γυναίκη, gynaike, women, in particular those that were married, were excluded from the games on penalty of death.
Clues to the Greek Alphabet
2. Strict regulations governed the ancient games. According to the rules of boxing, for example, blows to the genitals were illegal, but the contenders had the option of κλÎμαξ. What did they do in a κλÎμαξ? Clue
κλÎμαξ, klimax, can be traced in the English word climax: the most dramatic point of an action.
