In ancient Greece there was once a matriarchal society. We know this because it is evident in the literature that has passed into our hands and from the religions of these ancient peoples. While this evidence is before us the reason for the change to a patriarchal society is not so evident. Very little information exists on the subject, possibly because the change was so violent in some cases. Robert Graves tells us “ancient Europe …showed first 75 words of 1755 total…

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