(December 18, 2019 at 3:45 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Antiquity was chalk full of patriarchy, not just Shakespeare's time.
One other mythology I find equally disturbing is that of the ancient Greek "Cassandra". Apollo was fond of her,(in that mythology), made a pass at her which she rejected. He ends up cursing her with the gift of prophecy, but with the caveat nobody would believe her. Typical power and control story. Not only that, another minor character "Ajax" rapes her in all this.
And I will NOT mention that ABBA wrote a song about Cassandra.
Actually, in most versions of the story, Apollo offered her the gift of prophecy in return for a shag. She agreed, got the gift, and then reneged on her part of the deal. The curse to not be believed was a punishment not for refusing to fuck Apollo, but for breaking her word.
And Ajax got what was coming to him, so it all evened out in the end.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
