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Archer 1 Lyndsey Archer Humanities 111 Dr. Joan Frank 2 Feb 2003 Woman's Contribution to Society In the time of the Iliad, a novel by Homer written in the twelfth century, women did not play a dominant role in the human way of life. The men fought the battles, brought home the food, and controlled the household. The women simply look after the children and tended to the housework. The initiators of the action and the rulers of the land were the God's and Goddess's. Zeus was the ultimate power of the land. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and, Hera, queen of the god's, are strong female characters in the novel. Mortal woman did not hold a main position in Greek culture. The goddess's are forceful and witty making them nearly undefeated by the God's. The woman's contribution to society may have appeared diminutive at the time but the huge input of the goddess's implies...

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