University of Reading axes part of Ancient Greek poem to avoid upsetting students

University bosses have axed part of an Ancient Greek poem that mentions domestic violence, in a bid to avoid upsetting students.

Lines from the 2,000-year-old Types of Women have been redacted over concerns that it could "potentially trigger" distress among students at the University of Reading, Berks.

The poem says Zeus created ten types of women representing animals or an element.

Aspects of the poem have caused controversy due to how it portrays women.

Despite the action taken, no student at the University of Reading has complained.

Jeremy Black, professor in history at the University of Exeter, hit out at the move to The Daily Mail, saying "It is positively ridiculous and has no place in academia.

"If we applied this same kind of censorship to the news we would end up with a most limited and ignorant view of the world".

Papers obtained by The Mail state the content was removed "because, while the text as a whole is vitriolic, that part seemed unnecessarily unpleasant and (potentially) triggering".

It is understood the entire text of Types Of Women is available to students either online or in hard copy.