MYTH AND PERFORMANCE ON THE ATHENIAN STAGE: PRAXITHEA, ERECHTHEUS , THEIR DAUGHTERS, AND THE ETIOLOGY OF AUTOCHTHONY.

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    • Subject Terms:
      GREECE
    • Subject Terms:
      ERECHTHEUS (Book)
    • Subject Terms:
      EURIPIDES, ca. 480 B.C.-406 B.C.
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the tragedy "Erechteus," by Euripedes and its significance to Athenian drama. It relates the tragedy to the concept of autochthony, defined as the unification of female roles into a masculine view of political identity. It states the depiction of king and founder of Attica, Erichthonios and his wife, Praxithea's saga in the Athenian stage. It also discusses the impact of female protagonists of Athenian autochtony-themed etiological tales to Athenian citizens' identity.