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Though we often think of ancient religions as boys’ clubs, the history of religion is full of powerful goddesses and holy women, many of whom fought hard for their positions and gained immense power thanks to their struggles. Though their stories have been eroded by time and patriarchal faiths, intriguing information remains. Here is a selection of a few of the oldest and most fascinating legends about goddesses and female religious leaders, some of which changed the world and have informed modern iterations of feminism as we know it.
If you grew up going to regular religious services, you probably prayed to a god or deity who was referred to as “he.” But did you ever wonder, why is God always portrayed as a masculine figure? And why does it seem like religious leadership has been a boys’ club for so long, with women perpetually relegated to the shadows?
A glance at history reveals that it was not always this way. There is a long legacy of female or feminine religious deities, goddesses, and leaders, dating back to the earliest writings we know of. Almost every polytheistic religion had female deities who played important roles that have been historically obscured.
“At the dawn of Western civilization, 25,000 years of ‘her-story’ of the Goddess’ bountiful creativity were obliterated.” —Lynn Rogers, Edgar Cayce and the Eternal Feminine
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