The thesis deals with the myth of Pandora, the image of women created by it and how or to what extent this image is reflected in the stories of selected heroines of ancient Greek literature. The society of ancient Greece was closely intertwined with its own mythology, and so misogyny is reflected in both. The discussion initially focuses on Hesiod’s version of the myth of Pandora, the first human woman. In the myth, Pandora is an completely negative character who marks the entire female gender with her flaws. Furthermore, the thesis presents individual stories of selected literary female characters Helena, Clytemnestra and Medea. For each of them, through a comparative analysis, connections with the myth of Pandora are found, and common motives and characteristics are highlighted. Finally, the thesis tries to answer the question of whether these heroines are really or entirely bad wives or whether their reputation is partly unjustified.
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