mindsf wrote:
bm2201 wrote:
Refer the lines:
"The Amazons were often characterized, for example, as the equivalents of giants and centaurs, enemies to be slain by Greek heroes. Their customs were presented not as those of a respectable society, but as the very antitheses of ordinary Greek practices....... the purpose of accounts of the Amazons for their male Greek recorders was didactic, to teach both male and female Greeks that all-female groups, formed by withdrawal from traditional society, are destructive and dangerous"
The highlighted part doesn't imply that the reactions of many males in ancient Greece was confused and dismayed. The words used very strongly and clearly indicate an aggressive reaction. Thus B is a better answer.
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Thanks.
Given that
all-female groups, formed by withdrawal from traditional society, are destructive and dangerous, isn't it going to scare to the males?
Maybe I misunderstood the meaning of "dismayed." May someone help me understand what does "dismayed" mean? Is it the same as scary? - I looked up but not clear to me
Hi
mindsf,
Males of ancient Greece were more hostile than dismayed/upset, as mentioned in the lines:
"The Amazons were often characterized, for example, as the equivalents of giants and centaurs,
enemies to be slain by Greek heroes". They basically considered the Amazons to be enemies that were supposed to be killed. Now this reaction does not be seem to be one of a set of people who are just upset. Wouldn't you consider this reaction more hostile than dismay?
Thanks.