The Council of Sixteen Women of Elis in Olympia shows how women gained political power by serving the goddess Hera in Ancient ...

The idea that women were inferior to men was a widely held belief in ancient Greek society, and one that would go on to influence Western culture for many centuries thanks in large part to the ...

In fact, the assumption has long been that male artisans crafted the iconic pottery of ancient Greek society throughout its history. A fter all, ancient Greece isn’t exactly known for its record of ...

In this video, we will look at the factors that prevented most ancient Greek women from producing art or literature — or living public lives. Things to think about 1.

In ancient Greece, women typically had long, wavy hair, but married women wore it tied up. Beauty ideals included fair skin and even connected eyebrows.

For an interesting discussion on the relationship of women's sexuality to Greek society, art, and text, refer to Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz and Lisa Auanger, Among Women: From the Homosocial to the ...

Ancient myths figure in the plays of Shakespeare, in poetry by Derek Walcott and Louise Glück, and in novels by Margaret Atwood, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ali Smith and Rick Riordan, whose Percy Jackson ...