These sayings purporting to be from Spartan women were far more likely to be of Athenian origin .
These sayings purporting to be from Spartan women designed to portray Spartan women as unnatural and so undeserving of pity .
These sayings purporting to be from Spartan women were far more likely to be of Athenian origin and designed to portray Spartan women as unnatural and so undeserving of pity .