Women are depicted the way they are in the myths because the myths were primarily written by men. In the time these myths were written, men acted in ways that would be considered very sexist today. They considered women inferior to themselves, and so they represented them negatively in mythology. The most obvious conclusion that can be drawn about the society that wrote such myths is that they were patriarchal, and viewed women as inferior (maybe even scheming and "bad").
Also, sorry this is late. My internet access over the weekend was limited.
What would justify the opinion that women were lesser at the time?
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