The power vested to woman.

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Vere, Angelica V.

III - 2 BEE


The Power vested to woman.



It is evident in Hesoid's Theogony how much power men has, they were even capable of bearing a child on their own. But, we can't also deny the cleverness and power the women possessed in the story. One of the examples is how Metis, the first wife of Zeus, was able to nurture her daughter, Athena, inside Zeus body when Zeus swallowed Metis to prevent her from giving birth because to avoid the prophecy that any offspring of his union with Metis would be greater than he. In the end, Athena burst forth from Zeus' forehead, fully armed.


The cleverness and power of woman to influence the people around her was further manifested when Rhea, the sister and wife of Kronos, was able to tricked his husband with the help of Gaia and Ouranos, to save  her children from their fate of being swallowed by their father because of the prophecy that one of his children would overthrow him.


Lastly, the creation of the beautiful woman named Pandora, who open a jar that released all the evils of mankind, leaving only Hope inside  once she had closed it again. This suggested that women were to be considered a curse on men. These scenarios justify how powerful women can be, with or without the presence of the man.


REFERENCES:

A. (2020, April 24). THEOGONY - HESIOD | SUMMARY & ANALYSIS | Classical Literature. Ancient Literature. https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_hesiod_theogony.html

F. (2017, January 26). The Effects of Male Dominance on Birth in the Theogony | Gender & Sexuality in Ancient Greece. Gettysburg College Class Blog 2017. http://rlesser.sites.gettysburg.edu/classics235.2017/week-1-introductions/the-effects-of-male-dominance-on-birth-in-the-theogony/


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