Ancient greece. how were children treated in corinth, thebes, argos and megara?
In the ancient Greek myth of Hercules, the story’s hero demonstrates his superhuman strength and skill even as an infant, strangling snakes sent to his crib by Hera. Hera was jealous of Zeus’s affair with a mortal woman. In another myth, the baby Perseus is put out to sea in a box. Both heroes face and overcome mortal dangers as toddlers. Childhood in ancient Greece may have been a time when children were warned that it was a perilous time. Even in the Greek myth of Hercules,children were treated differently from adults. The story’s hero demonstrates his superhuman strength and skill even as an infant, strangling snakes sent to his crib by Hera, who was jealous of Zeus’s affair with a mortal woman. In another myth, the baby Perseus is put out to sea in a box. Both heroes face and overcome mortal dangers as toddlers. therefore childhood held a warning of its perils. Babies born in ancient Greece often had a difficult time surviving. Many died in the first couple days of life; therefore,
