What was the penalty for women watching the Ancient Olympic Games?

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The women were forbidden to participate in or even observe the games. Any women discovered there could be thrown off a cliff! The women (young, unmarried ones) competed in a separate series of foot races called the Heraea, named in honor of Hera, the queen of the gods. Oct 14 07, 2:37 PM

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