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Greek tragedy: Argyris Xafis as Heracles in Women of Trachis suffers a painful death after donning a robe that transmutes into a boiling film.
ANDREA DOYLE

Women of Trachis: The death of a great hero

Theatre: Love leads to a hero’s happiness in popular culture today. But in ancient Athens? Jealousy and death.

  • Andrea Doyle
  • Andrea Doyle Guest Author
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