for local audiences and were not permitted to travel easily outside of the home district, thus, none of them had the chance to achieve the recognition that they deserved at the time.
             The statues, vases and the great Parthenon that is nestled in the Acropolis are all remaining artifacts of the significance religion played in the lives of the ancient Greeks and the honor they bestowed upon them. The ancient Greek gods were personifications of human beings with supernatural powers. The Greeks paid honor to the gods to thank them for blessings received and in the anticipation of receiving blessings. These honors were public sanctuaries, sacrifices, gifts to the sanctuaries and festival songs, dances, prayers and processions. The ancient Greek women played a symbolic role in the polis through their participation in religion. This was a time when women ventured out into the public life, since the polis regulated women's public activity to protect their reputation and their families. These women were taught from an early age to take part in religious festivals. The rites of Artemis are an example of this. They were known as Arkteia, when prepubescent girls held races in honor of Artemis at her sanctuary at Brauron.
             The Great Panathenaea, the quadrennial festival held in Athens in honor of the goddess Athena was a time when women and girls were given recognition outside of the home. As shown on the Parthenon frieze where a procession of this festival can be seen, a girl called the Kanephoros, named after the kanoun the basket of offerings, is at the head of the procession. The Kanephoros was one of the most honored positions in the whole procession, as were the Arrephoroi who probably helped in the weaving of the peplos, a robe made for Athenand in doing other duties in the cult of the goddess. It was an honor to have been chosen as a Kanephoros or an Arrephoros since only four girls were chosen from respectable families for the f...