Previous to judeo christian and (gasp) muslim cultures the west was mostly an egalitarian society.
Greeks and Romans had as many goddesses as they did gods. Before that women were valued highly, just look at early art that values the female figure.
It made biological sense to protect a woman and let men compete amongst eachother and with nature to find the fittest.
As civilization progressed and war became less common, women gained the possibility to chose superior men, not just war survivors.
Men insisted on controlling women with ideas like "original sin" to try and keep us a "less thans".
In the 20th century women were afforded tampons and birth control pills and our abilities weren't a liability.
The female mind is now proving to be the brain of choice for bringing humanity into future success as simple men continually make mistakes because they are emotionally driven by hormones.
Be careful of modern Classics scholarship. Every researcher interprets what they see with a view. It's fashionable in the academe to bash both Judeo-Christianity and 'The Patriarchy' at the moment, so...
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Previous to judeo christian and (gasp) muslim cultures the west was mostly an egalitarian society.
Greeks and Romans had as many goddesses as they did gods. Before that women were valued highly, just look at early art that values the female figure.
It made biological sense to protect a woman and let men compete amongst eachother and with nature to find the fittest.
As civilization progressed and war became less common, women gained the possibility to chose superior men, not just war survivors.
Men insisted on controlling women with ideas like "original sin" to try and keep us a "less thans".
In the 20th century women were afforded tampons and birth control pills and our abilities weren't a liability.
The female mind is now proving to be the brain of choice for bringing humanity into future success as simple men continually make mistakes because they are emotionally driven by hormones.
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Be careful of modern Classics scholarship. Every researcher interprets what they see with a view. It's fashionable in the academe to bash both Judeo-Christianity and 'The Patriarchy' at the moment, so...