WOMEN OF THE CLASSICS [Illustration: PHÆDRA _Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I._ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WOMEN OF THE CLASSICS BY MARY C. STURGEON WITH SIXTEEN PHOTOGRAVURES PRESENTING STUDIES OF THE HEROINES OF THE BOOK [Illustration] LONDON GEORGE G. HARRAP & COMPANY 2 & 3 PORTSMOUTH STREET KINGSWAY W.C. MCMXIV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON ENGLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _Contents_ PAGE INTRODUCTION 9 WOMEN OF HOMER HELEN 15 ANDROMACHE 29 PENELOPE 39 CIRCE 60 CALYPSO 73 NAUSICAA 85 WOMEN OF ATTIC TRAGEDY _I._ _ÆSCHYLUS_ CLYTEMNESTRA 99 ELECTRA 117 CASSANDRA 135 IO 148 _II._ _SOPHOCLES_ JOCASTA 163 ANTIGONE 185 _III._ _EURIPIDES_ ALCESTIS 209 MEDEA 227 PHÆDRA 243 IPHIGENIA 256 A WOMAN OF VIRGIL DIDO 273 _Illustrations_