Why was Japanese society different for women than most
societies at the time?

The traditional social role of women is that of the lady of the house, taking care of the family, being focused on children and their happiness.

Explanation:

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).

it may be touching on the issue of over sexualizing all women