id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt 0c483j34v42 Florencia Foxley Models of Motherhood? Alcestis and Medea as Hero Figures 2015 .txt text/plain 150 7 58 Alcestis portrays an ideal wife and mother, revered by her slaves, children, in-laws, and husband, who dies for that husband in order to ensure his life and the security of her children. In this thesis, I will investigate the qualities of Euripides' early portrayals of tragic mothers. cache/0c483j34v42.txt txt/0c483j34v42.txt