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GCSE Classics · key term
A male legal guardian who represented a woman in important legal and financial matters in ancient Athens.
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Paper 2
Revise: GreeceAn Athenian wife could direct domestic workers without having the legal independence of a male citizen. Her kyrios, or male guardian, represented her in important legal and financial matters. She could not vote in the assembly or hold political office.
Distinguish the kyria, the mistress of the household, from the kyrios, a woman's male legal guardian.
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