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Chapter 8. Warrior women

2023; John Benjamins Publishing Company; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1075/ivitra.40.08lop

2211-5412

María Paz López Martínez, Consuelo Ruíz–Montero,

Ancient Egypt and Archaeology

Women are especially attractive characters in the Greek novels. Some are queens or strategists who even lead armies while some influential women commanded the building of public works and exercised matriarchy. We center on five women engaged in the action described in six papyri. They are powerful, warrior women, involved in their homeland’s political affairs: Parthenope, Themisto, Calligone, Antheia and Thalassia.