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The idea of
gender cooperation was
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reflected in
cosmology.
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Gods and
goddesses were
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venerated by both
sexes, though
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women had a
special feeling for the
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moon and the
fertility goddesses of
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the earth and
corn.
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The ruler's
senior wife was a link to
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the moon.
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Still, male power
within the empire
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showed in the
selection of women for
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state and temple
purposes.
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