Fenestella
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If the Greco-Roman culture were polygynous, what's the likelihood of monogamy being espoused by the majority of humanity as it is?
Personally I think the easiest way to enable Polygynous behaviour, is to make flat out Polygamy fine for both men and women.
Both man and women have multiple (non-always-overlapping) partners.
That way it isn't a monopolisation of resources, but instead sharing.
And since, well, who the hell knows who the father is, the entire community raises the children.
Isn't that supposedly what the Etruscans practiced?
Which is never, ever, going to happen in cultures as deeply mysoginistic than classical Greek culture or early Roman culture.Personally I think the easiest way to enable Polygynous behaviour, is to make flat out Polygamy fine for both men and women.
Again, giving that women weren't included in the slightest in the civic egalitarianism of the greek polis, and that ethnoi-leaded states largely remained driven by masculine royalty...That way it isn't a monopolisation of resources, but instead sharing.
Most certainly not. This is essentially a fantasy (which included as well incest and likewise stuff) from late authors which is noit corrobored so far.Isn't that supposedly what the Etruscans practiced?
Which is never, ever, going to happen in cultures as deeply mysoginistic than classical Greek culture or early Roman culture.
Again, giving that women weren't included in the slightest in the civic egalitarianism of the greek polis, and that ethnoi-leaded states largely remained driven by masculine royalty...
Basically this : it's not impossible to maintain polygamy (or even some form of polyandry*) in Classical Greece, while not that intuitive, completeling remodely the gender roles in institutions, politics and family...I suppose so, unless they had something drastically transform the culture - in which case, would it really be Classical Greek or Early Roman?
I may have poorly worded it, but you had two kind of states in Classical Greece.What on earth does Ethnoi-leaded mean? This thread is the first hit for it.
I think you meant Scythians?The easiest way I can see for this to happen is a major cultural shift in a Greek Polis after it is conquered by some Sarmatians - and a cultural shift that essentially treats Priapus and Aphrodite, or their equivalents as equals - I'm guessing some sort of talented line of queens might be enough to start it. Greco-Sarmatian Queen of Taurica![]()