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Ancient Greek religion. Religious practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. The application of the modern concept of "religion" to ancient cultures has been questioned as anachronistic. [1] The ancient Greeks did not have a word for ...
The major sources for the lives of women in classical Athens are literary, political and legal, [3] and artistic. [4] As women play a prominent role in much Athenian literature, it initially seems as though there is a great deal of evidence for the lives and experiences of Athenian women. [5] However, the surviving literary evidence is written ...
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (/ ˈ h ɛr ə, ˈ h ɪər ə /; Greek: Ἥρα, translit. Hḗrā; Ἥρη, Hḗrē in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth.
During the past decades, the position of women in Greek society has changed dramatically. Efharis Petridou was the first female lawyer in Greece; in 1925 she joined the Athens Bar Association. [31][32] The women of Greece won the right to vote in 1952. In 1955, women were first allowed to become judges in Greece.
Athena[ b ] or Athene, [ c ] often given the epithet Pallas, [ d ] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft [ 3 ] who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. [ 4 ] Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she ...
The chariot is generally understood to represent the holy church, with the women on right and left representing the theological and cardinal virtues respectively. [16] The exact meaning of the allegorical women's role, behaviour, interrelation, and color-coding remains a matter of literary interpretation.
The ancient Romans produced massive numbers of copies of Greek sculptures of Aphrodite [277] and more sculptures of Aphrodite have survived from antiquity than of any other deity. [ 278 ] The Ludovisi Throne (possibly c. 460 BC) is believed to be a classical Greek bas-relief , although it has also been alleged to be a 19th-century forgery.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ ˈ aɪ r ɪ s /; EYE-riss; Greek: Ἶρις, translit. Îris, lit. "rainbow," [2] [3] Ancient Greek:) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, [4] the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods, a servant to the Olympians and especially Queen Hera.