Let Mary's name and repute be so remembered.
Roger that. Mary was definitely blessed among women, but a servant of God, just like we are. On another issue, this is the first time I have EVER heard of Mary being referred to as the new Eve. Have you ever heard this before? I feel like one of those Athenians in Acts 17, just spending my time hearing some new thing. 😄
She's not. What I think they wanted her is to be a chief goddess replacement for Diana (remember "Great is the Diana of Ephesus!" of Acts 10:24-35), or Athena, or Astsrte so the Gentiles have an excuse for their old social activities, now putting their emphasis on drawing gentiles away by giving them a substitute, if you know what I mean. That's the basis for a lot of this formation of a pantheon of heroes and calling them "Saints" each with a feast for every one.
This is how all the barbaric activities got folded into the Roman manifestation, and still seems to drive it.