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Tag Archives: misogyny
Thucydides’ History Book 2: The Funeral Oration
Chapter 44 For this very reason the parents of those now, as many as are here, I do not pity them more than I will comfort them. For they understand that they reared them in manifold misfortunes ; he is … Continue reading
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Tagged athens, funeral oration, greek, history of the peloponnesian war, misogyny, pericles, thucydides
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Tales From Herodotus XIII. The Babylonian Wife-Market
Seriously. WTF?! Translated from Tales From Herodotus. The beautiful women are sold to the highest bidder; the plain or deformed are given to those who will accept the lowest compensation for such a poor match. Each and every village once … Continue reading
μεταφραστής, -οῦ, ὁ: translator 