Week 4 Post 1

Sources: Her Kind: Stories of Women from Greek Mythology

Procris' Story

Coincidences and Mistimings
Princess of Athens
Known for beauty and kindness
Devoted to loving her husband Cephalus
Her sister Orithyea was kidnapped by Air Spirits
Her husband was kidnapped by Eos, a spirit who desired him
Cephalus tested her faithfulness by disguising himself
She took the bribe of jewels
After her husband's trick on her, she devoted herself to the goddess of maidenhood, Artemis.
She found her way back to her husband and then he ended up mistakenly murdering her

Bianca's Inquiry Into Women of Mythology