Article on ceremonies of marriage and death in ancient Athens, implications for status of Athenian women.

Detailed article about the fabulous Helen of Troy in myth, literature and art.

Brief summary of Amazon myths, listing of Amazon warriors. Part of Xena fan site.

Summary overview of the position of women in Ancient Athens.

Discussion of ancient Greek profession of hetairai, prostitutes who were permitted intellectual and sexual freedoms in Greek culture.

Introduction to ancient worship of the female Greek gods including Demeter and Kore, Hecate, Hera, others.

Article discussing the portrayal of women in Ancient Greek literature as written by male authors. From Tufts' "Women in Antiquity" course.

Discussion, articles, and questions concerning the "Snake Goddess" images excavated from Knosses by Sir Arthur Evans and its implications for female worship on Crete.

History of women in ancient Greek athletics including the Olympic Games and Heraea Games.

Biography and selected works in translation of the Greek Sappho, preeminent woman poet of antiquity.

Index and references to discussions of women's position in ancient Greek art.

Discussion of the treatment of Spartan women in the works of the Greek historian, Herodotus.

Under"Daily Life/Women's Life" are articles and images illustrating the life of women in Ancient Greece.

Life, works of famous Greek poetess, Sappho. Includes H.T. Wharton's "Life" of Sappho, poems in translation, other classical references.

Discussion of known facts about the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries in which Greek priestesses were significantly involved.

Article about the female role of the Pythia, priestess of the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.

Articles and links to information concerning the Greek goddess Demeter, her mythology, and her worship in 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.

Descriptive summary of a normal day for Athenian women.