Theology of Her by Elena
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Theoris of Lemnos: Magic, Murder, and Misogyny in Ancient Athens
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Theoris of Lemnos: Magic, Murder, and Misogyny in Ancient Athens

How Ancient Fears of Magic, Gender, and Power Turned Deadly

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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