Weaving During Ancient Greece

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Penelope also was a weaver. Weaving during ancient Greece was extremely hard. Weaving required lots of skills and it ruined the weaver's hands. The yarn that weaver used could tear up people hands, it also caused calluses and blisters all over your hands. Penelope would weave all day and take the weaving apart all night. This challenge could be mental and physical. It was physical because of the effect it has on your hands. It could also be a mental challenge because Penelope used weaving as a stress reliever and she also stayed up all night which also wouldn’t help her mental state.

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