I've studied music theory for many years now, and one thing has always confused me about the naming methodology for the minor scale.
A major scale is based off the Ionian mode and consist of only major and perfect scale intervals.
The minor scale is based off the Aeolian mode and consist of major, minor and perfect scale intervals.
There is a mode that consists solely of minor and perfect intervals which is known as the Phrygian mode.
It seems to me that the Phrygian mode is more minor than the Aeolian scale and should be known, at least from technical terms, as the minor scale. Is there a reason why the Aeolian mode was chosen over the Phrygian mode to be the minor scale to juxtapose the major scale?