Mothax

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Mothax - (pl.mothakes) is a Doric Greek word meaning "stepbrother".

The term was used for a sociopolitical class in ancient Sparta, particularly during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). The mothakes were primarily either offspring of Spartan fathers and helot mothers or children of impoverished Spartans. Mothakes were not able to contribute to common meals in the corps and thus were not allowed to maintain an "equal" status. They were, however, permitted to fight as troops along with perioeci.

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  • Sarah, Pomeroy B., et al. Ancient Greece. New York, New York: Oxford UP, Inc, 1999. 483.
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