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...In Ovid's Metamorphoses for example, there is an intricate structure related to Greek mythology in general. However, Metamorphoses seems to have a misogynist bent that is not necessarily present in the general thinking in Greek mythology. For example, in Metamorphoses, Lyne (2001) explains that "the powerful exploit the weak and enforce their sexual will. The figure of Jove is evoked from different perspectives: He is classical myth's prime exponent of metamorphosis in pursuit of sexual conquest" (p. 157). In this work, the powerful exploit those who are weak sexually (Lyne, 2001). In Greek mythology in general however, there is a sense that gender is not stratified as it is in Ovid's work specifically. For example, while Zeus is a male and occupies the head of the gods, Hera is a queen and also very powerful ("Greek mythology," 2007). In some way, this is reminiscent of structures in royalty in later eras. There may be some gender element in stratified societies, but by and large, women had some power and...