Hades also went to the father for permission first before doing anything, which by the norms of the time made him a perfect gentleman (certainly better than Mr. Let-me-secretly-impregnate-you-as-a-golden-shower, anyway). The mother’s opinion on the matter was irrelevant.
This has been your periodic reminder that ancient Greece was spectacularly misogynist.
Hades also went to the father for permission first before doing anything, which by the norms of the time made him a perfect gentleman (certainly better than Mr. Let-me-secretly-impregnate-you-as-a-golden-shower, anyway). The mother’s opinion on the matter was irrelevant.
This has been your periodic reminder that ancient Greece was spectacularly misogynist.