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             believes it possible for women even to achieve personal and intellectual fulfillment not
             tied exclusively to motherhood," Eve Cantarella remarks in her book Pandora's
             Daughters (61). This theory is another confirmation of women's strong position in
             Mythological women of the Archaic period in Greece strongly suggest a
             dominant, mighty role for the women of ancient Greece. Athena, patron goddess of
             Athens, was worshipped throughout Greece for her warlike aspects, but she was also
             protectress of women's work and crafts (Spivey 423). Athena was also known as the
             goddess of justice, wisdom and warfare, and masculinity. She was a fearless warrior, an
             excellent spinner and weaver, and overall an all powerful woman (Larrington 68).
             During the Archaic period, Athena was a role model for the women of Greece, because
             she possessed all of the skills of a man and still managed to keep a feminine side at the
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