Mary E. Naples
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In a society where men set the rules, could a feminine fertility festival have empowered women to the degree that it struck fear in men's hearts? At f
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irst glance, it seems absurd to suggest that an ancient Greek fertility festival should empower women let alone induce fear in the hearts of men---yet the Thesmophoria was not just any fertility festival. From butchered men to the sacred knowledge of fertility, was there a moment in ancient Greece when women ruled supreme? Inspired by the Goddess Demeter herself and drawing on this Neolithic past, ancient women found a way to take power for themselves.
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Mary E. Naples