Engle reviews the story of Heracles and Jason visiting Lemnos, the Island of Women—how the women had 'ruthlessly slain' all the men because the men 'had rejected their lawful wives, loathing them', and how Hypsipyle, the daughter of the King, took the reins and governed the Island of Women. The author agrees with Bachofen that gynecocracy in ancient times arose from wartime necessity. In the case of Lemnos, gynecocracy became cruel 'Amazonachry'. The true temptation is not so much that of each sex getting the other to do its work, but of both considering themselves independent of each other. The Lemnian women tried to convince themselves that they could get along perfectly well without men. According to Engle the illusion of the Lemnian women now threatens the modern world.