Ethan Kahn India Epics

Goddess Worship      Bibliography. Seven Secrets of the Goddess by Devdutt Pattanaik.  Web Source      Notes:       * Izanami speaks first and demons are born. Izanagi speaks first and normal human babies are born. This serves a justification for men speaking first in Japanese society.       * In ancient cultures, men were often associated with culture and domesticating nature while women were associated with nature. They were seen as needing domestication.       * Pandora opens a box handed to her by Zeus, even when Zeus explicitly tells her not to. This serves as justification in ancient cultures for why women shouldn't be trusted. This caused men to become wary of women. 

Seven Secrets of the Goddess      Bibliography. Seven Sectrets of the Goddess by Devdutt Pattanaik.  Web Source      Notes:      * The theme of a mother deity overtaken by a father deity is prevalent in many worldwide mythologies.       * The Inuit tell of a goddess who is unhappy with her marriage to a seagull and asks her father take her back.       * Once in his boat, they're attacked by a flock of seagulls. To save himself, Sedna's father pushes her overboard. She continuously tries to climb back in but her father continuously mutilates her.       * Pedna's dismembered limbs sink to the bottom of the ocean and become the various sea mammals.       * The Inuits who hunt sea mammals bring comfort to Sedna through Shamans who speak soothing words to her.       * Tantric Hinduism has a story of Adya, a primordial mother, who lays three eggs that become the Trimurti. Adya wanted to be united with the three male deities. Brahma, thinking of

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