Western Civilization - Discuss the connections between mythology and reality as Greece and Rome built their empires.

For both the Greek and Roman empires , the role of mythology and religion played an important role in the empires development . There are in fact striking similarities to the Greek or Roman 's daily life based on the importance of one god or goddess over another to a family 's or state 's personal and political desire . In the context of the following pages , the role of mythology and religion will be discussed , and their central role to the growth of Greek and Roman societies will be presented

Athenian women in ancient

Greece were considered to be little more than slaves during the 5th century mainly due to the role of Hera , whose role as an Olympian was constantly overshadowed by the lovemaking of her husband to other women , and the lack of control she had over him Indeed , in Greek culture it seems that because the Greek Gods were so powerful , and the Goddess ' powers were no match for her male counterpart , women suffered unduly . In this facet of thinking , a young child , a girl , was not expected to have an extended education : She was not expected to know how to read or write . In fact the common thought of the time was that to educate a woman was to waste time . However women who were of high social birth were often times schooled and in fact it is reported that during religious celebrations women were chosen to participate although their numbers were minimal . This participation may be asserted to have been the doing of Athena , the patron Goddess of Athens , and the Goddess of wisdom . It may well be hypothesized that any education granted a woman in Greece , was granted due to the importance that Athena played in the reality of the people . Also , Athena was one of the three virgin Goddesses , and so , a woman was expected to be chaste until marriage , in to follow the footsteps of Athena

There were three classifications for women in Athens : The first class was that of the lowest standing , a woman who was a slave to other women in that she helped take care and raise the children of a domestic household . This woman would also do chores . The second class of woman in Athens was the citizen . The third class of woman in Athens was the Hetaerae . This was the woman who was likened to the Geisha of China Hetaerae women were given an education in reading , writing , and music and were allowed into the Agora and other structures which were off limits to citizen and slave women . Most sources about the Hetaerae indicate however , that their standing was at best at the level of prostitutes , and the level of power they attained was only slightly significant (Schnurnberger 1991

The female citizen in Athens would often times have to marry in to have any type of power or control . A girl was taught how to do household chores , how to mend clothes and how to cook in...