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“The Latin here reads fuge coniugis usum – flee the use of a husband – which I may yet have as a tattoo.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
“We like to be able to separate heroes, villains, and victims. It’s convenient for a simple narrative, but it isn’t always reflective of the truth.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
“There really is nothing like Greek myth for reminding us that the countryside is rarely the blissful idyll for young women that it is for young men and gods. More frequently it is the source of sexual threat and constant anxiety.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
“the race begins. Atalanta is easily the better runner: Hippomenes is breathless and dry-mouthed, but she holds back, delaying when she could have passed him. Luckily, the time when women repress their abilities to avoid making a man feel bad about himself is long gone.”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
“So avoid lions at all costs, Venus tells Adonis. Actually, avoid all creatures that like a fight. Don’t let your bravery destroy us both. This is obviously a perfectly reasonable moral to draw from the tale, although I have tended to prioritize the more subtextual moral (don’t pretend to be less than you are to make a mediocre man feel better, as you will both regret it when you have tails).”
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
― Divine Might - Goddesses in Greek Myth
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