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“On, on! Run, dance, delirious, possessed!”

Quote by Euripides

Book:The Bacchae and Other Plays

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The Bacchae and Other Plays

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Euripides

Euripides, a renowned Greek tragic playwright, is one of the three great tragic poets of ancient Greece, alongside Aeschylus and Sophocles. His life and achievements are not well-documented. more

“Zeus may wish us ill, in other words, but that doesn't mean Pandora herself is evil, any more than the lightning which Zeus hurls at those of us who displease him is evil. Lightning is neutral, neither good nor bad, however much we fear it. Perhaps we can accept that Pandora is the same, unless we choose to see her otherwise.”

History Feminism Greek Mythology

Book:Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

Source: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

“For many centuries to come, men will avoid those woods, taking the long route instead. Beware the Stone Maidens, they will whisper to each other, beware the ones who look back.”

Greek Mythology

Book:Tales of Thread: A short story collection

Source: Tales of Thread: A short story collection

“But Athene was no musician, and nor was she looking to play a tune. The first flute therefore sounded exactly like what it was - a reed that has been severed from it's root”

Art Greek Mythology

Book:Stone Blind

Source: Stone Blind

“My parents couldn't see the life in my head; when I wrote it down, they fixed the spelling.”

Poetry Greek Mythology Louise Glück Averno

Book:Averno

Source: Averno

“A second chance will never be able to heal the wound of the first one.”

Poetry Quotes Sadness Sad Wounds Broken Heart Scars Second Chances Sad Poetry

Author:Laura Chouette

“Answer her name, and you’re a fool. Answer his, and you’re a liar.”

Goddess Greek Mythology Hades Persephone Hades And Persephone Greek Gods

Book:Destroyer of Light

Source: Destroyer of Light

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