amount as dowry...I am content." Clearly the purpose of the women was to bear children. The role of the husband is vague and seems as though he doesn't play much of a role in the household. Contact with other men was not allowed for the wives, yet for the husband it was common to pursue adulterous relationships. An Athenian male stated "Hetairai we have for our pleasure, mistresses for the refreshment of our bodies, but wives to bear us legitimate children and to look after the house faithfully." (Spielvogel 75) "Kill your own son's bride?...Oh, there are other fields for him to plough." Was Creons answer to Ismene concerning his son's marriage to Antigone. (Beatty 69) Prostitution prospered during these times. There were two classes of prostitution. There were the slaves run by citizens and the refined courtesans. (Spielvogel 100) Male prostitutes were not citizens but foreigners. Female citizens were prostitutes, yet male prostitutes were not allowed. (Spielvogel 92) "Take them and keep them within. The proper place for women." (Beatty 70) In other words women did not have any place in public life. Their place was in the home raising children and running the household. It was of great importance for women to give birth to male children. The son would become the heir of the father. (Spielvogel 100) "Only for this do fathers pray for sons. Obedient, loyal, ready to strike down" (Beatty 71) Men also believed that a wom

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