CLSC 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Helots, Red-Figure Pottery, Thesmophoria
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Women in the classical world ~ women in classical. Physical education: young men went to the gymnasium all the time, women were discouraged to do physical education. Qualities admired for girls (silence, submissiveness, & abstinence) The silent woman: not supposed to be talked about in society. Instruction in domestic arts: by mothers, textile work / weaving, sparta the helots weaved for them. Females never came of age : passed from the hand of their father to their husband"s (image) attic black figure vase depicting women weaving. Athenian women and religion: cult to athena and the eleusinian mysteries. Women were very involved in religious ritual. Panathnaea (athena"s b-day: procession & sacrifices, new peplos every 4 years. Eleusinian mysteries (image) mourning athena relief sculpture circa 470 bc. , athens (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Priestesses and fees, skins, and other gifts. Pathenaeau: annual festival in athens for athena"s b-day. Stool carrying girls & folding the peoplos.
