Essay On Greek Women

Ptolemaic Egypt is a time richly pigmented with documents, sculptures and

artifacts that are being studied today so that their ancient society can be interpreted

and hopefully more understood. Although this was a time long, long ago, we have to

remember that these were still just human beings. They were very similar to us in

that they had a brain, two eyes, and a heart; among many if not all the same organs.

They had many social problems that mirror that of today’s society in the case of

things like, education, social affairs and one that has most recently been getting a lot

of attention, especially with the aid of social media; feminism and female rights.

Cultures have always divided the two sexes in terms of behavior and practice, …show more content…
It has been estimated that most

documented material was of governmental importance, and law is at the root of the

government; therefore there must be an overwhelming amount of information

stemming from legal documents. By looking at different examples, either defining

the populations of Greek and Egyptians women as two separate groups or by

looking at individual examples, we will be able to spot trends that would indicate

the way that the two initial groups of women existed in this time. There will be an

examination on the concept of the male guardian or Kyrios that was found in Greek

tradition and compare it to the Egyptian lack of a Kyrios where these women were

able to be more independent in nature and I will be looking for evidence of cohesion

between both cultures. I will examine documents pertaining to the women’s role in

the ownership of property and prove that the line gets blurred between the Greek

and Egyptian traditions. Lastly, there will be an investigation of three different

marriage contracts. I will look to identify the way that Greek contracts differ