Rejecting it is simply not possible." The citizens of ancient Greece see women as precious and perfect virgins, patiently awaiting the day when they can finally marry and be a gift of purity to their husbands. As in Medea, many men take on multiple wives, expecting each to be a virgin, while they themselves are not virgins and often have sex outside of marriage. The pressure unfairly falls on the woman to remain pure instead of being pure also equated with men. In this society, the man can also separate from the marriage if he is not satisfied with the behavior of his wife, but the woman is forbidden to run away saying that: “A man, when he is tired of the people at home, can go elsewhere to console himself." If he returns home, he is accepted by his friends and family, while the woman is shunned by her family and community. Unfortunately, women are treated similarly in today's culture when it comes to how they are perceived when they have premarital sex. A woman is easily called a slut if she has sex with her boyfriend or different men over time, but a man is often praised for the same behavior. The woman is shamed while the man is celebrated for his achievements. Fortunately, the degree of misogyny regarding divorce and separation has changed over the last few generations. With divorce becoming more common, women can now choose to leave a marriage when they are unhappy, in the same way that men can make this choice. Power no longer remains exclusively in the hands of man, but resides in both