upbringing, education and marriage of Athenian & Spartan girls Flashcards
what is the Sappho fresco?
a fresco of a well educated, wealthy, young woman
who arranged marriage matches in an Athenian oikos?
they were arranged by the kyrios
when was an Athenian legally married?
from the moment of engagement
what happened on day one of an athenian marriage?
they had a feast with their female friends and then made sacrifices to Hera, Artemis and Aphrodite.
what happened of day 2 of an athenian marriage?
the bride took a ritual bath she was dressed in a fine outfit, she had a lavish feast afterwards the groom dragged her away from her mother they had a torchlight procession to the grooms house they would consummate the marriage
what happened on day 3 of an athenian wedding?
gift giving for the bride and they would sing songs
what was an andron?
they were the men’s quarters, like a dining room
what was a gynaikon?
women’s quarters, they were tucked away
what was the kyria?
the wife of the kyrios
what was the dowry in athens?
an amount of money paid towards the prospective groom. It was paid by the bride’s family and was between 5-20% of the kyrios’ total wealth
what was education for girls like?
they were educated by their mothers and learnt practical skills, lower class girls learnt economical skills to help support the family
what was exposure?
the ancient practice of leaving an unwanted baby outside the city to die
why were dowries important in Athens?
it paid the groom the cost of having the wife in his house and helped prevent divorce
what duties was a spartan women supposed to do?
- have kids
- run the household when the kyrios is away
- exercise to remain healthy
