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There are many stories and legends involving the heroes and men in ancient Greece, but not many involve the role of women. In this time, women married men who were much older than them while still at a young age. The truth of the role of women is that it was defined best by seperation. The women lived with the men in certain areas where they were told to, areas controlled by the men. Being that their new household was not under the possession of the women; their mother-in-law, the husband's mother, was the head of the household. The women were given little education, so the woman was only referred to as part of the husband's property. The role of the women was mainly childbirth.

The women in Sparta were taught to read and write, however the women in Athens were not. They were taught self-deffense

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