Nacer de hombre, nacer de mujer, los nacimientos partenogénicos de la generación de los Dioses Olímpicos

Abstract

Greek mythology is often a very important source of information to understand the society in which was created. So, thanks to the myths, we can investigate about the mentality that the ancient greeks had. The myth of Atenea and Zeus is a clear example of the thought that the greeks had about the involvement of women in procreation.The myth of Hefesto and Hera sustains this theory and it shows us the idea that existed about the possibility that women can give birth alone. Everything good or everything bad are in these two forms of conception in their respective parthenogenic births. Therefore, along this study, we are going to reflect on this idea and, in short, on the greek thought about the role of women in the act of creation.