Women as Objects in Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece, women were treated as pollutants, lacking mobility and rights, and heavily reliant on their husbands. In Athens, a woman was seen as a possession within a man’s household. Consequently, women in ancient Greece often had their personhood and identity denied.
They were encouraged to confine themselves to the domestic sphere and discouraged from venturing alone. Uttering the name of a married woman in public was also considered heretical.
