Homer's Misogyny: The Hatred Of Women

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Misogyny, meaning the hatred of women” is very old phenomena common to almost every nation since the early ages. A lot of ancient literature described the women as weak and inferior to men mentally and physically. Many philosopher like Aristotle stated that the woman's body was inferior to the man’s body. Furthemore, many false myths concerning the women biology were commonly accepted. Per exemple, the menstruation was considered impure. Many laws of the first great civilisation were inspired by Homer’s work which were sexist towards women. These beliefs led to a sexist societies neglecting women and privileging men. This caused a disproportion between man and women in many ancient societies. Women were under the authority of her father or