Why were the Minoans so matriarchal?

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Originally posted by crag_dolomite

Originally posted by Maju

Maybe they got wealthy the same way the temple prostitutes
of the Sumerians did? Or maybe the religion controlled the domestic
trade that centered around the palaces, and the king controlled the
navy and the foreign trade? Nobody knows.

Yes, I like that answer

My personal opinion on the matter is that agriculture societies tended
to see the earth as as mother since everything sprang forth from her.

Whereas warrior societies viewed the thunder god as supreme because lightning destroyed the earth

So were the Minoans warriors or farmers?

I didn't write that! 