opponents' mother
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 9 anchored passages
his mother · my opponents' mother · my stepmother · the latter · the murderess · their mother · theirs · this Clytemnestra here · this woman
spoken of as
1 expressionThe Stepmother“Opponents' Mother”1 mention
Against the Stepmother for Poisoning (Greek)
for only when the mischief was done did she see that my stepmother had tricked her.
in the texts
Against the Stepmother for Poisoning
The speaker's stepmother, mother of his half-brother, accused of orchestrating the poisoning of her husband by recruiting Philoneos' mistress to administer the fatal draught, after an earlier failed attempt.
for only when the mischief was done did she see that my stepmother had tricked her.
She asked if she was prepared to follow her instructions, and, I imagine, received a ready assent.
and the woman from whom it did originate, who was guilty of the design, shall receive her reward also, if you and heaven so will.
Against Callicles
The mother of Callicles' side, who reportedly described and displayed the flood damage.
Well, my mother went to see theirs, and the latter told her with weeping what had happened, and showed her the effects;
and furthermore that I tendered an oath to their mother, and challenged them to have my mother swear in the same terms, (to the clerk) take, please, the depositions and the challenge
Before they undertook this malicious action against me, my mother and theirs were intimate friends and used to visit one another, as was natural, since both lived in the country and were neighbors, and since, furthermore, their husbands had been friends while they lived.