Famous Women

Introduction xi FAMOUS WOMEN Dedication 1(3) Preface 4(3) Eve, Our First Mother 7(1) Semiramis, Queen of the Assyrians 8(4) Opis, Wife of Saturn 12(1) Juno, Goddess of Kingdoms 13(1) Ceres, Goddess of the Harvest and Queen of Sicily 14(3) Minerva 17(2) Venus, Queen of Cyprus 19(2) Isis, Queen and Goddess of Egypt 21(2) Europa, Queen of Crete 23(1) Libya, Queen of Libya 24(1) Marpesia and Lampedo, Queens of the Amazons 25(2) Thisbe, a Babylonian Maiden 27(3) Hypermnestra, Queen of the Argives and Priestess of Juno 30(3) Niobe, Queen of Thebes 33(2) Hypsipyle, Queen of Lemnos 35(2) Medea, Queen of Colchis 37(2) Arachne of Colophon 39(2) Orithya and Antiope, Queens of the Amazons 41(1) Erythraea or Herophile, a Sibyl 42(1) Medusa, Daughter of Phorcus 43(2) Iole, Daughter of the King of the Aetolians 45(3) Deianira, Wife of Hercules 48(1) Jocasta, Queen of Thebes 49(1) Almathea or Deiphebe, a Sibyl 50(2) Nicostrata or Carmenta, Daughter of King Ionius 52(4) Pocris, Wife of Cephalus 56(1) Argia, Wife of Polynices and Daughter of King Adrastus 57(3) Manto, Daughter of Tiresias 60(1) The Wives of the Minyans 61(3) Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons 64(1) Polyxena, Daughter of King Priam 65(1) Hecuba, Queen of the Trojans 66(1) Cassandra, Daughter of King Priam of Troy 67(1) Clytemnestra, Queen of Mycenae 68(2) Helen, Wife of King Menelaus 70(4) Circe, Daughter of the Sun 74(2) Camilla, Queen of the Volscians 76(2) Penelope, Wife of Ulysses 78(3) Lavinia, Queen of Laurentum 81(1) Dido or Elissa, Queen of Carthage 82(8) Nicaula, Queen of Ethiopia 90(1) Pamphile, Daughter of Platea 91(1) Rhea Ilia, a Vestal Virgin 92(2) Gaia Cyrilla, Wife of King Tarquinius Priscus 94(1) Sappho, Girl of Lesbos and Poetess 95(1) Lucretia, Wife of Collatinus 96(2) Tamyris, Queen of Scythia 98(2) Leaena, a Prostitute 100(2) Athaliah, Queen of Jerusalem 102(4) Cloelia, a Roman Maiden 106(2) Hippo, a Greek Woman 108(1) Megullia Dotata 109(1) Veturia, a Roman Matron 110(4) Tamaris, Daughter of Micon 114(1) Artemisia, Queen of Caria 115(5) Virginia, Virgin and Daughter of Virginius 120(3) Irene, Daughter of Cratinus 123(1) Leontium 124(1) Olympias, Queen of Macedonia 125(2) Claudia, a Vestal Virgin 127(2) Virginia, Wife of Lucius Volumnius 129(2) Flora the Prostitute, Goddess of Flowers and Wife of Zephyrus 131(2) A Young Roman Woman 133(2) Marcia, Daughter of Varro 135(2) Sulpicia, Wife of Fulvius Flaccus 137(2) Harmonia, Daughter of Gelon of Sicily 139(1) Busa of Canosa di Puglia 140(3) Sophonisba, Queen of Numidia 143(3) Theoxena, Daughter of Prince Herodicus 146(3) Berenice, Queen of Cappadocia 149(2) The Wife of Orgiago the Galatian 151(2) Tertia Aemilia, Wife of the Elder Africanus 153(2) Dripetrua, Queen of Laodicea 155(1) Sempronia, Daughter of Gracchus 156(1) Claudia Quinta, a Roman Woman 157(2) Hypsicratea, Queen of Pontus 159(3) Sempronia, a Roman Woman 162(3) The Wives of the Cimbrians 165(2) Julia, Daughter of the Dictator Julius Caesar 167(1) Portia, Daughter of Cato Uticensis 168(2) Curia, Wife of Quintus Lucretius 170(1) Hortensia, Daughter of Quintus Hortensius 171(1) Sulpicia, Wife of Truscellio 172(2) Cornificia, a Poetess 174(1) Mariamme, Queen of Judaea 175(3) Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt 178(6) Antonia, Daughter of Antony 184(1) Agrippina, Wife of Germanicus 185(2) Paulina, a Roman Woman 187(2) Agrippina, Mother of the Emperor Nero 189(5) Epicharis, a Freedwoman 194(2) Pompeia Paulina, Wife of Seneca 196(2) Sabina Poppaea, Wife of Nero 198(3) Triaria, Wife of Lucius Vitellius 201(1) Proba, Wife of Adelphus 202(3) Faustina Augusta 205(2) Symiamira, Woman of Emesa 207(3) Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra 210(5) Joan, an Englishwoman and Pope 215(2) Irene, Empress of Constantinople 217(2) Gualdrada, a Florentine Maiden 219(2) Constance, Empress of Rome and Queen of Sicily 221(2) Camiola, a Sienese Widow 223(7) Joanna, Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily 230(2) Conclusion 232(3) Note on the Text 235(2) Notes 237(20) Bibliography 257(6) Index 263