Why did the Athenians refuse to allow women to become warriors, despite the fact that their goddess Athena was a warrior herself?

by jacky986
DanKensington

Because the Greeks didn't think that way. More can always be said on how Greek views on their deities worked, so if anyone else would like to write about this matter, please don't let this post stop you! For the meantime, OP, here's a previous thread that deals with just this question exactly. u/mythoplokos and u/JoshoBrouwers link their previous answers in-thread, whilst u/UndercoverClassicist provides a new reply in it: