the entire directory only in Ancient/Greece

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• Society: History: By Time Period: Ancient: Greece (102)

• "Until Death Us Do Part": Marriage and Funeral Rites in Classical Athens - Article on ceremonies of marriage and death in ancient Athens, implications for status of Athenian women.
• A Day in the Life of an Athenian Woman - Essay with illustrations regarding the portrayal of Athenian women in art classical and Hellenistic Greece.
• About Helen of Troy - Detailed article about the fabulous Helen of Troy in myth, literature and art.
• Amazons of Greek Mythology - Brief summary of Amazon myths, listing of Amazon warriors. Part of Xena fan site.
• Ancient Greek Women in Athens - Summary overview of the position of women in Ancient Athens.
• Encyclopaedia Romana: Hetairai - Discussion of ancient Greek hetairai, or courtesans, such as Aspasia, Phryne, Lais, and Neaera.
• Male Authors and Women - Article discussing the portrayal of women in Ancient Greek literature as written by male authors. From Tufts' "Women in Antiquity" course.
• Minoan Snake Goddess - Discussion, articles, and questions concerning the "Snake Goddess" images excavated from Knosses by Sir Arthur Evans and its implications for female worship on Crete.
• Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece - Index and references to discussions of women's position in ancient Greek art.
• The Divine Sappho - Life, works of famous Greek poetess, Sappho. Includes H.T. Wharton's "Life" of Sappho, poems in translation, other classical references.
• The Ecole Initiative: The Eleusinian Mysteries - Discussion of known facts about the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries in which Greek priestesses were significantly involved.
• The Role of Women in The Art of Ancient Greece - An encyclopaedic site of brief entries concerning famous Greek women, goddesses, and literary characters from Amazons to Zosteria (Athena). Includes study questions and answers.
• Women and Family in Athenian Law - Article regarding how women were viewed, and treated, under ancient Athenian Law. Part of the Center for Hellenistic Studies' articles on ancient Greek culture.

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