Examining claims about a feminist Ephesus and Artemis cult female superiority

Mike argues the claims about a feminist Ephesus are greatly exaggerated: (1) Ephesus was a major Greco-Roman city governed by Roman males — the cult of Artemis did not grant women political or social authority; (2) The Artemis Ephesia was a fertility goddess, and her cult was largely administered by male priests (the Megabyzoi) and male civic officials; (3) While there were some female cult functionaries, this was true across the Roman world and not unique to Ephesus; (4) There is no evidence of a creation narrative in the Artemis cult where women were created first; (5) The Kroegers' claims about Artemis worship involving female domination myths have been widely criticized even by other egalitarian scholars for lacking evidence.