It has always been recognized that women in the ancient world were considered only a little higher in value than the man's cattle or plow and, sometimes, not even accorded that kind of respect. Examples of misogynistic attitudes toward women can be seen in certain works from Mesopotamia or Egypt but, in these cultures, women were generally respected and even enjoyed a degree of equal rights. In the work of the Greek poet Hipponax of Ephesus, however, misogyny reaches heights unequaled in any other writing.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at https://www.worldhistory.org/article/188/hipponax--misogyny-in-ancient-greece/.