estival and because the women could show off their weaving skills and receive praise.
             Women were also priestesses of many cults of the female divinities, such as the cult of the goddess Athena. The famous Oracle of Delphi, within the precinct of Apollo, was regarded as a holy place. The central focus was on a prophet and this position was filled by a woman. People from all walks of life traveled to hear her words of wisdom, hoping to find solace and guidance in their lives. Civic religion brought people together to worship the Olympian gods, but it also gave the ancient women of this time an opportunity to come out of their conventional roles to view the outside world and to receive public recognition for the things they did in their daily lives and for who they were.
             Little information is available regarding the education of girls in Classical Greece. It is known that only boys were educated in formal school settings. Girls were taught to become good wives and mothers. They were expected to have children, to spin, to musically entertain, and gen
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