Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

Greek women gradually attained equality before the law over the course of the 20th century. Traditional gender roles have changed, but old habits die hard and feminists still have to speak out against ...

The word skolion means “sideways” in ancient Greek, a reference to how the guests ... Pictures of symposia on vases show these women performing semi-naked between the reclining guests who ...

We are transported back to the year 500 BCE to meet Aspasia of Miletus - one of the most important women in Athens - to find out about everyday life in Ancient Greece. Our civilisation is known ...

Women came here to fill jars with water to ... A game of flicking nuts into a hole or circle may be the ancient Greek version of marbles or tiddlywinks! They also kept animals.