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Feminine manliness: the Snake Goddess seduces the world

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Elegant and attractive, the so-called “Snake Goddess” shows her femininity through features which are generally conferred within the domain of men: power and virility. The 131/2 inches tall symmetric faïence figurine, dated 1600 BCE, was found (fragmented) in 1903 by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans on the site of the of Knossos’ palace, in the Temple Repositories (Aegean...

MIRTA'S BLOG Thoughts, words, and doodles by Mirta Rotondo

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