They had no political rights, were kept in purdah running the home, getting out only for the odd women's religious festival (see Aristophanes The Assemblywomen).

They were widely denigrated by their male overlords. (Aristophanes The Poet and the Women typically Scene 2).

The second longest recognized word is "lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­katakechy­meno­kichl­epi­kossypho­phatto­perister­alektryon­opte­kephallio­kigklo­peleio­lagoio­siraio­baphe­tragano­pterygon". The 183-letter word is a transliteration from Ancient Greek and originated as a fictional dish in Aristophane's Assemblywomen. It is considered to be the longest word that has ever appeared in literature.

The second longest official word that is used in the English language is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano- coniosis" and describes a disease that involves the lungs (commonly known as black lung). It contains 45 letters.