Which statement about women and the ancient Olympic Games is correct?

They competed on equal terms with menCorrect answerYour answerThey could attend but not competeCorrect answerYour answerThey could neither compete nor attend, though a woman could win as a chariot ownerCorrect answerYour answerThey had a separate parallel Games at Olympia held in the same weekCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Women could neither compete in the Games nor attend them.
The victor in a chariot race, however, was the owner of the chariot rather than its driver, and anyone could own a chariot.
Kyniska, daughter of a Spartan king, took victory wreaths that way in 396 BC and 392 BC.

Worth noting

The loophole is the interesting part and the part worth remembering, because it explains how a name that could not have entered the stadium still appears on the list of champions.

Concept: Women in the ancient Games
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Which statement about women and the ancient Olympic Games is correct?

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