The Shaming Of The True.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

You have a great obstinacy when it comes to getting things wrong.  Ajax was killed by the gods for raping Cassandra (which god depends on which version of the story you read).

No, Apollo didn't give her the gift of prophecy as a punishment.  He gave it to her so she'd agree to shag him.  Imagine the conversation:

Apollo:  I'm horny.  Fancy a shag?

Cassandra: Umm...

Apollo:  C'mon - I'll make you a prophetess.

Cassandra:  Ok, cool.

Apollo:  *zing*  Now you have the gift of prophecy.  Out of those robes, Toots.

Cassandra:  Ha ha.  You can't take back the gift.  No nookie for YOU, pal.

Apollo:  Grr.  Ok, but no one will believe your prophecies.  See how that works out for you.

And if any of the gods bears responsibility for Ajax raping Cassandra, it's Athena, not Apollo.

Boru

Yes blame the female, which is pretty much the motif of all of the patriarchal antiquity in all religions.

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Name me one goddess of antiquity who is the top god. There isn't one.  There are only goddesses in in mythology who serve to be props to make the top male  god/s look good, but nothing more than that.

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My favorite spoof of The Taming Of The Shrew. Moonlighting version.

Cassandra gets the blame because she was the one at fault.  She could have rejected the gift of prophecy to begin with and Apollo would have left her alone (he was no stranger to rejection).  The gift wasn't a punishment, it was an inducement.  She was only cursed after she reneged on the deal and AFTER she was given the gift of prophecy.

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Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess is generally regarded as top dog.  So (probably) is Danu, the Irish mother goddess.  The Morrigan (Irish again) was a goddess of war and fate.  While she wasn't at the top, she can't reasonably be expected to fulfill the role of making male gods 'look good'.

That's three.  I could probably find more, but those are just off the top of my head.

Boru