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Ancient Tiryns wall painting hints at early female rule
A newly uncovered mural at Tiryns suggests a 3000 year old woman held power in the Cretan city. The scene shows offerings to the Snake Goddess Juno Hera with a dominant queenly figure, linking myth of Hercules and Omphale to a militant early suffrage movement.
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Tiryns
Hercules
Omphale
Crete
Asia Minor
Argos
Syleus
Juno
Hera
Juno Regina