Researcher ORCID Identifier
0000-0001-6950-9348
Graduation Year
2021
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Classical Studies
Reader 1
Benjamin Keim
Reader 2
David Roselli
Rights Information
© 2021 Ruby M. Laufer
Abstract
In this thesis, I attempt to address the erasure of female warriors from the discussion of Homeric warriorship. I first create a model of the attributes and values of the Homeric warrior, based on the men of the Iliad. I then apply that model to four women: three Amazons—Penthesileia, Antiope, and Hippolyta—and one Greek—Atalanta—to show the ways in which they fit into the model. I conclude by examining the erasure of these women in other Homeric warrior models, and ultimately argue that these women are crucial to the study of warriorship, and should be considered as such in scholarship going forward.
Recommended Citation
Laufer, Ruby M., "Ἀντιάνειραι: Applying a Model of Homeric Warriorship to Female Warriors in Ancient Greek Literature" (2021). Scripps Senior Theses. 1682.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1682
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