Part one of term paper
The following discussion will concern the works, , by Xenophon and Aristophanes. These two works will contrast the perception of the power of men as related to women in Greek society from 412 to 354 BC. In the work Oeconomicus the author uses a conversation between Socrates and his friend Ischomachus to discuss a wife’s role in the househo ...

Part two of term paper
... by Socrates wife, “How can I possibly help you? What power have I? Nay all depends on you”(page 69). In this society men were believed to have, God given, superior bodies and minds than that of the women’s bodies and minds. This made men more suited for outdoor task such as farming or fighting. This idea is taken from the statement, “For he (God) made mans body and mind more capable of enduring cold and heat, and journeys and campaigns; and therefore imposed on him the outdoor task”(pag ...