PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE CHARACTERS OF "A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM".
Diana is the goddess of the moon and hunting. She is also known as Phoebe.
Theseus is a great Athenian hero. He defeated the Amazons (a group of women warriors) in battle and forced their queen, Hippolyta to marry him. He is also known for defeating the Minotaur in the Labrynth.
Hippolyta is the queen of the Amazons. The Amazons are a group of warrior women who never marry. Theseus forced her to marry him.
Aeneas is the son of Venus and is famous for fighting in the Trojan War. He pretended he was in love with Dido, who loved him. Later on he left her and she killed herself.
Dido was the queen of Carthage. She fell in love with Aeneas, but he left her. When he did she killed herself.
Venus also known as Aphrodite was the goddess of love, and the mother of Theseus.
Hercules was the greatest hero of Greeks. He is the son of Zeus also known as Jupiter. Hercules is known for his strength.
