: Patriarchy as seen from the Legends of the Founding of Cities In Greek Mythology as well as in African legends, the relationships of men and women can be reflected in the myths surrounding the founding of the cities. Here we can also see glimpses of the birth of patriarchy as can be gleamed from the actual circumstances of the stories themselves. Europa the first Queen of Crete and was to be attributed the name of the European continent was a mistress of Zeus who is well known for his womanizing CITATION Apo99 l 1033 (Apollodorus). The African legend of Wanjiru, considered to be one of the founders of the peoples of Kenya, Kikuyu and East Africa CITATION Ros83 l 1033 (Mwangi) also nearly became the wife of an ogre disguised as a very handsome man. I