Mani Women Analysis

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and I will speak to her family about you. She and her family are from Mani, they are maniates!”

The people of Mani, are a strong people. These people were the same people who helped drive out the Turks from Greece. The woman awaited in the mountains with pitchforks and defended their homeland and homes vigilantly.
They fought side by side with their husbands! Some of the women waited by the seashore hidden behind rocks and striking to thwart the enemies progression into the Greek homeland, strong women to say the least.

Uncle John knew the history of the "Maniati women" and he wanted to meet the girl that His sister Margoula had in mind for his future wife. Uncle John asked his sister Margoula what his future bride’s name was and she said