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A 10 page paper which examines why,
although women were not given rights or freedoms in Greek and Roman society, they
were often predominant figures in Greek and Roman mythology. Bibliography lists 8
sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
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least, an intriguing condition. For example, it seems that while the Romans desired to keep sexuality somewhat mysterious and limited to the bedroom, much like our society today, there were
others who were incredibly open with their sexuality. The Greeks, on the other hand, were far more confining and restrictive in their societys opinion of women. And, on top of
all that was the position of women in the social world where they were considered to be at the same level as slaves. They were restricted from having any political
say in how things were run, and were not allowed to do much of anything without proper supervision. Yet, despite all of these restrictions on women we find that
Greek and Roman mythology presented us with women who had power and who were very powerful players in how things were run, both politically and socially. This offers us a
very intriguing reality that leads us to wonder why women had power in myths but not in reality. Such a question can clearly lead to many different theories and perspectives.
Bearing that in mind we present the following paper which first examines some of the social conditions of women in Greek and Roman culture, with a discussion of the Etruscans
who played an important role in how Greek and Roman society viewed women. The paper then discusses various mythological works and examines how they represented women. In presenting these various
perspectives the paper argues that the Greeks and Romans were intrigued and frightened by the power of women. As such they could present them in their most powerful positions in
mythology, thus emphasizing the dangerous and inherent nature of women. Women in Ancient Roman and Greek Culture Sexuality was a
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