You guys remember when I went to
Ireland, right? Sure you do. Remember when I went to the Cruachan Ai Heritage Center, and learned
how ignorant I was about Irish Mythology (outside of fairy tales)? And remember how I picked up a translation of the
Táin? Well I've finally gotten around to reading it, which means I am being introduced to a colorful new cast of characters. Take, for example, Derdriu.
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| Much is made of her hair being both yellow and long. |
Man, let me just say this chick gets
screwed. By, like, everyone. People are all, "Kill it!" when she's born, just because she's destined to be the most beautiful woman in the world and "bring evil". And the dude that keeps her from being killed? Only does it because he wants to hit that once she's older. And when she decides to
not make it with the creepy old dude, thank you very much, but instead go marry a man of her own choosing, it's death and betrayal and exile all over the damn place. Plus more imprisonment and finally suicide. I mean
honestly. Not to mention what comes
after that...
And
why is it all these old myths have to have at least one super-hot chick to blame things on? "Oh, the men have gone to war but it's all
Helen's fault.
You know."
"Bring evil," indeed.
