<P> Traditional interpretations of the layout of the oikos in Classical Athens have divided into men 's and women 's spaces , with an area known as the gynaikon or gynaikonitis associated with women 's activities such as cooking and textiles work , and an area restricted to men called the andron . In Lysias ' speech On the Murder of Eratosthenes , the women 's rooms were said to be situated above the men 's quarters , while in Xenophon the women 's and men 's quarters are next to one another . </P>
what is the greek term for the men 's quarters of an ancient greek house
the andron