Today, we meet a woman whose name comes to us not from myth, but from a real courtroom - a woman accused, convicted, and executed for sorcery in Classical Athens. Her name was Theoris of Lemnos, and her story brings up tough questions about fear, gender, medicine, law - and what happens when they all collide.
What did Theoris really do? Was she a poisoner or a healer? Was she targeted for who she was, more than what she did?
Let’s find out.
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