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In ancient Sparta, cults for women reflected Spartan society's emphasis on the women's roles as child-bearers and raisers. Consequently, cults focused on fertility, women's health, and beauty. [57] The cult of Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, was an important cult for Spartan women. [57]
A bust believed to depict King Leonidas I, Gorgo's husband. After Cleomenes's death in 489 BC, Gorgo was left as his sole heiress. By 490, she was apparently already married to her half-uncle Leonidas I. [11] Despite being the daughter and wife of Spartan kings, Gorgo herself could not be considered a queen, as royal women in Sparta did not typically hold a special role in society.
The Bronze Statuettes of Athletic Spartan Girl are bronze figurines depicting a Spartan young woman wearing a short tunic in a presumably running pose. These statuettes are considered Spartan manufacture dating from the 6th century B.C., [1] and they were used as decorative attachments to ritual vessels as votive dedications, such as a cauldron, [2] suggested by the bronze rivet on their feet. [3]
The vast majority (~94%) of Spartan women were enslaved helots, a proportion extraordinary in the classical world. These women bore the economic brunt of Sparta's extractive class structure, and had few-to-no legal protections against abuse. [37] [38] They were raped sufficiently often to generate an entire underclass, the nothoi or mothakes.
Spartan women in ancient warfare (3 P) Pages in category "Ancient Spartan women" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Plato, in the middle of the fourth century, described women's curriculum in Sparta as consisting of gymnastics and mousike (music and arts). Plato praised Spartan women's ability when it came to philosophical discussion. [153] Most importantly, Spartan women had economic power because they controlled their own properties, and those of their ...
Nov. 1—The last year has been anything but normal for the Southwestern Community College women's basketball team. With a small lineup, the Spartans had to play with four players at one point ...
With the help of their women, the Spartans, led by Acrotatus, were able to withstand the attack, [4] until the return of the king from Gortyn. He was able to defeat Pyrrhus and Cleonymus decisively. Chilonis and Acrotatus had a child, who later ruled as Areus II, Agiad King of Sparta.