Cleopatra, Hypatia, Cornelia, Calpurnia,... Also their mythology was full of powerful women, why would an oppressive and patriarcal society would tolerate havi

Cleopatra, Hypatia, Cornelia, Calpurnia,... Also their mythology was full of powerful women, why would an oppressive and patriarcal society would tolerate having a woman as the goddess of knowledge or hunting? Probably women were happy in their housewife role, so were my grandmothers.