the matriarchal society
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DISCUSSION OF HOW IT PERTAINS TO ANCIENT AND PRESENT DAY MYTHOLOGIES
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Political, economic, social and religious foundation focuses on agricultural year.
Societies had a cyclical view of life. Natural progression is as follows: birth, maturity, death and rebirth.
The development of lives and life was among plants and animals.
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Great goddessMother goddessMother Earth
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Birth and childhoodFertile period-maturity and reproduction
Sterile period-decline and death
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Spring-period of (re)birthSummer-period of fertility and harvest
Winter-period of decay, barrenness and death
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New and waxing moon-(re)birth
Full moon-period of maturityWaning moon-death and dormancy
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Source of all human lifeSource of all foodSocieties produce children and food
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Queen embodied the spirit of the Great Goddess.
All women were highly valued.Women held important positions.Women were heads of families.The youngest daughter inherited everything.
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Men were used primarily for procreation.
SACRED KING◦one year◦contests◦Sacrificed at a religious ceremony at harvest time
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Men began to gain more power.Sacred kings ruled for eight years.Surrogate kings were sacrificed for fertility.
2400 BCE=male dominated aggressors went after matriarchal societies and brought (1) social order, (2) political order, (3) heredity ruling and (4) animals as sacrifice