Women in Greek Myth
Title: Women in Greek Myth
Category: /Literature/Mythology
Details: Words: 1102 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Women in Greek Myth
Category: /Literature/Mythology
Details: Words: 1102 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Works Sited
Harris, Stephen, and Gloria Platzner. Classical Mythology: Images and Insights. New
York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2004.
Woolger, Jennifer Barker, and Roger J. Woolger. The Goddess Within: A Guide to the
Eternal Myths That Shape Women's Lives. New York, NY: Random House, 1989.
Women in Greek Myth
The myths of ancient Greece, although old in terms of time, convey a message that continues to have relevance for modern society and, in particular, women of today. While
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family life with work.
Similar to ancient Greek myth, western society remains strongly patriarchal in nature. Still, much progress has been made to gain greater equality and power for women in the arena of marriage, work, and politics. In matters of love, it seems that women may have surfaced as their own worst enemy. Liberation now allows them, often to their detriment, to do willingly what men acquired from them by force in times past.