Thumos

Key term for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation, used in Prescribed Sources.

Definition

'Manly rage,' spirit, or pride; the driving force behind Medea's revenge.

Exam Context

Thumos appears in OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation revision content for Women in the Ancient World, especially Prescribed Sources and Literary Sources.

Women in the Ancient World Prescribed Sources Literary Sources

Study Pathways

Women in the Ancient World

Prescribed Sources

Literary Sources

Women in the Ancient World

Women to be Feared

Greece

Found in Revision Notes

Women in the Ancient World

Greek Drama and Archaic Poetry

Prescribed Sources • Literary Sources

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Women in the Ancient World

Greece

Women to be Feared • Greece

Revise note

Related Key Terms

Acropolis Adyton Aegis Aetiology

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