\b0 Daughter of Metellus Creticus and daughter-in-law of Crassus, she owes her fame t
o the beautiful tomb built for her on the ancient Appian Way.\par
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\b Chimera\par
\b0 A monster represented with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent that spewed fire from her mouth. The daughter of Typhon and Echidna, she was
killed by Bellerophon.\par
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\b Clelia\par
\b0 A young Roman noblewoman who according to tradition was handed over to King Porsenna as a hostage. Together with nine companions in misfortune, she managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber and r
eturning to Rome. Porsenna demanded her restitution but then, impressed by her heroism, let her free.\par
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\b Cleisthenes (Athenian ca. 565 BC - ca. 492 BC)\par
\b0 An Athenian politician, driven into exile, he returned to Athens in 510 BC. He suc
ceeded in bringing about the reform that bears his name, designed to broaden the base of the city's government, with a subdivision of the population on the basis of residence. Aristotle attributes to him the introduction of ostracism, the special form of
expulsion of undesirable or dangerous people from the city for a period of five or ten years, decided by the assembly of citizens.\par