Another Antigone: The Emergence of the Female Political Actor in Euripides' "Phoenician Women"

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In Greek mythology, Tirecias is a famous blind prophet of Thebes and appears in many stories including Homer's Odyssey, Sophocles's Edps cycle, and other Euripides play. A Phoenician woman. He was a descendant of Spartoi sown by Cadmus and after being blinded by the goddess Hera, he received Zeus' s prophecy and longevity gift. In The Bacchae, Tiresias appeared as a voice of wisdom and experience at the beginning of the script. Together with Cadmus, he tried to convince persistent Pentheus to accept Dionysus and his worship.

Comparing the female characters of Oedipus 'Medea and Sophocles' Oedipus, King and Antigone played a modest role in ancient Greece. They should accept the role that women accept. In most cases, the role of women is limited to nurturing young people, nurturing children, and doing housework. In the king of Sophocles' Oedipus, Antigone, Medea, the dominant role of women affects people with authority and political power. This is an inevitable fate, one of which falls, and God dominates everyone's fate. Each of the dominant female characters express their own will and their commitment to their beliefs. this

Throughout history, women are always in the shadow of men. In many cultures, the role of women is visible but I can not hear. One of the first women who "heard" believed in Sophocles' Antigone. Antigon is descendants of Edipus. When her brothers, Eotechres and Polinis killed, the King of Thebe-Clion banned the funeral of the rebel Polinix. But Antigone did not obey him, did a funeral, he was sentenced to death by what she did. - The role of women in the tragedies of Greece The role of women in Antigone The men of ancient Greece dominate society, but Sophocles fulfills the role of women of Antigone and each has its own personality and performance. Similarities and Contrast The women of the drama are important aspects that can conspire and ultimately lead to the catharsis of this tragedy.