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What source can be used for Zeus

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Statue of Zeus with a broken foot and hand

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What source can be used for Pandora

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Pandora on a vase staring into the eyes of the viewer, head on which would have been very usual for Greek artists surrounded by gods

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What source can i use to describe Helen

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Helen and Paris on a vase
Looking into her (vanity) with gifts, but she looks unpleasant with Paris who appears to be weak on the side

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What source can i use for Helen and MENELAUS

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Face painting depicting her pretty locks in order to save herself from Menelaus

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What sauce is about Romulus and Remus

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Statue of a she wolf with them as babies drinking from her showing they survived the wild

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What sources can be to the Sabine women

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Naked statue of two men raping a Sabine women

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What sauce can be used to show Tarpeia

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Coin of Tarpeia being crushed by shields

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What is source depicts Lucretia

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Her in a stain glass window holding a dagger to her chest

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What sauce can be used for Athenian women

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Red figure hydria - Mother giving baby to wet nurse ( mother looks proud so therefore probably a boy)

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What Source shows women in a wealthy household -

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Red figure hydria - Women from a wealthy household with three slaves she sat on the floor reading a book that shows she is Noble meaning she was luxurious

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What Source shows the possession of an Athenian wedding

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Black figure oil flask - Procession of Athenian wedding with carriages the bride is painted white so therefore had fair skin which we seem to be very pretty

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What sauce is the birthing of women in Sparta

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Plutarch says ‘ smoothly and easily with the pains of childbirth’

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What source shows the upbringing of spartan women

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Xenophon - Respectable girls are raised on a completely modest diet

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What sauce shows a wealthy family in Sparta

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Wedding procession with an Athenian bride an oil flask

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What sauce shows Roman educated women

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A fresco of an educated woman holding a book

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What source Shows a Roman wedding ceremony

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What What sauce showed women is ideal a modest

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Stele of Ampharete 

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What sauce shows what a domestic women had to do

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Amphora of domestic women washing

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What sauce shows how Roman Matrona were meant to look

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Portrait of ideal Roman matron up elaborate LAUREN

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What sauce shows where women give birth in Rome

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Woman in Rome giving birth at home without her husband on the black and white relief 

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What sauce shows how Roman women were respected by their husbands

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Laudatio Turiae - grave stone
The funeral inscription which was in account from her husband telling his love for his amazing wife
Turia. Who is the perfect Roman women and you have the top priorities of obedience and loyalty
He went through genuine grief of his wife’s death

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What sauce showed that Roman Matrona often had help at home

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Mosaic of a Roman Matrona aided by two slaves

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What source shows a high status prostitute Hetaria doing what she was meant to be

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She’s at the symposium her figure is visibly showing their fortune herbalist actions which were not been respected by many women or expected as it was not modest

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What shows a Hetaria doing another role that is not her being revealing

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She is more covered far is depicted playing an instrument double flute showing she is a prostitute is this was a skill required by more respected prostitutes

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What sauce is for Aspasia

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Hamilton statue from the 19th century has a strong headed women, business owner of a brother, She would’ve not been respected back in time but is now more respected

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What is all shows how Roman prostitutes were treated

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Bedroom in Lupanar - But shorter narrow no ventilation no natural light in an awful condition

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What source is about Lesbia

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19th century painting she’s bring tight and sheer revealing clothes which is very feminine as there are flowers all around and she’s very clear and pale skin which would’ve been depicted as beautiful

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What source. It’s about Greek priestesses

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The grave Stele with a family showing everyone including processes were expected to give birth

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What source shows a mantis is role

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Statue of Diotimas holding a liver from an animal

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What source is about Dionysus

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Maenad Worshipping Dionysus at the bottom of a drinking cup who is the goddess of wine and celebration, the Maenad What is wild she had her hair down Fleming clothes snakes in her hair and holding a leopard

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What source Depicted with a vestal virgins lived

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The ruins of the house very large and in the centre of a lovely area surrounded with beautiful gardens

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What source shows Pudicitia 

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Statue where she is all covered apart from her face even her hair is covered this is who Lucretia would’ve been compared to

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What sauce is about performance of the assemblywoman

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A modern day performance of the Athenian women in a circle showing their cult atmosphere and them plotting revenge

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What sauce is about Agnodice

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Strong independent women who looks very powerful ELABORATE LAUREN

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What source. Shows us about the Roman senate

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Statues in Whitestone consisting of all men showed us it was a male dominated area where women were prohibited from

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What source shows the amazon warrior in masculine qualities

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Amazon women, in amour and an image of a gorgon

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What source shows amazon women

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Athenian male hero Thesus is abducting the amazon barbarian women

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What source can be used about Penthesilea

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Black figures amphora depicting Achilles killing Penthesilea on the battle field, tragedy of them two falling in love and locking eyes

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What source can be used for Camilla

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19th century statue of her and Metabus

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What source depicts Medea and Jason with the Golden Fleece

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2nd century AS, fragment depicts Medea distracting the guardian serpent as Jason retrieves the Golden Fleece

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WHat source shows Medea doing her spell

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Its a worn away source, with little detail, Medea is showing her false rituals, shows she is always up to witch craft

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What source is about Medea and Glauce

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Medea giving Glauce her poisoned clock

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What source shows Medeas wickedness

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Medea fleeing the scene majestically whilst everything else in the city is in chaos

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What source shows Cleopatra as a man

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A stele of cleopatra dressed as a man/ pharaoh, presenting offerings to the Egyptian goddess Isis

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What source links cleopatra and Isis

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Stone relief depicting cleopatra relating herself to the goddess Isis hence the sun headdress

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What source implies ANtony wanted the people of rome to like Cleopatra

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A coin, with Cleopatra on one side and Anthony on the other, she has a roman nose suggesting they are attempting to make her less threading to the Romans

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