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Gossip was a Powerful Tool for the Powerless in Ancient GreeceIn Aristophanes’ comedy The Frogs, a nosy slave listens to his master’s conversations and spreads them around town, resulting in his master’s horrible misfortunes.The Aristophanes character, however, was not put there just for laughs. Gossip was a real tool in the hands of slaves who wanted to punish their masters if they had treated them badly in ancient Greece.Masters were justifiably worried that a slave might see or hear something in the household which could end up being used against them in a court of law or public opinion.Ancient Greeks even had a goddess who represented gossip. Pheme (“fame” or “rumor” in English) was the last daughter of the goddess Gaia. She was depicted as a terrible winged creature who delighted in ruffling her feathers.Beneath every feather there was a prying eye, a pricked ear and a wagging tongue. She flew from place to place at great speed, gabbling and screeching lies and half-truths to any person who would listen.
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