Great Women In Greek History

The contributions of women to the history of ancient Greece are many and varied, but often overlooked. Take the quiz and see what you know about them.

Author Kallistos  Alexandros

1. She was a student of the father of modern medicine, Herophilus, and dressed as a man in order to practice gynecology in the 4th century B.C.E.. She was famous throughout the world. What was her name?
   A)  Hypatia
   B)  Agnodice
   C)  Artemisia
   D)  Olympias

2. She was the wife of Pythagoras, ran his school and taught philosophy and geometry. She had three daughters, Arignote, Myia, and Damo; they were all revered as teachers. What was her name?
   A)  Zenobia
   B)  Hypatia
   C)  Theano
   D)  Artemisia

3. The only woman to be called a philosopher in her own right, she lived and taught in Alexandria where her father taught at The Museum. She was the most famous philosopher of her day. She wrote a commentary on the conics of Apollonius Of Perga which explained the properties of a cone by dividing it into sections. Who was she?
   A)  Ada
   B)  Hypatia
   C)  Theano
   D)  Sappho

4. She wrote poetry in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.E.. By the 2nd century they were all lost. We know her work only through fragments and quotations. She lived in Mytilene. What was her name?
   A)  Eurydike
   B)  Sappho
   C)  Melina
   D)  Harmodia

5. Raised an orphan, she became a queen in a foreign land. Her son was a king and a God. What was her name?
   A)  Artemisia
   B)  Ada
   C)  Olympias
   D)  Thessalonike

6. She was the most famous courtesan of her time and renowned for her intellect. Plato credits her with teaching him rhetoric and Socrates consulted her. She lived with the leader of Athens in the 5th century. Who was she?
   A)  Aphasia
   B)  Aspasia
   C)  Artemesia
   D)  Theoni

7. At the battle of Salamis she advised Xerxes to flee Greece. He took her advice and ended his invasion. What was her name?
   A)  Artemisia
   B)  Zenobia
   C)  Stateira
   D)  Xena

8. The Great Queen Of Assyria who marched her armies through The Gedrosian Desert. Alexander The Great tried to duplicate her feat and lost much of army doing so. What was her name?
   A)  Stateira
   B)  Semiramis
   C)  Zenobia
   D)  Ada

9. She was the wife of the philosopher, Crates and accompanied him in public taking part in his discourses. At a symposium, Theodorus asked if she were the woman who had left her carding comb by her loom. "Yes, Theodorus," she replied, "it is I. But do you think I have made a bad decision if instead of wasting my time at the loom I have used it for my education?" What was her name?
   A)  Hypatia
   B)  Philis
   C)  Xenia
   D)  Hipparchia

10. Of Persian royal birth, she was the wife of Memnon, the general who fought Alexander for Darius. Upon the death of Memnon, she became the mistress of Alexander The Great and bore him a son, Herakles. Who was she?
   A)  Stateira
   B)  Roxanne
   C)  Barsine
   D)  Eurydike