Did females participate in the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
by 
Marguerite
ANSWERS: 5
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Not as contestants.
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No, but men did. Naked. Must have been fun.
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NO because the were women and had NO rights. Olympics were MEN'S WORLD
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The games were supposed to be open to only free males that spoke Greek. But a woman, Cynisca of Sparta, is listed as an Olympic champion. +5 Marg
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On the contrary - they were banned from the whole area, on pain of death.
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