Gynaikeion: or, Nine bookes of various history. Concerninge women inscribed by ye names of ye nine Muses. Written by Thom: Heywoode.

Title

Gynaikeion: or, Nine bookes of various history. Concerninge women inscribed by ye names of ye nine Muses. Written by Thom: Heywoode.

Author

Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.

Publication

London :: Printed by Adam Islip,

1624.

Rights/Permissions

To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.

Subject terms

Women -- Early works to 1800.

Link to this Item

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03206.0001.001 content_copy

Cite this Item

"Gynaikeion: or, Nine bookes of various history. Concerninge women inscribed by ye names of ye nine Muses. Written by Thom: Heywoode." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03206.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HO∣NORABLE, AND MOST NOBLE, EDVVARD SOMERSET, Earle of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Ragland, Lord Chepstowe, Strigull, and Gower, Lord Priuie Seale, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, and one of his Maiesties Priuie Councell.
• TO THE READER.
• AN INDEX, OR TABLE, of Nine Bookes of Various Historie, onely concerning Women, inscribed by the Names of the Nine MVSES.
  • part - 1
  • part - 2
  • part - 3
  • part - 4
  • part - 5
  • part - 6
  • part - 7
  • part - 8
  • part - 9
• NINE BOOKES OF VARI∣OVS HISTORIE, ONELIE concerning Women: Inscribed by the names of the nine Muses.
  • The first booke which is CLIO, treating of the God∣desses Coelestiall, Terrestriall, Marine, and Infernall.
    • Of the Goddesses, Coelestiall: and first of IVNO.
      • CYBELE.
      • VENVS.
      • MINERVA.
      • DIANA.
      • CERES.
      • PROSERPINA.
      • NEMESIS.
      • LATONA.
      • FORTVNA.
    • Of the Goddesses called Selectae.
    • Of the Marine Goddesses.
      • AMPHITRITE.
      • THETIS or TETHIES.
      • NEREIDES.
      • The daughters of TRITON.
      • The wiues and daughters of PROTEVS.
      • The daughters of PHORCIS.
      • SCILLA and CHARIBDIS.
    • The Goddesses of the Hills, Woods, Groues, and Trees.
      • OREADES.
      • The Driades and Hamadriades.
    • Of the Goddesses Infernall.
      • Of the Parcae.
      • FVRIAE or the EVMEMIDES.
  • THE SECOND BOOKE inscribed EVTERPE.
    • Of the Muses, the Sybells, the Vestalls, the Pro∣phetesses, the Hesperides, the Graces, &c.
      • CLIO.
      • EVTERPE.
      • THALIA.
      • MELPOMENE.
      • TERPSICHORE.
      • ERATO.
      • POLYMNIA.
      • De VRANIA.
      • CALLIOPE.
    • Of the SYBELLS.
      • SIBILLA PERSICA.
      • SYBILLA LIBICA.
      • SYBILLA DELPHICA.
      • SIBILLA CVMAEA.
      • SIBILLA SAMIA.
      • SYBILLA CVMANA.
      • SIBILLA HELLESPONTICA.
      • SYBILLA PHRIGIA.
      • SIBILLA EVROPAEA.
      • SIBILLA TIBVRLINA.
      • SIBILLA AEGYPTIA.
      • SIBILLA ERYTHRAEA.
    • Of the Virgins VESTALLS.
      • OPPIA.
    • Of the Prophetesses.
    • The HESPERIDES.
      • PLEIADES, or HYADES.
    • Of the GRACES.
      • HORAE, or the Houres.
      • AVRORA, or the Morning.
      • NOX, or, the Night.
  • THE THIRD BOOKE of Women, inscribed THALIA. Treating of Illustrious Queenes, Famous Wiues, Mothers, Daughters, &c. Containing the Histories of sundry Noble Ladies.
    • Of Queenes Illustrious.
    • Of diuers Ladies famous for their Modestie.
    • The wife of FVLVIVS.
      • Aretaphila.
      • The wife of Nausimines.
      • Cyane and Medullina.
      • Erixo.
      • A Woman of the cittie Pergamus.
      • Stratonica.
      • Valeria and Cloelia.
      • Olympias.
      • Troades.
      • The Phocides.
      • The Women of Chios.
      • Persides.
      • Celtae.
      • Melitae.
      • Tyrrhenae.
    • Examples of Modestie and Magnanimitie.
      • Of Dido, Cesara, Gumilda, and Ethelburga.
      • Polycrita.
    • Of Queenes and other Ladies for diuers vertues memorable.
    • Of Women remarkeable for their loue to their Husbands.
  • THE FOVRTH BOOKE inscribed MELPOMENE. Of Women incestuous, of Adulteresses, and such as haue come by strange deaths.
    • Of Women incestuous, and first of Q. Semiramis.
      • Pasiphae.
      • Canace, Canusia, Valeria Tusculana.
      • Iulia, the Empresse.
      • The sisters of Cambises.
      • Of Lyuia Horestilla, Lollia Paulina, Cesonia, &c.
      • Iocasta.
      • Crithaeis.
      • Cyborea, the mother of Iudas Iscariot.
    • Of Adulteresses.
      • Of many great Ladies branded with Adultery amongst the Romans: and first of Posthumia.
      • An Egyptian Lady.
      • Laodice.
      • Phaedima.
      • Begum, Queene of Persia.
      • Olimpias.
      • Romilda.
      • A Moderne History of an Adulteresse.
      • Elfritha.
      • Gunnora.
    • Of Women that haue come by strange Deaths.
      • Of the Mistresse of Brennus. Of Tarpeia, and Acco a Roman Matron.
      • Of such as haue died in child-byrth.
      • Of Women that suffered Martyrdome.
      • Aristoclaea.
  • THE FIFTH BOOKE inscribed TERPSICHORE. Intreating of Amazons: and other Women famous either for Valour, or for Beautie.
    • Of the Amazons.
    • Of warlike Women, and those of Masculine vertue.
      • Camilla and others.
    • Of other warlike Ladies.
      • Zantippe and Mirho.
    • Of English Viragoes. And of Ioan de Pucil.
    • Of Faire Women.
    • Of Faire Women.
      • The faire Mistresse of Pisistratus.
      • Nitetis.
      • Bersane.
      • The wife of Candaules.
      • Rowan and Estrilda.
      • The Faire ladie of Norwich.
      • Of Callirhoe, daughter to Boetius.
      • The Wiues of Cabbas and of Phaillus.
      • Manto.
      • The wife of Agetus the Lacedemonian.
    • Of Women Deformed.
  • THE SIXT BOOKE, Inscribed ERATO: Treating of Chast Women, and of Women Wantons.
    • Of MARY, the Blessed Virgin.
      • Petronilla.
    • Of Chast Wiues.
      • Of Penelope.
    • Of Women Wantons.
      • Lais.
      • Phrine.
      • Glicerin or Glicera, and others.
      • Agathoclaea.
      • Cleophis.
      • Callipygae.
      • Alogunes, Cosmartidenes, Andia.
      • Iulia.
      • Harlotta, or Arlotta.
      • Of diuerse Wantons belonging to sundry famous men, and others.
    • Of Famous Wantons.
      • Of Mista, and others.
  • THE SEVENTH BOOKE, Inscribed POLYHIMNIA, or MEMORIE. Intreating of the Pietie of Daughters towards their Parents, Women to their Children, Sisters to their Bro∣thers, Wiues to their Husbands, &c.
    • Of Pious Daughters.
      • Of Sisters that haue beene kind to their Brothers.
    • Of Matrimonie, and Coniugall Loue.
      • Of Contracts before marriage, and of Dowries, amongst whom they were allowed, and by whom forbidden.
      • Of Nuptiall Ornaments, Pompe, Feasts, Epithalamions, &c.
      • Sacred Auguries and Nuptiall Expiations, &c.
      • The Coniugall Loue of Women towards their Husbands.
    • De Laenis, or of Bawdes.
    • De Gulosis & Vinolentis, i. Of Women addicted to Gluttonie, and Drunkenesse.
      • Of Women beloued of diuerse Creatures.
    • Of Women excellent in the Art of Painting, Weauing, &c.
    • Of Women Contentious, and Bloodie.
      • Of Women strangely preserued from death, and such as haue vnwillingly beene the death of their Fathers.
    • Of Clamorous Women commonly called Skoulds.
    • Varietie of Discourse concerning Women.
  • THE EIGHTH BOOKE, Inscribed VRANIA: Intreating of Women euerie way Learned; of Poetresses, and Witches, &c.
    • Of Women Orators, that haue pleaded their owne Causes, or others.
    • Of Women studious in Diuinitie.
    • Of Women excellent in Philosophie, and other Learning.
    • Of Poetrie.
    • Poetriae, or Women Poets.
      • Of Minerua, &c.
      • Sapho.
      • Of Cleobule Lindia, and other Poetesses.
      • Telesilla Poetria.
    • Of Witches.
      • Of Cyrce, and others remembred by the Poets.
      • Of Witches transported from one place to another by the Deuill.
      • Of Witches that haue eyther changed their owne shapes, or transformed others.
      • Of Witches that haue confest themselues to haue raised tem∣pests in a most serene Skie, with other things of no lesse admiration.
  • THE NINTH BOOKE, Inscribed CALLIOPE: Intreating of Women in generall, with the Punish∣ments appertaining to the Vitious, and Rewards due to the Vertuous.
    • Of Women Rauished, &c.
      • Of Handmaids, Nurses, Midwiues, and Stepdames.
    • Of Women for their Pietie and Deuotion re∣membred in the sacred Scriptures.
      • The sister of Leucippus,
      • Of Adulterie.
      • Sisters that haue murdred their Brothers.
      • Of Mothers that haue slaine their Children, or Wiues their Husbands, &c.
      • Of Loquacitie and Excesse, and how they haue beene punished.
      • Of seuerall degrees of Inchastities, and of their Punishments.
      • Of Witches and the Punishment due to them.
      • Of Tirgatao Moeotis, Camiola Turinga, and others.
      • The reward due to Fertilitie, or many Children, with such as haue restored their decayed Families.
      • Of Beautie and the reward thereof.
      • Of Bountie, Charitie, Pietie, and other Vertues in Women, with their Rewards.
      • Loosenesse of life first conuerted, and the conuersion rewarded, in a home-bred Historie.
      • Cura.
      • Rewards due to Philosophers, Orators, and poets.