powerful story told from one generation to the next

  Have a basis on historical fact
• Who is Pandora?


  The first woman ever made

  Made after men

  Made as an evil punishment for mankind
• How did men used to live before Pandora was created?


  They used to live in a paradise
• Who makes Zeus in the Pandora story 


  Prometheus, as he steals fire
• What does Zeus do to punish Prometheus?


  He makes a mortal woman, who looks appealing but has a sinister nature
• Who is Pandora given to?


  Prometheus Brother (epimetheus) as his bride

  When they reach Earth she unleashes a jar of evils
• What remained inside the jar

  Hope
• What remained inside the jar

  Hope
• Who gave Pandora all her different characteristics?


  Athena: clothed and styled her

  Giant slayer: put a bitches mind and a thievish nature in her heart
• Who is Helen?


  A demigod, daughter of Zeus and queen Leda

  the most beautiful girl in the world
• What was Helens early life like?


  Born from an egg

  When she was old enough, men from all over the world wanted to marry her
• What did Helens father make all her suitors do?


  They would respect Helens decision, and if a anyone tried to steal Helen from her husband, they would attack him
• Who did Helen choose to marry?


  Menelaus
• What happens in the Judgement of Paris 


  Paris is asked by zeus to be a judge in a beauty contest between goddesses

  Eris the goddess of discord was not invited, and so there an apple that wrote to the fairest and threw it on te floor

  Aphrodite Hera and Athena try to take the Apple

  Zeus doesnt want to decide, so asks Paris ]
• What does Aphrodite offer Paris?


  She offers him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen, and he accepts
• What are the two different version of the Helen story?

  Homers Iliad

  Euripides
• What happens in Homers Iliad Helen Story?


  Pairs goes to Sparta

  He seduces Helen and she joins him to Troy

  Menelaus invokes their oath
• Who leads the war against Troy?

  Agamemnon (Menelaus brother)
• How long does Trojan war last?


  10 years
• What is an Iris?


  messenger of gods
• What is an Iris?


  messenger of gods messenger of gods
• What happens in Helen story Euripides?


  Paris goes to Sparta and seduces an eidolon of Helen

  Takes eidolon to Troy

  Real Helen is in Egypt taken by Hermes

  Menelaus thinks Paris took her (war starts)

  10 years later, Menelaus kills Troy, then takes eidolon back

  Menelaus washes up on shore, and meets with Helen
• Why is an Eidolon of Helen made?

  Because Hera got angry at Paris
• The Egyptian prince also tired to marry Helen, how did she get out of it?


  Loan a boat with Menelaus and use to to sail back to Sparta
• What mnemonic should you use to analyse a visual source?

  PGEG

  posture Gaze expression gesture
• What is the Rape of the Sabine Women? 


  Part of Romes origin story

  Legend
• How is Rome founded ?


  A man called Romulus founded Rome

  He invited many people to his city, but only men came
• What was the problem Romulus faced?


  There was no woman, therefore he could have no future generations
• What did Romulus do to get more women in his city?


  He sent messages offering marriages to other cities, but they declined.

  So he invited cities to have a festival in Rome

  Sabine women came, so each Roman man grabbed a woman for themselves
• What did Romulus do to get more women in his city?


  He sent messages offering marriages to other cities, but they declined.He sent messages offering marriages to other cities, but they declined.

  So he invited cities to have a festival in Rome

  Sabine women came, so each Roman man grabbed a woman for themselves
• What did the men do with the Sabine women?


  They took them back to their home and declared they were married
• How did the Sabine women react and what did Romulus do to help?


  The women were upset and so he offered them a Roman citizenship

  Soon the women began to love their husbands
• Why did the Sabine King Tatius lead an army against Rome?


  Because the parents were worried for their children

  Tarpeia opened the gates for him

  There was a great battle in Rome
• Why did the Sabine King Tatius lead an army against Rome?


  Because the parents were worried for their childrenBecause the parents were worried for their children

  Tarpeia opened the gates for him

  There was a great battle in Rome
• Why did the Sabine women stop the battle?


  They said they were the cause of the war, they should be attacked

  They said the men were related by marriage, so prevent blood crimes
• What happened after the battle?

  Men agreed to stop, and to merge the Romans and Sabines

  Citizens were divided into constituencies, each names after a Sabine women
• Who is Tarpeia?


  Unmarried Roman girl

  Daughter of Tarpeius

  Opened gates for Sabines
• In Livys history of Rome, what was Tarpeia doing?


  • collecting pure water
  • Tatius bribed her with his gold jewellery
  • They promised to give her what they had on their left arms
  • Dropped their shields instead