Women of Trachis Flashcards
Deianira
Was won in a battle by Heracles and became wife. Receives a fake bottle of love potion from a Centaur that Heracles kills. After Heracles sends home a girl ahead of him whom is rumored is going to marry Heracles, shes decides the use the potion. In the end the potion she covers on a robe for Heracles kills him. She has suspicions about the potion after she sends it but does nothing. When the news comes from her son that Heracles is dead shes falls on a sword and dies.
Heracles (women)
strongest man in the world, but has a bad temper and isn’t too smart. Also husband to Deianira. He is gone for an extended period of time. After being treated badly by King Eurytus (of Oechalia) he kills him, and destroys the city, capturing the women and sending them back to his wife. However, he falls in love with Iola, daughter to King Eurytus. When Deianira learns that he has fallen in love with Iola, Eurytus’ daughter, she is extremely sad. Realizing his love for her is waning, she naively uses a “love potion” she (the blood of Nessus) which she believes will make him love her again. She sends (blank) a robe with the potion on it, which turns out to be poison, which eats (Blank)s’ skin. (blank) dies. He forces his son to marry Iola before dying.
Hyllus
is the son of Deianira and Heracles who was originally sent out by his mother to look for Heracles. When he returns home and finds out that his own mother was behind his father’s tragic death he becomes intensely angry and has a falling out with her. Afterwards, when Deianira kills herself, (blank) finally realizes that his mother did not intend to actually kill Heracles. When his dying father is brought home, (blank) is the one who explains to him what really happened. This makes Heracles realize that it is the prophecy coming true and ask to be taken out of his pain and misery. (blank) makes a final promise to his father that he will marry ole even though he originally does not want to.
Lichas
one of Herakles’ companions from battle; brings in the women that Herakles chose to take as captive from Eurytus’ island (one of whom is Iole) and presents them to Deianira; tells Deianira that her husband is alive!!!!!! Claims to not know anything about Iole but is then caught in his lies by a Messenger who overheard him speaking of Iole earlier (smh); admits that Iole is actually Eurytus’ daughter and that Herakles fought Eurytus out of love for Iole
Iole
is the beautiful daughter of Eurytus, the cause for Deianira’s act
