What Greek Men Said About Women
by Hadrianus Hous
Greek women had few rights and limited freedom outside the home, They are under control and protection from us: their father when they are children, their husband when they are married, and brothers or their other relatives. However, they are in charge in their home. Their job is to run the household, to bear and to nurture the children. In wealthy family, the wives supervised the women slaves to do the household chores such as sewing, weaving, cooking, and cleaning. Women are seen as objects for they are “given” in marriage by the father to the bridegroom. Marriage sometimes can be seen as an exchange and another opportunity for us to maintain the superior position. In our eyes, the best woman is the one of whom the least was heard, whether it is good or bad. |
Stories about mistreated and unhappy women
Food recipes
Fakes SoupaFakes Soupa is a delicious homemade soup using lentil. Every women should make this gourmet soup for their families. Here is the recipe for Fakes Soupa.
Ingredients :
In a heavy bottomed pot, add the water, tomatoes, bay leaves, onion, and garlic. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat and add the lentils and oil. Reduce the heat and simmer partially covered for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until lentils are done. Remove from the heat, take out the bay leaves, stir in salt and pepper. |
MulletMullet, a gourmet and delicious dish that even I wish to have. However, only the most wealthiest can afford this dish since it is so expensive for its rich flavor.
Ingredients:
Mix the herbs together with the oil, the lemon juice, the salt and pepper. Spread the mixture on the belly and the outside of the mullets. Line a pan with aluminum foil and put the fish on top. Put it on the grill and grill the fish 4-10 minutes on each side, according to the size of the fish. Sprinkle continuously with lemon juice. Grill until the flesh easily comes away from the bone. Serve immediately with bread and green salad. |
Raising Children
The mother is in charge of raising her children. She would teach her youngest daughter the skills she would need to take care of her own children and also to take care of the household. Boys were sent to school to learn to read and write. The mother also has to clean all the messes her children made and prepare their meals for them. In addition, she has to clean the family's clothes and weave new clothes for them. This shows how much of a nuisance raising children can be. I totally agree with this and I remember when I would always bother my mom.
Women Fashion
Clothing
Make-up
Women, even if you have the most beautiful dresses, will not look as beautiful without make-up on which is why you should not spend all your drachmas only on clothes. White lead is used to whiten skin and women did this because white skin was a sign of beauty. However, I do not think it is a sign of beauty, I think it is the sign of the dead because women who whiten their skin look like horrifying ghost. Juice from alkanet roots were used to give the rosy color to the cheeks. Lipstick and eye shadow are essential for women to look beautiful in my opinion. So remember fellow women, want to look extremely beautiful, wear make-up!