Gender Inequalities in Greek mythology and Greek society
Just like all the other paces on the planet, men ruled the earth with an iron fist. I am ashamed to say that we as men treated women like second class citizens all through out history; the ancient Greeks were no different, this is just one example amongst many crawl deeds of men. Greek society was dominated by the wealthy, if you were a wealthy woman you had it bad but if you were a female peasant your life was a living nightmare. Greek art is a perfect example of extreme inequality in ancient times; when have you ever heard of a heroic deed by a female in Greek mythology or better yet in the history of ancient Greece? Almost all the stories about the myths and legends were males. The …show more content…
This was generally different when it comes to the Spartan culture whose women were treated well while men were subject to a life in the military since early ages. In Greek mythology, women are viewed as troublesome, as this view was earned by the story of Pandora. Who is best known for opening a magic box that released all the pain and suffering into the world. One other example of Gender Inequality can be seen in their very own God 's. Hera, the Greek Goddess of Marriage and queen of the God 's was constantly being cheated by her husband Zeus who slept with other women, and fathered many demi-gods, among them Heracles himself. While as the goddess of marriage, Hera herself could not cheat, so she simply resorted to trickery and making the demi-gods such as Heracles life a life of …show more content…
This can be seen in mythic stories containing sirens, beautiful women who sing a spell to draw men in ships to wreck and die. Meanwhile, the famous Greek hero Heracles Is known for his deeds of bravery and of course his inhuman strength. other examples of this difference are in Homer 's epic 's the Iliad and the Odyssey as the lead focuses on the brutality of the Trojan war with mostly male characters (the woman character Helen, is another example of the Greeks belief that women are troublesome as she is the entire reason for the Trojan war) the sequel the Odyssey however is about cleverness and cunning, as is shown by a large number of female
Just like all the other paces on the planet, men ruled the earth with an iron fist. I am ashamed to say that we as men treated women like second class citizens all through out history; the ancient Greeks were no different, this is just one example amongst many crawl deeds of men. Greek society was dominated by the wealthy, if you were a wealthy woman you had it bad but if you were a female peasant your life was a living nightmare. Greek art is a perfect example of extreme inequality in ancient times; when have you ever heard of a heroic deed by a female in Greek mythology or better yet in the history of ancient Greece? Almost all the stories about the myths and legends were males. The …show more content…
This was generally different when it comes to the Spartan culture whose women were treated well while men were subject to a life in the military since early ages. In Greek mythology, women are viewed as troublesome, as this view was earned by the story of Pandora. Who is best known for opening a magic box that released all the pain and suffering into the world. One other example of Gender Inequality can be seen in their very own God 's. Hera, the Greek Goddess of Marriage and queen of the God 's was constantly being cheated by her husband Zeus who slept with other women, and fathered many demi-gods, among them Heracles himself. While as the goddess of marriage, Hera herself could not cheat, so she simply resorted to trickery and making the demi-gods such as Heracles life a life of …show more content…
This can be seen in mythic stories containing sirens, beautiful women who sing a spell to draw men in ships to wreck and die. Meanwhile, the famous Greek hero Heracles Is known for his deeds of bravery and of course his inhuman strength. other examples of this difference are in Homer 's epic 's the Iliad and the Odyssey as the lead focuses on the brutality of the Trojan war with mostly male characters (the woman character Helen, is another example of the Greeks belief that women are troublesome as she is the entire reason for the Trojan war) the sequel the Odyssey however is about cleverness and cunning, as is shown by a large number of female