thesmoforiazousai
It is late Autumn in ancient Athens (October and November, 411 BC), and the women of the city are about to celebrate Thesmophoria (an annual religious festival in honor of the goddesses Deme... Read allIt is late Autumn in ancient Athens (October and November, 411 BC), and the women of the city are about to celebrate Thesmophoria (an annual religious festival in honor of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone). The playwright Euripides has learned that the women are angry with hi... Read allIt is late Autumn in ancient Athens (October and November, 411 BC), and the women of the city are about to celebrate Thesmophoria (an annual religious festival in honor of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone). The playwright Euripides has learned that the women are angry with him for the unflattering portrayal of women in his works, and are using the festival to plot... Read all