By conquering the female warrior and marrying her, he fulfills his need for the exclusive love of a woman while satisfying his homoerotic desires. Close bonding fulfills this homoerotic desire with a male companion, such as Demetrius and Egeus. ... Also, when the men fall in love with her, she feels like the "butt of a joke." ... The fairies bring the stories to you from the East. ... The lover's fall in and out of love like dolls, and like dolls...

• Word Count: 2837
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Earlier sacred sites to goddesses appear to be replaced by male gods like Zeus and Apollo, although the Mycenaean's continued to worship the Mountain Mother at sanctuaries in the mountains. ... Not all city-states arrived at the democratic stage like Athens. ...

• Word Count: 7196
• Approx Pages: 29
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School