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Works (21)

Titles	Order
Antigone by Jean Anouilh
Antigone by Sophocles
Antigone; Oedipus Rex; Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
Aristotle, containing selections from seven of the most important books by Aristotle
Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch	king of Thebes
Eight Great Tragedies by Sylvan Barnet
Eurydice and the Birth of Macedonian Power by Elizabeth Donnelly Carney	mentioned only
The Greek Epic Cycle and its Ancient Reception: A Companion by Marco Fantuzzi
Medea by Christa Wolf
Medea [in Translation] by Euripides
Medea and Other Plays: Medea / Hecabe / Electra / Heracles by Euripides
The Modern Scholar - Ancient Greek Drama - Audiobook by Peter Meineck
Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
The Oedipus Plays: An Audible Original Drama by Sophocles
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Performativity and Performance (Essays from the English Institute) by Andrew Parker
The Phoenician Women by Euripides
Seneca: Tragedies, Volume I: Hercules. Trojan Women. Phoenician Women. Medea. Phaedra (Loeb Classical Library) by Seneca
Seven Famous Greek Plays: Prometheus Bound, Agamemnon, Oedipus The King, Antigone, Alcestis, Medea, The Frogs by Whitney J. Oates
Sophocles I: Ajax / Electra / Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles
Xena: Warrior Princess - Season One by Robert Tapert	Jack Dacey

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Melissus of Samos

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Duke of Burgundy

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Ghost of Polydorus

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Chrysoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli

Cleopatra of Macedon

Philip V of Macedon

Manolis Andronikos

Antigonus II Gonatas

Seleucus IV Philopator

Amyntas IV of Macedon

Onomarchus of Phocis

Callistratus of Aphidnae

Cornelius Nepos

Carystius of Pergamon

Perseus, King of Macedon

Catherine de Medici

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Ptolemy I Soter

Ptolemy Ceraunus

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Ajax the Lesser

Oracle of Delphi

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Antimachus of Colophon

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Apollonius of Rhodes

Asclepiades of Tragilus

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Caradoc Briefbras

Benvenuto Cellini

Erbin of Cornwall

Eve [of Genesis]

Dunwallo Molmutius

Amaury of Hauteville

Adonis (loved by Aphrodite}

Belus, son of Poseidon

King Brademagus, father of Meleagans

Bruhier, sultan of Arabia

Astolpho of England

Augustus Caesar

Lucius Tyberius

Logestilla, a wise lady who entertained Rogero

Earl of Limours

Luned, maiden guided by Owain

Lycabas, a sailor

Mador, a Scottish knight

Madoc, a forester of King Arthur

Maelgan, king who imprisoned Elphin

Shiva (also Siva/Mahadeva),

Madan, son of Guendolen

Lycomedes, king of the Dolopians

Lycaon, son of Priam

Lycus, usurping King of Thebes

Lynceus, a son of Aegyptus

Mabon, son of Modron

Laertes, father of Odysseus

Lachesis, one of the Fates

Laius, King of Thebes

Lampetia, daughter of Hyperion

Laocoon, a priest of Poseidon

Kynon, son of Clydno

Kyner, father of Kay

Kicva, daughter of Gwynn Gloy

Kedalion, guide of Orion

Kilwich, son of Kilydd

Kilydd, son of Prince Kelyddon

Krishna, eighth avatar of Vishnu

Laodamia, daughter of Acastus

Laodegan, King of Carmalide

Leir, King of Britain

Leda, Queen of Sparta

Leo, Roman emperor

Lewis, son of Charlemagne

Leander, lover of Hero

Lavinia, daughter of Latinus

Latinus, ruler of Latium

Laomedon, King of Troy

Latona, mother of Apollo

Lausus, son of Mezentius

Maia, daughter of Atlas & Pleione

Malagigi the Enchanter

Duke of Cornwall

Medoro, a young moor who wins Angelica

Marsilius, Spanish king

Marphisa, sister of Rogero

Mark, King of Cornwall & husband of Isoude

Malvasius, King of Iceland

Maleagans, a false knight

Manawyddan, brother of King Vran

Mandricardo, son of Agrican

Meliadus, King of Lionesse

Melicertes, son of Ino

Midgard Serpent

Hector de Marys

Garanhir Gwyddno

Haroun al-Raschid

Ganelon of Mayence

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Iphitus, friend of Heracles

Isabella, daughter of King of Galicia

Isis, wife of Osiris

Ismenos, son of Niobe

Joseph of Arimathea

Themis (also Justice/Law), a Titan

Kadyriath, advisor to King Arthur

Kai, son of Kyner

Isoude (also Isolde), beloved of Tristram

Isolier, friend of Rinaldo

Iulus, son of Aeneas

Ivo, Saracen king

Icarus, son of Daedalus

Icelos, attendant of Morpheus

Prince of Hyrcania

Earl of Gloucester

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