The role and status of women in the Greek culture has been much debated. Women did not appear in historical events such as military and political events, although they did appear in literature and art. This does not mean that women were invisible and insignificant during this time period. They attended public festivities, ceremonies, and funerals. Women that were part of the citizen class were protected by the law. There were some women who stood up to the traditional roles of gender. The Greek society may not have held the status of women in very high accord, but it would not have flourished without them.

When women married, their father gave the couple a gift of property or land although it was never fully the husband’s. Upon divorce,