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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES FEMALE ARISTEIAI AND WOMEN IN MASCULINE ROLES IN EPIC LITERATURE By BETHANY CHASTEEN A Thesis submitted to the Department of Classics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation with Honors in the Major Degree Awarded: Spring, 2013 Chasteen 2 The members of the Defense Committee approve the thesis of Bethany Chasteen defended on April 15, 2013. ______________________________ Dr. Francis Cairns Thesis Director ______________________________ Dr. Kathryn Stoddard Outside Committee Member ______________________________ Dr. Laurel Fulkerson Committee Member Chasteen 3 Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter One: The Aristeia Of Male Heroes ................................................................................... 8 Chapter Two: The Aristeia Of Penthesileia .................................................................................. 16 Chapter Three: The Aristeia Of Hera............................................................................................ 26 Chapter Four: The Aristeia of Dido .............................................................................................