Greek Myth XXXV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter I – Io, Danaides, or Poor Unfortunate Souls

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Io and the Danaids get tossed around in today’s chapter of the Bibliotheca.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Retell this chapter from the point of view of Io. Or Hypermnestra. Or any of the other Danaids.
  2. What do you think of Hera’s treatment of Io? What do you think of Zeus’s treatment of her?
  3. Retell this chapter from the point of view of Argus.
  4. Compare/contrast Danaus as seen in this source and as seen in Aeschylus’s The Suppliants. Why do you think we might see him differently in this version than in the Aeschylus one?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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