yes, i do think it's rather cool. i also recognize it's sexism (misogyny). starts right away with
'the hero' (being male of course) and 'the girl'
and if you go further, you'll find very few women. there are of course the witches and the tart
Tom Gauld print: "Characters for an Epic Tale"
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Three cheers for Skathach, Aoife and Meidhbh...
...also Brunnhilde, and Grendel's Mom.
oh we do have heroes. i'm NOT against men heroes or men main characters. i am against the exclusion of women as a way of life and a way of being. and of course my blog is named after one as well
the morrighan
Yah, she's another one. That's why I like the Irish stuff. Grrllz you don't mess with. Soooo much more fun than the Greek stuff.
i don't know a lot of cultures had some cool babes or cool babe myths. i am exposed to a lot of irish lore though. i'm not irish by the way
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