CLST 100 Lecture Notes - Fraternities And Sororities

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 100
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

If a family was very poor, the women had to work. Athenian women only left the house on specific occasions (ex. Rite of passage for young girls had to be performed at the sanctuary, as once they got their period they were considered polluted and could not go into the sanctuary. The bride is always given together with gifts, but the rules about these gifts can be very different. The bride is given to the husband in his house in order to ensure a succession. The dowry is not given to the household, but remains a possession of the wife until it is passed to her sons. The houses of the wife and the husband are not tied, there is a kinship between them, not just an alliance. Bridal preparations included bathing, and being dressed by her companions. In some cases there was a wedding procession using chariots, and the mother-in-law would be waiting for the bride.