Alcestis, Antigone, and Penelope

Based on these three myths, we can conlude that women on Ancient Greece were but loyal. Alcestis was the wife of the king of Thessaly, Admetus, and she decided to take the throne when he was about to die. This demonstrates that no matter whether the the law of ruling favour mainly the man than the women, Alcestis was loyal to her husband, and decided to follow her rule after his, like if she were to be taken some legacy he had left he behind.

Then comes Antigone, who was rather loyal to her brother than her greedy uncle. No matter what the uncle, king now instructed, she did what she felt was right, hence her principles and loyalty. Death, was what she obtained by disobeying. But deep inside her she knew she had made the right choice, as she had remained correctly loyal to her brother.

Finally, Penelope, who might be the most solid of all examples. Doing what she was willing. She left her family behind and spent time with her new husband, Odysseus. Then, he had to go to the Trojan Wars leaving Penelope behind for a long period of time. But she was counting on him. Other men came to her house and asked her to marry them, but as patient as she was, she waited, and believed in the return of Odysseus; overall the time, she actually stayed loyal to him, and she didn’t even know whether he was coming back or not-

These women, and their morals and characters, differ variously as from women today. It is true, women have been becoming less loyal each time. But maybe it is because nowadays, so unlike Greece as well, men have been becoming more untrustworthy and women are not sure to trust him always, wherever he comes late, or he looks like he’s hiding something.

Thanks to the influences they received from the environment encircling them, women of the earlier age were in a way more tough, because of the current wars or state of battle with other close civilizations, as well as their lack of safety. There was a period in history when women were much more dependable on man than they are today. Women rights have arose, therefore giving us a valid public opinion, etc.