Mycenaean's cultural legacy became extremely important for women in ancient Greece, as these Homeric epics were continually retold and inculcated by the populous. ... 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. ... By the Homeric Age Zeus became superior to Hera, undoubtedly showing women's declining status. ...

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