Women in ancient Greece never received any type of value other than what they could offer physically. In Homer’s Iliad the men mistreat the women while women are raised to love men and tolerate the hate towards them. The Iliad shows that Greek society holds negative views towards women such as their too emotional, they are objects. The men in ancient Greek society never let their women be in control since they are too emotional and act on emotion. Homer writes, “So he mocked/ as Athena and Queen Hera muttered between themselves, huddled together, plotting Troy’s destruction” (4. 23-25). In the beginning of this book Hera talks about wanting the war to start only because she does not like the Athenians nor does she agree with Zeus
