Forgot that bit
Was just flipping through my Classical Dictionary, and happened to notice that there's some question of whether a Helen of Troylike figure was originally worshipped as a goddess.
Update: Don't know that I've ever heard of this Peitho, goddess of Persuasion, either.
Update ii: Interesting how her area of persuasion and charming speech shades into rape.
Update: Don't know that I've ever heard of this Peitho, goddess of Persuasion, either.
Update ii: Interesting how her area of persuasion and charming speech shades into rape.
posted by fortuna at 10:55 PM
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"Her attributes included the white dove and a ball of binding twine."
I'm guessing the white dove is the persuasive part.
I always use twine to get what I want.
I suppose the shading is charming speech/persuasion/SEDUCTION/rape.
Fluffo, the goddess of kittens and throat-slitting, has a similar shading thing going on.
Kittens/jaguars/face-eating/throat-slitting, you know.
It's little known that Hera was the patroness of interrupting cow jokes.
Trying to formulate a Zeus's white bull period joke...
Zeus and Europa are in flagrante delicto on Crete
*Knock, knock*
Europa: Who's there?
Zeus: That's just the noise my godhood is making. I'm vigorous that way.
Europa: I know that but I think we're being beset upon by an interrupting cow!
Hera, in cow form: Mooooooooo.
Zeus: Honey!
Hera (aside): Two can play at this game.
Thank you.
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