An impressive story of a Goddess who reigned supreme in the ancient world. During her reign, social roles differed markedly in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Women bought and sold property, traded in the market, inherited title and land from their mothers. Marilyn Stone provides evidence of a massive rewriting of myths and religious dogmas and describes an ancient conspiracy in which the Goddess was reimagined as a cheat and a whore. The book is a must read for anyone interested in the origins of current gender roles and the rediscovery of female power.