Legendary Heroes - Their Women and Female Heroes
The women in the lives of the Greek and Roman legendary heroes, be they mothers, sisters, wives, lovers, or enemies.
Atalanta - Famous Woman Runner Atalanta
Atalanta was the only woman in the crew of the Argo.
Atalanta was the only woman in the crew of the Argo.
The Women and Children of Hercules
A list of the women Hercules was involved with and the children they bore him.
A list of the women Hercules was involved with and the children they bore him.
Greek Mothers From Epic and Drama
Had it not been for the beauty of Helen, Hermione's mother, there would have been no Trojan War. Had it not been for their mothers, Jocasta and Clytemnestra, the heroes Oedipus and Orestes would have remained obscure. Mortal mothers of other legendary heroes had important (if lesser) roles in the ancient Greek epics of Homer and drama of the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Had it not been for the beauty of Helen, Hermione's mother, there would have been no Trojan War. Had it not been for their mothers, Jocasta and Clytemnestra, the heroes Oedipus and Orestes would have remained obscure. Mortal mothers of other legendary heroes had important (if lesser) roles in the ancient Greek epics of Homer and drama of the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.