Athenian Women

Firstly the baby would be born and the Kyrios who is the male head of a greek household with responsibility for and authority over his wife,children and any unmarried female realtives would decide whether the baby is welcomed into the household or left out side for exposure which wasnt illegal as it was seen as the babies being left in the hands of the God's and if the God's wished,they could save it.33% of babes would die and 50% of kids before the age of 10.

At any age young girls would be educated at home usually by their mothers they would learn what they need to be a good kyria in later life eg:Woolwork,cookery,managing slaves and household.

Marriage for a athenian girl would of been aranged when she reached puberty by her kyrios. The kyrios would find a appriopate groom and then agree on a dowry which is a amount of money paid to a prospective groom by the brides family. The dowry is significant because it was intented to compensate the grooms family for the expense of providing for his bride the dowry would help to protect his bride and if the groom wanted a divorce he would have to return the dowry.This encouraged men not to mistreat their wives or divorce without a good reason…