How did the Greeks stereotype women and how were they justified in doing so? From the beginnings of establishing male physical superiority over women, men in antiquity went on to assume women were morally and intellectually inferior to men. Women, in their eyes, were different and should be treated as such. It would be quite wrong to say that female stereotypes of ancient Greece emerged from the divine; nor can we extrapolate any common stereotypes …showed first 75 words of 1522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1522 total…is unable to do so. Demosthenes said: ‘we have prostitutes for sexual pleasure, mistresses to pamper us and wives to bear legitimate children and look after the house’ This clearly shows the role of women in the polis but does not highlight their importance, stereotypes were needed in the polis to keep its structure, and, although the content of these stereotypes may not be totally agreeable, they were justified due to necessity of their presence.