Saturday, January 7, 2017

Gender Roles in Ancient Greece

Unlike what is perceived on television and in many antithetic dialogues, the manpower and women of ancient Grecian gardening lived very different lives and had different customs. many a nonher(prenominal) of the cultures allegeed quasi(prenominal) views of what womens roles were. Unlike in the prominent and high classed women in Grecian mythology women were powerless and subscript to men. Men were considered the most all important(p) people in Greece receivcapable to the responsibility they carried and the way of Greek life. They held high positions and played a major part in politics with in Greece. Without superstar another, life would have been very different for the people of Greece.\nGreek women were looked upon as one of the last(a) ranking people in Greece. They were one ranking close the slaves. They were controlled by the man of the nominate mainly the maintain figure, considered to be property. Women werent allowed to divorce or fall in from their husbands property accepters. The main roles of women were to mission for the children, do home plate chores, weaving, and maintain and protect the household. Being that women had runty or no cultivation they were mostly limited to the household jobs. In some cultures much(prenominal) as Sparta women were allowed to read and relieve and have an education, opposed to Athenian women only being able to master spinning, weaving, and other internal arts. Some parts of ancient Greece allowed the women to do more than others.\nWomen were never able to be in the lime light. They were in their stimulate realms secluded from man. They only appeared during current events such as a wedding s, religious functions, or funerals where they were required to prepare and execute to the dead. They were never allowed to be hostesses when the husband had a party or special event at home. You never really truism women of her natural housewife setting.\nMany women in ancient Greece complained of not havi ng many rights. Women of Sparta werent able to own land or fulfil someone for anything. This was t...

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