The patriarchal order, whose existence we still feel today, was not like this everywhere in the world. So much so that even now there is an understanding that reflects the exact opposite of patriarchy, even in Greece!
It is one of the 12 islands of Greece, also known as Karpathos. Karpathos Islandhas continued to live in a matriarchal order since the Byzantine period.
The majority of residents On this island where there are women Only women have a say. How Does? Let’s explain right away.
Karpathos, an island in the Aegean Sea, reveals a rare example.
While we were walking around saying “men should be confined” The inhabitants of Karpathos did this centuries ago. People living in Olympos Village on the island have continued the matriarchal order without disrupting it since the Byzantine period.
The ‘only’ Aegean Island where the matriarchal order operates The majority of the people living in this region, which attracts attention with its uniqueness, are women.
Although the region saw many invasions, none of them could disrupt the matriarchal structure of this place.
from the inhabitants of Olympos Rigopoula Pavlidis, states that there are women in charge on the island. There is also something he states with a laugh: “My wife can’t even pay her taxes without me!”
There is more to this unusual situation! Inheritance sharing works very differently than you think. The mother is definitely the inheritor of the family, and this inheritance of the mother is transferred to the eldest daughter. Normally this is the opposite of the situation, i.e. inheritance handed over to sonIt’s much different in Olympos!
What we know as “inner bridegroom” has become a tradition in Olympos.
Men on the island move into the house of the woman they marry. But that’s not the weirdest thing, men; They take the surname of the woman they marry!
This can actually be applied to us too. But upon request, if on this island It has completely become a “rule”.
This situation, which has existed since the Byzantine period, is essentially It further strengthened its presence in the 1950s. The migration of men to Europe and America for work forced women to be active in all areas of life.
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