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GENERAL INDEX
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- abject, 4, 5, 14–16, 22, 24, 65, 71, 81, 87, 145n45; and Byblis, 24, 39, 59, 71, 75–78, 80, 111, 123–24, 127; defined, 15–16; desire, 16, 34–38, 70, 80, 93, 111, 123–31, 145n46, 152n38, 171n91; as discussed by Butler and Kristeva, 4, 15–16, 37, 39, 76, 79, 127, 136n14, 146n52; and ethnicity, 111–12; and exile, 130–34, 168n48; and gender, 4–6, 16, 17, 24, 127, 134; and gender in Ovid, 4–6, 9, 14, 20, 28–38, 76–80, 100, 111, 115, 123–24, 127–34; and genre, 29, 39, 59, 71, 75–77, 80, 100, 111, 123–24, 127; and Hypsipyle, 81, 87, 100, 124; and Medea, 4–5, 9, 87, 100, 124, 127–32, 134; and Pasiphae, 27, 146n51; and Phaedra, 4–5, 9, 39, 51, 65, 77–78, 111, 123–24, 127–30, 134; and Philomela, 112; and Tereus, 124
- Accius, 36, 83, 101–3, 115–16, 143n24, 146n54, 157n97, 166n17, 173n115, 173n118; Jason in, 83; Medea in, 8, 81, 87, 95, 143n24, 166n17; and Philomela, 105, 112; Procne in, 102, 179n191; and Tereus, 101–3, 115–16, 177n168
- Aeetes, 85, 87, 93, 132–33, 137n26, 181n26
- Aegeus, 8, 55, 95, 98, 137n23
- Aerope, 18, 20, 27–30, 115, 143n24, 147n66
- Aeschylus, 30, 36, 81, 84, 96, 104, 118, 136n21, 137n27, 147n63
- Agamemnon, 20, 27–30, 34–36, 84, 105, 114, 121
- Ahl, Frederick, 157n91, 158n100, 181n23
- amor, 1, 23, 36, 79–80, 81, 108, 121; and Byblis, 23, 65, 67, 80; and Phaedra, 44–48, 50, 53–57, 71, 79
- Anderson, William, 109, 157n94, 157n96, 159n110, 162n138, 178n181
- Antigone, 112–13, 163n146, 176n151
- Antoninus Liberalis, 150n22, 159n111, 175n142
- Antony, Marc, 25, 177n168, 181n26
- Aphrodite, 6, 49, 54, 56, 153n46, 154n70, 155n71, 155n75, 170n84. See also Venus
- Apollo, 27–28, 41, 75, 103, 105, 109–10, 117, 173n118, 174n136, 178n176
- Apollodorus, 157n91, 159n111, 173n119, 174n135
- Apollonius, 12, 64, 75, 81, 139n60, 150n17, 150n22, 167n36, 167n42, 169n67; Jason in, 83–84, 88, 96–98, 167n42, 170n84, 181n24; Medea in, 7, 83–84, 88, 97–98, 110, 132–33, 167n42, 170n75, 170n84, 181n24
- Apsyrtus, 82, 132–33, 137n26, 181n24
- Ariadne, 45, 55, 93–99, 110, 137n22, 154n64, 155n73, 157n97, 165n10, 169n59, 169n62
- Aristophanes, 136n21, 141n74, 143n24, 165n7
- Armstrong, Rebecca, 143n28
- Atreus, 27–30, 36, 104, 115–16, 177n165, 177n170
- Augustus, 1–2, 8, 25, 80, 130–34, 146n54, 148n70, 168n55, 173n123, 181n26
- bacchantes, 162n135, 169n67; in Catullus, 94, 96; in Greek tragedy, 24, 115, 144n31, 155n75; in Ovid, 24–25, 30, 34, 72–73, 96, 105–6, 117–18, 131, 147n62; in Rome, 24–25, 144n31, 144nn36–38; in Vergil, 25, 143n30, 145n39, 178n180
- Bacchus. See bacchantes; Dionysus
- Barchiesi, Alessandro, 6, 12, 42, 58, 139n52, 150n17, 150n19
- Barrett, William Spencer, 14, 137n22, 151n34
- Barthes, Roland, 141n5
- Barton, Carlin, 157n97
- Bassi, Karen, 154n60
- Bauman, Richard, 144n38
- Bergmann, Bettina, 142nn15–17
- Bloch, David, 167n35
- Boreas, 103, 121–23, 179nn191–92
- Boyle, Anthony, 2, 8, 137n23, 137n29, 177n168
- Brown, Fitton, 180n15
- Brutus, 177n168
- Butler, Judith, 14, 39, 49, 146n52, 163n146; and the abject, 4, 15–16, 37, 39, 76, 79, 127; and performativity, 3–4, 127, 136n13, 158n106
- Byblis, 18, 20, 109–11, 150n22, 157n94, 158nn103–4, 160n120, 161n130, 162n132; and the abject, 24, 39, 59, 71, 75–78, 80, 111, 123–24, 127; and amor, 23, 65, 67, 80; and gender, 66–67, 72–73, 75–78, 123, 128, 143n30, 160n121, 161nn124–25, 163n140, 163n146; and incest, 12, 23, 40–43, 59–65, 68–77, 80, 127–28, 150n22, 157n96, 163n142; and issues of genre, 4–5, 22–23, 42, 59–61, 64–67, 71–78, 123, 159n110, 160n121, 163n140; in Nicaenetus, 76; and revenge, 30, 147n59; self-presentation of, 13, 40–42, 59–78, 128–31, 157n91, 159n108, 160n121, 160n123, 161n126, 180n13; and shame, 44, 63–65; and silence, 75, 77, 131, 161n126, 163n149
- Caesar, Julius, 5, 46, 177n168
- Callimachus, 75, 175n140
- Callisto, 111, 113, 161n125
- Calvus, 66
- Canace, 18, 159n110
- cannibalism, 108, 111, 115–16, 174n131
- Canter, H. V., 140n61
- Carcinus, 137n27, 143n24
- Casali, Sergio, 54, 153n48, 153n54, 154n64, 156n83
- Cassandra, 35–36
- Catullus, 66, 93–97, 99, 129, 151n32, 160nn119–20, 165n10, 169n60, 169n62
- Caunus, 12, 131, 140n65, 150n22, 159n109, 160n120, 161n130, 162n138, 180n13; and incest, 40–44, 59–68, 70–76, 80, 109, 162n132, 163n140, 163n142
- Cephalus, 36, 141n7, 155n76
- chora, 42, 62, 67, 77, 148n7, 164n5; defined, 40–41
- Chryses, 35–36
- Cicero, 11, 140n61, 172n101, 173n115, 181n26
- Cinyras, 140n67, 155n76, 174n131
- citation, 3, 7, 13, 44, 86, 127, 136n13, 158n106; and Medea, 4–5, 13, 82, 98, 116, 164n2, 167n35; and Phaedra, 4–5, 13, 14, 76
- City Dionysia (Athens), 6, 24, 141n74
- Claassen, Jo-Marie, 180n14, 181n29
- Cleopatra, 170n81
- Clytemnestra, 18, 27–31, 34–36, 84, 114, 121, 143n24, 147n63, 166n28
- code modeling, 4–5, 136n16, 167n39; in Ovid, 4–15, 38–42, 46–50, 56–59, 100, 104, 108–9, 115–16, 124–28, 136n16
- Conte, Gian Biagio, 4, 10, 40, 83, 100, 149n15, 167n39
- Cowan, Robert, 8
- Creon, 8, 112, 124, 130
- Creusa, 20, 27–28, 82, 88, 97, 146n47
- Cupid, 18, 47, 49, 57, 66–67, 152nn39–40, 152nn43–44
- Curley, Daniel, 106, 140n65, 170n71, 172n111, 174n128, 175n142, 176n164; on code modeling and genre, 4–5, 9–12, 44, 127, 136nn16–17, 156n90, 164n2, 173n116, 173n118, 178n177
- Currie, Harry MacLeod, 140n71
- curses, 6, 52, 65, 90, 95, 97–98, 114, 124, 153n46, 169n62, 170n70, 170n73
- Cyane, 41, 62, 70, 157n91
- Dangel, Jacqueline, 167n36
- Daphne, 109, 111, 113, 163n150, 174n136
- Deianira, 84, 114, 166n28, 166n30, 167n38
- Del Lucchese, Filippo, 5
- Derrida, Jacques, 136n13
- Diana, 48, 161n125
- Dido, 75, 100, 143n30, 150n19, 156n82, 170n70, 170n72, 170n81, 178nn180–81
- Dionysus, 7, 145n39, 162n135, 173n119; and Greek tragedy, 55, 76, 79, 96, 102, 127, 137n27, 141n7, 144n33, 173n118; in Ovid, 24, 72–73, 79, 91, 96, 102, 105–6, 115–21, 127; and Roman worship, 24–25, 144nn35–38, 176n159. See also bacchantes; theater of Dionysus
- Elektra, 112, 176n151
- Elsner, John, 134, 181n30, 182n33
- Ennius, 8, 11, 81–83, 96, 138n42, 140n61, 146n54, 166n17, 167n35, 177n167
- Enterline, Lynn, 163n150, 180n7
- Erectheus, 121–23
- Erinys. See Furies
- Ernout, Alfred, 157n97
- Euripides, 3, 9, 65, 126–28, 131–33, 140n63, 146n54, 166n17, 167n39, 176n154, 176n164; and Byblis, 159n110; Dionysus in, 55, 76, 141n7; dramatic adaptations of, 8, 80, 178n174; Hippolytus in, 6, 12, 43–44, 52–57, 68, 140n67, 151n31, 151n34, 154nn62–63, 155n78; Jason in, 6–7, 83, 97–99, 116, 124, 167n37, 181n25; Medea in, 6–8, 12–13, 31, 81–83, 87, 95–99, 116, 132, 137nn23–25, 171n93, 177nn172–73, 181n25; Pasiphae in, 24, 143n24, 145n41, 146n51; Pelias in, 137n27; Phaedra in, 40–44, 68, 72, 77, 136n21, 140n67, 143n24, 145n43, 150nn18–21, 151n31, 151nn33–34, 154nn63–64; Phaedra’s desire in, 6–8, 12–17, 51–57, 152n38, 153n50, 154n62, 154n70, 155n71, 155n76, 171n92; and Procne, 12–13, 116; as source for Ovidian Philomela, 112–13; as source for Ovidian Tereus, 115; Theseus in, 6, 43–44, 52–53, 74, 114, 151n31, 154n70, 155n78
- Europa, 26, 54–55
- exile, 12, 44, 87, 99; and the abject, 130–134, 168n48; of Hippolytus, 6, 12, 44; of Ovid, 14, 130–34, 180nn13–17, 181n21, 181n29
- Fabre-Serris, Jacqueline, 156n82
- Fantham, Elaine, 139n60
- Farrell, Joseph, 139nn51–52, 159n108, 163n140, 164n151
- Feeney, Denis, 2–3, 7–8, 38, 135n10
- Feldherr, Andrew, 115, 117, 147n60, 171n95, 172n101, 172n105, 174n128, 174n131, 174nn134–35, 179n192
- Felton, Debbie, 5–6
- Fitch, John, 138n34
- Fitzpatrick, David, 13, 106, 173n118, 178n174
- Foley, Helene, 137n24
- frescoes, 20, 23, 30, 142nn15–17, 143n25, 154n57; Medea in, 18, 30; Phaedra in, 18, 19, 20, 30
- Freud, Sigmund, 157n94, 164n5
- Fulkerson, Laurel, 95, 150n19, 153n52, 154n64, 156n86, 165n10, 165n14, 168n44, 169n59, 169n62, 169n64, 171n88
- furies, 25, 87, 96–97, 103–4, 106, 118, 145n39, 172n109, 178n180
- Hardie, Philip, 5, 109
- Harvey, Elizabeth, 42, 58, 149nn12–13, 153n52, 156n88
- Hecuba, 114, 164n2, 167n38, 178n181
- Heinze, Richard, 9, 139n52, 141n2, 148n3
- Helen, 18, 30–31, 34–36, 145n39, 169n59
- Heracles, 114, 141n7, 166n28, 166n30, 170n84
- Hinds, Stephen, 9, 116, 150n19, 156n81, 177n170
- Hippolyta, 46, 53
- Hippolytus, 8, 11, 54, 58–59, 68, 71, 77–78, 137n22, 151n34, 153n48; in Euripides, 6, 12, 43–44, 52–57, 68, 140n67, 151n31, 151n34, 154nn62–63, 155n78; and Ovidian depiction of Phaedra’s desire, 40, 44–52, 57, 71, 74, 130, 152n40, 155n73, 155n76, 160n123; in Seneca, 155n78; as victim, 20, 27–29, 31, 44, 52, 128, 130, 133, 156n83
- Hollis, Adrian, 141n2
- Holzberg, Niklas, 141n2, 162n134
- Homer, 2, 7–8, 36, 84, 101, 137n24, 139n60, 142n13, 165n10, 175n145
- Homeric Hymns, 175n140
- Horace, 9–10, 151n32, 176n159
- House of Jason (Pompeii), 18, 20, 30, 154n57
- Hyginus, 150n22, 174n135
- Hypsipyle, 12–13, 102–4, 112, 169n60; and the abject, 81, 87, 100, 124; in Apollonius, 167n42, 170n84; and Ariadne, 93–97, 99, 169n62; and gender, 81, 123, 169n58; and issues of genre, 81, 87, 93, 99–100, 123; and Medea, 79–100, 123–25, 127, 133, 136n16, 165n11, 167n40, 168n56, 169n58, 170n73, 171nn88–90; and revenge, 81–82, 95–99, 171nn89–90; self-presentation of, 81–88, 93–100, 124–25, 128, 166n21, 167n39, 169n59, 171n89
- incest, 13, 16, 27, 52, 127, 154n59, 157n94, 159n110, 174n131; and Byblis, 12, 23, 40–43, 59–65, 68–77, 80, 127–28, 150n22, 157n96, 163n142; and Caunus, 40–41, 43–44, 59, 61–68, 70–76, 80, 163n140, 163n142; and Myrrha, 23–24, 140n67, 158n101, 174n131; and Phaedra, 40, 43–44, 46–52, 58, 64–65, 71, 77, 153n50
- infidelity, 28, 31–36, 96, 114, 171n91; by Clytemnestra, 31, 34–36; in Greek and Roman law, 17, 38, 154n59; by Helen, 31, 34–36; by Jason, 33, 81, 84, 86–90, 92, 94–95, 97, 137n23; and Medea, 31, 33, 89; and Pasiphae, 27, 146n51; and Phaedra, 40, 44–49, 56; and Procne, 31, 33; by Tereus, 101–3, 106, 108–9, 113, 115; by Thyestes, 115
- Io, 26, 66, 111, 113–14, 157n91, 176n158
- Iphigenia, 112, 113, 131, 137n29, 176n154
- ira, 30–32, 36, 79–82, 112, 119, 121–23. See also revenge
- Itys, 101, 104, 115–21, 173n119, 176n164
- Jacobson, Howard, 81, 97, 99, 166n19, 166n21, 166n29, 169n58; on Phaedra, 46, 150nn19–20, 151n29, 151n33, 155nn72–73, 155nn76–77
- James, Paula, 172n105
- Janan, Micaela, 75, 78, 149n10, 157n91, 163n148
- Jason, 8, 79–85, 86–100, 125–27, 130–32, 156n81, 166n21, 167n40, 169n60, 181n29; in Accius, 83; in Apollonius, 83–84, 88, 96–98, 167n42, 170n84, 181n24; in Euripides, 6–7, 83, 97–99, 116, 124, 167n37, 181n25; and genre, 123–24, 133; and infidelity, 33, 81, 84, 86–90, 92, 94–95, 97, 137n23; and issues of gender, 81, 90, 98, 123–24
- Jenkins, Thomas, 62
- Jocelyn, H. D., 138n42, 166n17, 177n167
- Joplin, Patricia, 164n5, 179n188
- Juno, 90, 113, 114, 162n132
- Jupiter, 54–56, 83, 97, 110, 113–14, 152n36, 161n125, 167n35, 176n156. See also Zeus
- Lacan, Jacques, 61, 136n13, 165n12
- Larmour, David, 12, 44, 136n16, 170n71
- Leigh, Matthew, 96, 170n70
- Lemnos, 81, 87, 89, 91–92, 98, 169n58, 171nn90–91
- Lévi-Strauss, Claude, 141n5, 157n93, 164n5
- lex Julia de adulteriis coercendis, 17, 37–38, 148n70
- Lindheim, Sara, 91, 149n13, 157n92, 159nn107–8, 165n12, 167n40, 171n89
- Livius Andronicus, 2, 7–8, 101, 126, 173n115
- Livy, 144nn36–38
- Loraux, Nicole, 143n26
- Lowe, Dunstan, 5–6
- Lucretia, 116, 163n149, 174n135
- Lyne, R. O. A. M., 151n32
- Macareus, 159n110
- Maeander, 41, 70
- Maecenas, 8
- maenads. See bacchantes
- March, Jenny, 13, 110, 116, 173n116, 173n119, 175n142, 176n151, 179n191
- Mars, 27–28, 83, 85, 107, 153n48, 167n35, 173n123, 179n191
- Marsyas, 103, 172n105
- McKeown, J. C., 57, 141n2, 155n79
- Medea, 20, 27–38, 114, 121, 126, 143n25, 143n29, 156n81, 173n121, 177n170; and the abject, 4–5, 9, 87, 100, 124, 127–32, 134; in Accius, 8, 81, 87, 95, 143n24, 166n17; in Aeschylus, 137n27; in Apollonius, 7, 83–84, 88, 97–98, 110, 132–33, 167n42, 170n75, 170n84, 181n24; in Cicero, 11; in Diodorus Siculus, 137n29; in Ennius, 96; in Euripides, 6–8, 12–13, 31, 81–83, 87, 95–99, 116, 132, 137nn23–25, 171n93, 177nn172–73, 181n25; in frescoes, 18, 30; and gender, 3–5, 7, 9, 12–14, 15, 98, 127, 129–30, 169n58; and Hypsipyle, 79–100, 123–25, 127, 133, 136n16, 165n11, 167n40, 168n56, 169n58, 170n73, 171nn88–90; and infidelity, 31, 33, 89; and issues of genre, 3, 5, 9, 12–13, 15, 128, 171n93; and Phaedra, 100; and Procne, 33, 79, 80, 116, 133, 177nn172–73; in Propertius, 18; and revenge, 16, 33, 79–82, 97, 114, 116, 133, 147n59, 164n2, 165n16, 168n44, 171n93; and self-presentation, 98, 180n8, 181n26; in Sophocles, 137nn25–27, 143n24; in Varro Atacinus, 132
- megatext, 11–13, 16, 37–39, 49, 59–60, 67–70, 77, 79, 101, 127–28; defined, 140n62
- Meillet, Antoine, 157n97
- Michalopoulos, Andreas, 165n11, 165n16, 167n42, 168n56
- Miller, Paul Allen, 25, 148n70, 157n97
- Minerva, 102–3, 133
- Minos, 24, 26, 64–65, 140n65, 142n20, 159n111
- Minotaur, 24, 27, 145n45
- Mitchell, Fiona, 5
- monstrosity, 4–6; in Ovid, 4, 27–30, 40, 58, 78, 107, 111, 130–33, 145n46; and Phaedra, 4, 40, 58, 136n21
- Muses, 46, 102–3, 141n7
- Myrrha, 12, 18–24, 60, 110, 140n67, 143n29, 158n101, 163n149, 174n131
- Palmer, Arthur, 48, 159n110
- Pandion, 8, 104–10, 117, 120, 124–25, 169n61, 173n119, 174n134, 175n147, 179n185
- Panoussi, Vassiliki, 179n187
- pantomime, 1, 8, 138n45, 143n25
- Parthenius, 62, 64, 76, 150n22
- Pasiphae, 18, 20, 23–27, 30, 34, 54–56, 66, 73, 143n27, 146n51, 162n132; in Euripides, 24, 143n24, 145n41, 146n51; in Propertius, 146n50; in Vergil, 143nn27–28
- Pavlock, Barbara, 116, 175n144, 176n156
- Pelias, 7, 85, 87, 93, 137n27
- Penelope, 16, 31, 84
- Pentheus, 115, 144n31, 162n134, 176n164, 178n180
- performativity, 68–69, 81, 138n47; and Butler, 3–4, 127, 136n13, 158n106; and gender, 3–4, 13, 72, 76–77, 88, 109–15, 117–20, 163n146, 171n93, 174n134; and genre, 51, 57–58, 72, 76–77, 86–88, 100–109, 110–20, 128, 173n115
- Perkins, Caroline, 139n54
- Phaedra, 8, 27–29, 37–38, 67–68, 74–76, 126–32, 137n22, 153n46, 153n54, 155n73, 163n146; and the abject, 4–5, 9, 39, 51, 65, 77–78, 111, 123–24, 127–30, 134; and amor, 44–48, 50, 53–57, 71, 79; in frescoes, 18, 19, 20, 30; and gender, 3–5, 9, 12–15, 51, 73, 77–78, 81, 100, 123, 127–30, 151n33, 160n122; and incest, 40, 43–44, 46–52, 58, 64–65, 71, 77, 153n50; and issues of genre, 3, 9–15, 42–51, 54–60, 64–65, 77–81, 123, 128, 160n122; and Medea, 100; and revenge, 6–7, 133; and self-presentation, 40–43, 44–58, 59–60, 64–66, 77–78, 93, 151n35, 152n37, 154n64, 159n108; and shame, 43, 53–54, 57, 65, 71, 136n21, 153n48, 171n92; and silence, 40, 43, 53–54, 57, 128–29; in Sophocles, 42–43, 52, 143n24, 150n20, 153n50; and suicide, 6, 17, 43, 52, 54–56, 72, 77, 150n18, 153n55, 155n76. See also Euripides: Phaedra in; Euripides: Phaedra’s desire in
- Philomela, 101–9, 117–23, 171n95, 174n135, 174n139, 175n142, 175n145, 176n163, 178n176, 181n21; in Accius, 105, 112; and genre, 105, 108, 110–15, 174n128, 175n142; and silence, 104, 111, 113–14, 163nn149–50, 173n121, 176n158; in Sophocles, 101, 105, 112, 173n116, 178n177
- Phineus, 18, 20, 27–29, 31, 143n24
- Phoebus. See Apollo
- Phoenix, 20, 27–28, 31
- Phthia, 18, 27–29, 143n24
- Phyllis, 31–32, 147n62, 170n72
- Pietropaolo, Mariapia, 5–6, 145n45
- Platt, Verity, 6
- Pliny the Elder, 180n14
- Plutarch, 151n31, 157n91
- Polyxena, 112, 113, 161n125
- Pompey’s Theater, 173n115
- Procne, 31–34, 113, 124–25, 128, 169n61, 171n95, 174n135, 176nn163–64, 178n177, 178n180; in Accius, 102, 179n191; and Euripides, 12–13, 116; and genre, 105–8, 115, 117–20, 123–24, 147n60, 176n159; and Medea, 33, 79, 80, 116, 133, 177nn172–73; and revenge, 13, 33, 79, 100–106, 114–21, 133, 164n5, 173n119, 175n144; in Sophocles, 13, 101, 173n116, 176n151, 179n191
- Procris, 12, 137n22, 147n62, 179n192
- Propertius, 18, 46, 47, 51, 58, 139n60, 142n14, 146n50, 148n6, 151n32, 152n36, 160n121
- pudor, 65, 71, 80, 84, 140n64, 154n68, 156n82; and Phaedra, 44, 49, 53–54, 57, 65, 71. See also shame
- Pygmalion, 181n30, 182n33
- rape, 6, 36, 52, 103, 109, 111, 147n65, 163n150, 173n126, 176n154; of Philomela, 101–3, 106, 108–9, 113, 115, 119, 121–22
- Raval, Shilpa, 62, 75, 159n110, 163n140
- revenge, 32–33, 79–80, 93, 96–99, 103–4, 114, 124, 127, 164n5, 171n91, 174n131; and Ariadne, 95–97, 99; and Byblis, 30, 147n59; and Clytemnestra, 35–36; and Hecuba, 114; and Hypsipyle, 81–82, 95–99, 171nn89–90; and Medea, 16, 33, 79–82, 97, 114, 116, 133, 147n59, 164n2, 165n16, 168n44, 171n93; and Phaedra, 6–7, 133; of Procne and Philomela, 13, 33, 79, 100–106, 114–21, 133, 164n5, 173n119, 175n144. See also ira
- Rosati, Gianpiero, 6, 150n19
- Rosenmeyer, Patricia, 52, 63, 154n56
- Schiesaro, Alessandro, 176n159, 177n165, 177n170
- Scylla, 12, 18, 20, 27–28, 60, 97, 110, 140nn64–65, 142n20, 143n29, 145n46
- Seaford, Richard, 25, 143n30, 144n35
- Segal, Charles, 11–12, 16, 39, 127, 140n62, 141n5, 142n13
- Semele, 16, 73, 141n7, 155nn75–76
- Seneca, 7, 137n22, 138n34, 151n31, 155n78, 177n165, 177n170
- Sfyroeras, Pavlos, 137n25
- Shackleton Bailey, D. R., 140n61, 173n115
- shame, 17, 35–36, 53–54, 57, 84, 119, 154n68, 156n82; and Byblis, 44, 63–65; and Phaedra, 43, 53–54, 57, 65, 71, 136n21, 153n48, 171n92. See also pudor
- silence, 21, 107, 113, 128–29, 163n149, 176n158; and Byblis, 75, 77, 131, 161n126, 163n149; and Phaedra, 40, 43, 53–54, 57, 128–29; and Philomela, 104, 111, 113–14, 163nn149–50, 173n121, 176n158
- Skinner, Marilyn, 129, 134
- Sol, 173n126
- Sommerstein, Alan, 13, 178n174
- Sophocles, 53, 81, 103, 110, 116, 124, 140n63, 157n94, 165n7, 166n28, 173n118; Medea in, 137nn25–27, 143n24; Phaedra in, 42–43, 52, 143n24, 150n20, 153n50; Philomela in, 101, 105, 112, 173n116, 178n177; Procne in, 13, 101, 173n116, 176n151, 179n191; Tereus in, 101–2, 174n128, 178n174, 179n191; Theseus in, 137n25, 151n31; Thyestes in, 146n54, 177n165
- Spentzou, Efrossini, 5, 148n7, 152n42
- Suetonius, 1–2, 7, 135n1
- suicide, 84, 95, 124, 153n55, 171n91; and Byblis, 23, 128; and gender, 23, 143n26; and Phaedra, 6, 17, 43, 52, 54–56, 72, 77, 150n18, 153n55, 155n76
- Sulpicia, 153n53, 156n82, 163n147
- Takács, Sarolta, 144n37
- Talboy, Thomas, 13, 178n174
- Tarquinius Superbus, 116, 177n168
- Tereus, 33–34, 102–117, 119–25, 169n61, 171n95, 173n121, 174n131, 174n135, 175n145, 177n168; and the abject, 124; in Accius, 101–3, 115–16, 177n168; and gender, 120, 175n147, 179n185; and genre, 100–101, 107–12, 113–16, 118, 123–24, 133, 174n128, 175n144, 179n185; in Sophocles, 101–2, 174n128, 178n174, 179n191
- theater of Dionysus, 13, 116
- Theseus, 8, 11, 98, 137n22, 166n17; in Catullus, 94–95, 97, 169n60, 169n62; in Euripides, 6, 43–44, 52–53, 74, 114, 151n31, 154n70, 155n78; in Ovid, 44–46, 49–50, 55–56, 151n29, 153n54, 155n73; in Seneca, 151n31; in Sophocles, 137n25, 151n31
- thetic stage, 41–42, 61–62, 67, 77, 149n8, 149n11, 164n5; defined, 41
- Thoas, 83, 89, 91, 96, 98, 171n90
- Thrace, 8, 81, 101–7, 117–19, 121–22, 181n24
- Thyestes, 27, 28, 30, 35–36, 108, 115–16, 146n54, 174n131, 177n165, 177n167
- Tibullus, 51, 151n32
- Tissol, Garth, 158n104
- Tomis, 130–33, 168n48, 180n14, 180n17
- Tor Marancia, 18, 19, 23
- transvestite ventriloquism, 42, 51, 58, 77, 81, 85, 100, 124, 130, 149nn12–13
- Tyndareus, 35–36
- Tyro, 18, 146n50
- Vaiopoulos, Vaios, 97, 165n14, 168n56, 169n59, 169n62, 170n73, 170n75, 171n90
- Valladares, Hérica, 5, 30, 143n25
- Varius Rufus, 115–16, 146n54
- Varro, 60, 157n97
- Varro Atacinus, 7, 132, 141n1
- Velleius Paterculus, 25
- vengeance. See revenge
- Venus, 21, 35, 45, 48, 54–55, 141n7, 147n64, 153n48, 155n76, 160n122. See also Aphrodite
- Verducci, Florence, 90, 156n87, 165n14, 171n93
- Vergil, 66, 100, 138n47, 143nn27–28, 143n30, 156n82, 170n70, 175nn144–45, 178nn180–81
- Villa of Munatia Procula, 18, 19, 20, 23, 142n16
- Virbius, 12, 68, 130