The Greek View of Women s The Greek men were in awe/ fear of the following abilities of women: s The goddesses with power s Childbirth s The power to give and receive love
Sirens s According to Ovid, they were nymph and the playmates of Persephone. They were present when she was abducted and, because they did not interfere, Demeter changed them into birds with female faces. s The sirens were Naiads (sea nymphs) who lived on an island called Sirenum Scopuli, which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks. s Approaching sailors were drawn to them by their enchanting singing, causing them to sail on the cliffs and drown. s Head of a female and the body of a bird
Sirens and the Odyssey s Odysseus had the sailors stuff their ears with wax s He had himself tied to the mast because he wanted to hear their beautiful voices s Their words were even more enticing than the melody
s They would give knowledge to every man who came to them s Odysseus’ begged his men to untie him, but they disobeyed