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A Day in the Life of an Athenian Woman - Essay with illustrations regarding the portrayal of Athenian women in art classical and Hellenistic Greece.
http://www1.hollins.edu/faculty/salowey...%20of%20Women%20Throughout%20Greece.htm |
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About Helen of Troy - Detailed article about the fabulous Helen of Troy in myth, literature and art.
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hd/abouthelen.htm |
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Amazons of Greek Mythology - Brief summary of Amazon myths, listing of Amazon warriors. Part of Xena fan site.
http://whoosh.org/issue12/ruffel3.html |
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Ancient Greek Women in Athens - Summary overview of the position of women in Ancient Athens.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/ancientchix/ |
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Encyclopaedia Romana: Hetairai - Discussion of ancient Greek profession of hetairai, prostitutes who were permitted intellectual and sexual freedoms in Greek culture.
http://itsa.ucsf.edu/%7Esnlrc/encyclopa...ia_romana/greece/hetairai/hetairai.html |
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Goddess Worship in Ancient Greece - Introduction to ancient worship of the female Greek gods including Demeter and Kore, Hecate, Hera, others.
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~clit387/Worship.html |
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Male Authors and Women - Article discussing the portrayal of women in Ancient Greek literature as written by male authors. From Tufts' "Women in Antiquity" course.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/EPp.html |
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Minoan Snake Goddess - Discussion, articles, and questions concerning the "Snake Goddess" images excavated from Knosses by Sir Arthur Evans and its implications for female worship on Crete.
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/snakegoddess/ |
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Olympia 2- Women and the Games - History of women in ancient Greek athletics including the Olympic Games and Heraea Games.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Leslie_DesMarteau/olympia2.htm |
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Poetry of Sappho - Biography and selected works in translation of the Greek Sappho, preeminent woman poet of antiquity.
http://www.sappho.com/poetry/sappho.html |
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Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece - Index and references to discussions of women's position in ancient Greek art.
http://www.fjkluth.com |
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Spartan Women in Herodotos - Discussion of the treatment of Spartan women in the works of the Greek historian, Herodotus.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7849/herodotos.html |
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The Divine Sappho - Life, works of famous Greek poetess, Sappho. Includes H.T. Wharton's "Life" of Sappho, poems in translation, other classical references.
http://classicpersuasion.org/pw/sappho/ |
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The Ecole Initiative: The Eleusinian Mysteries - Discussion of known facts about the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries in which Greek priestesses were significantly involved.
http://users.erols.com/nbeach/eleusis.html |
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The Feminine Voice at Delphi - Article about the female role of the Pythia, priestess of the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Leslie_DesMarteau/delphi.htm |
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The Online Temple of Demeter - Articles and links to information concerning the Greek goddess Demeter, her mythology, and her worship in ancient Greece.
http://www.templeofdemeter.com/index.html |
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The Role of Women in The Art of Ancient Greece - An encyclopaedic site of brief entries concerning famous Greek women, goddesses, and literary characters from Amazons to Zosteria (Athena). Includes study questions and answers.
http://www.fjkluth.com/women2.html |
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The Women of Athens - Descriptive summary of a normal day for Athenian women.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofathens.html |
