Barren Wife - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History] Day Seven!

Barren Wife - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]



Barren wife



 Worry at her loom

 Barren wife pregnant slave girls

 Worry at her womb



The Greek wife was often depicted at her loom. I often imagined how the wife could spend her anxiety and worry at the loom, working out her pains while threading at the wheel or weaving back and forth like a spider busily building a web.



Gender in the ancient world. Weaving & thread making. Family & Childbirth.