tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post9169587917053733904..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: Diana Paz guest posts: What’s With All The Lady Snakes?Amalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-382939614722669392013-04-10T14:03:36.314-04:002013-04-10T14:03:36.314-04:00It could be a response to the Minoan goddesses; th...It could be a response to the Minoan goddesses; there was reverence for snakes in the culture, and the serpent may have been a goddess-attribute of Potnia Theron, Mistress of the Animals. I say this because of all the other aspects of Minoan culture that the Greeks turned into dark and forbidding myths.Laura Gillhttp://helens-daughter.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-55660219085551418092013-04-03T19:30:08.070-04:002013-04-03T19:30:08.070-04:00To be honest, I wasn't totally hip on them all...To be honest, I wasn't totally hip on them all myself! Mythology Monsters are not my forte :) But that's why I have Di!!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-23146116413953878422013-04-03T19:29:42.447-04:002013-04-03T19:29:42.447-04:00Well, Medusa is famed for her beauty... minus the ...Well, Medusa is famed for her beauty... minus the snake hair, and often, I think portrayed as kind of vengeful. But yeah, I think women are often associated with less positive characteristics in general (Medea, Helen, Minos' wife who lusted for that bull...) so it wouldn't surprise me if the snakes were just another emphasis for those types of things.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-84689447558320923582013-04-03T19:22:17.252-04:002013-04-03T19:22:17.252-04:00I didnt know all the lady monsters! And I am a Gre...I didnt know all the lady monsters! And I am a Greek mythology geek. Epic fail for me! Great information. Diana I am so itching to read Timespell now. What a wonderful guest post. tawney13https://www.blogger.com/profile/03178314276709367208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-21777784429706930482013-04-02T19:37:03.896-04:002013-04-02T19:37:03.896-04:00Can't wait to read Timespell!!
I had no idea ...Can't wait to read Timespell!!<br /><br />I had no idea there was such a female snake beast trend in Greek mythology. Umm. It kind of weirds me out a little though. Snakes often represent sexual desire, which I guess makes sense in terms of this because I think that is often a reoccurring theme in mythology? Do the ladies often represent desires etc? But! Snakes are also seen as vengeful and Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.com