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The strand of Greek thought which conceptualised women through animal metaphor, placing them on the 'nature' side of a nature/culture divide, has long been recognised. My research, however, is primarily interested in the realia of human-animal interactions, examining the relationships generated between people and the animals, wild and domestic, which surrounded them. Given the abundant evidence in other cultures, ancient and modern, for gender difference in relations with animals, my paper asks, did women in ancient Greece experience qualitatively different interactions with animals as compared to men?

Hosted by the Department of Classics, Memorial University and the Department of Greek and Roman Classics, Temple University.