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Mothers' lives in ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuries

  • Written by Joel Christensen, Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
Mothers' lives in ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuriesAn ancient Greek relief depicting a baby with its mother and grandmother. David Lees/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

As a father of three and the husband of an amazing woman, I know that one day a year is far too little to recognize everything mothers do. But my work as a scholar of ancient Greek literature has shown me how much harder it was to be a...

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