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http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/JSp.html

» "Until Death Us Do Part": Marriage and Funeral Rites in Classical Athens
Article on ceremonies of marriage and death in ancient Athens, implications for status of Athenian women.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/JSp.html

http://www1.hollins.edu/faculty/saloweyca/Athenian%20Woman/Nadia%20Manifold/Portrayal%20of%20Women%20Throughout%20Greece.htm

» A Day in the Life of an Athenian Woman
Essay with illustrations regarding the portrayal of Athenian women in art classical and Hellenistic Greece.
http://www1.hollins.edu/faculty/saloweyca/Athenian%20Woman/Nadia%20Manifold/Portrayal%20of%20Women%20Throughout%20Greece.htm

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hd/abouthelen.htm

» About Helen of Troy
Detailed article about the fabulous Helen of Troy in myth, literature and art.
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hd/abouthelen.htm

» Amazons of Greek Mythology
Brief summary of Amazon myths, listing of Amazon warriors. Part of Xena fan site.
http://whoosh.org/issue12/ruffel3.html

» Ancient Greek Women in Athens
Summary overview of the position of women in Ancient Athens.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/ancientchix/

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/greece/hetairai/hetairai.html

» Encyclopaedia Romana: Hetairai
Discussion of ancient Greek hetairai, or courtesans, such as Aspasia, Phryne, Lais, and Neaera.
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/greece/hetairai/hetairai.html

http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~clit387/Worship.html

» Goddess Worship in Ancient Greece
Introduction to ancient worship of the female Greek gods including Demeter and Kore, Hecate, Hera, others.
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~clit387/Worship.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/EPp.html

» Male Authors and Women
Article discussing the portrayal of women in Ancient Greek literature as written by male authors. From Tufts' "Women in Antiquity" course.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/EPp.html

» Minoan Snake Goddess
Discussion, articles, and questions concerning the "Snake Goddess" images excavated from Knosses by Sir Arthur Evans and its implications for female worship on Crete.
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/snakegoddess/

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Leslie_DesMarteau/olympia2.htm

» Olympia 2- Women and the Games
History of women in ancient Greek athletics including the Olympic Games and Heraea Games.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Leslie_DesMarteau/olympia2.htm

http://www.sappho.com/poetry/sappho.html

» Poetry of Sappho
Biography and selected works in translation of the Greek Sappho, preeminent woman poet of antiquity.
http://www.sappho.com/poetry/sappho.html

» Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece
Index and references to discussions of women's position in ancient Greek art.
http://www.fjkluth.com

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7849/herodotos.html

» Spartan Women in Herodotos
Discussion of the treatment of Spartan women in the works of the Greek historian, Herodotus.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7849/herodotos.html

» The Divine Sappho
Life, works of famous Greek poetess, Sappho. Includes H.T. Wharton's "Life" of Sappho, poems in translation, other classical references.
http://classicpersuasion.org/pw/sappho/

http://users.erols.com/nbeach/eleusis.html

» The Ecole Initiative: The Eleusinian Mysteries
Discussion of known facts about the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries in which Greek priestesses were significantly involved.
http://users.erols.com/nbeach/eleusis.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Leslie_DesMarteau/delphi.htm

» The Feminine Voice at Delphi
Article about the female role of the Pythia, priestess of the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Leslie_DesMarteau/delphi.htm

» The Role of Women in The Art of Ancient Greece
An encyclopaedic site of brief entries concerning famous Greek women, goddesses, and literary characters from Amazons to Zosteria (Athena). Includes study questions and answers.
http://www.fjkluth.com/women2.html

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofathens.html

» The Women of Athens
Descriptive summary of a normal day for Athenian women.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofathens.html

http://www.chs.harvard.edu/discussion_series.sec/athenian_law.ssp/athenian_law_lectures_2.pg

» Women and Family in Athenian Law
Article regarding how women were viewed, and treated, under ancient Athenian Law. Part of the Center for Hellenistic Studies' articles on ancient Greek culture.
http://www.chs.harvard.edu/discussion_series.sec/athenian_law.ssp/athenian_law_lectures_2.pg

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