iness" (66). Two queens are also briefly mentioned (66).
In the Hebrew and early Greek civilizations, we find the same general pattern, both cultures being heavily patriarchal. The wife and queen of King Tut is shown in a gold and silver relief, serving her husband (illustration between 76 and 77). In the Hebrew "Song of Songs," we find this mention: "The bridegroom praises his bride as his 'dove,' and she regards him as her 'king'" (82). Woman are loved by men, but always they play a subordinate, submissive and passive role in these male-dominated societies. We do find one exception in the case of the Minoans: "Women seemed to have enjoyed equality with men. . . . In this the Minoans were the exception in the ancient world" (89). Even in this civilization, however, only upper class women---who had gained their status through their husbands---could be said to be anything a
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