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imagination, you will earn points in the A range. POST # 1hrough an analysis of the myths of Isis, Hathor and Durga, it is evident that the theme that stands out most about the role of women in society is that of a protector. From the readings the woman is depicted as the one who faces challenges and hardships in order to protect the ones that she loves from evil. In the story of Isis, the character trait of a protector is evident in how she hides and Horus, her son and the rightful n heir of the throne, from his uncle (Young 129). Through the myth Isis is depicted as the protector of pharaohs and the royal succession (Young 128). The goddess Hathor is also depicted as a fierce protector of
the royal household. When Re, the creator of the Universe, is faced with
a rebellions, Hathor is sent to protect his Kingship by killing those
who threatened to rebel against the Re (Young 130). Her wrath is so
fierce that she has to be tricked in order for her to stop the killing.
Through her actions, it can be argued that both Hathor and Isis are
protectors of the royal household. The role of the woman as a protector is also evident in the
myth of the great goddess Durga. The goddess protected other gods from
the buffalo demon that threatened them by killing the demon (Young 289).
Through an analysis of the story, it is evident that the buffalo demon
threatened the lives and welfare of the other god and they created the
Durga to protect them since the demon could only be killed by a woman
(Young 289). Through their roles as protectors it is also evident from the
stories that women are also bringers of order in chaotic situations. In
the myth of Durga, the buffalo demon represents the bringer of chaos
into the world (Young 289). Through her act of killing the demon, Durga
brings order to the chaotic situation. The goddess Isis is also
portrayed as the bringer of order in chaotic situations. The act of
killing Osiris brings chaos to the train of royal succession as he had
no heir at the time. Isis brought about order to this chaotic situation by searching
for Osiris body parts which were scattered in different areas,
impregnating herself with Osiris child and grooming Horus, Osiris son,
to take the throne back from his uncle. By ensuring that Osiris son is
the one who takes the throne, Isis brings order to the chaotic situation
at the time. In the myth of Hathor, the role of woman as a bringer of
order is evident through her actions of killing those who sought to
rebel against Re. the threat of rebellion against Re brought chaos to
the natural order of the time and Hathor was able to stop that chaos. Through the text, it is also evident that women occupy the
role of mothers in society. In the story of Isis her role as a mother is
seen in her actions of giving birth to Horus and raising him. It is
also evident in her portrayal as the mother of all pharaohs. The role of
a woman as a mother is also seen in the story of Durga who is referred
to as the mother of the world. She is also depicted as the mother of
Kali a goddess whom she gave birth to while in the heat of battle (Young
299). Post NUMBER #2 Paganism and Polytheists DiscussionThere are two critical themes that come out of women, and which seems
to pervade and span across multiple cultures. The first common theme
about women that seems to span multiple cultures is that the presence of
women brings about life and prosperity. In this respect, the pervading
theme about women is that they are both the source of life and the
source of prosperity. For example, the myth of the goddess Laksmi holds
that she arose from the ocean following its churning, and became the
source of “good fortune and prosperity” (Young 302). Therefore, the myth
of the goddess Laksmi holds the common role of women as that of givers
of life, emphasizing that the eternal Sri “is the mother of the world”
(Young 302). Similarly, the theme of women acting as both the source of
life and prosperity is present in the myth of the goddess Innana, which
intimates that she also played the dual role of “the goddess of life and
fertility” (Young 140). Indeed, the concept of women being able to
give rise to both life and prosperity is manifest in such great
magnitude, that the women’s ability has been termed to be “as broad as
the earth” (Young 141). The concept of women being perceived as the
source of life and prosperity in the society is also repeated in the
myth of the goddess Hathor. The myth holds that Hathor, “as the goddess
of fertility, is associated with sexuality and agricultural plenty”
(Young 130). In essence therefore, the myth holds that women are
critical source of provisions for the living. It can therefore be
concluded that one of the common themes about women that span across
multiple cultures is that women are at the core of fertility and
prosperity of any society.The second common theme about women, which also seem to span multiple
cultures, is that of women being multifaceted, or at least possessing
duo personalities. On the one hand, women’s personality is that of
serving the society by being the critical source of life, fertility and
prosperity. On the other hand, women also play a critical role as key
destroyers of the society. For example, in the myth of the goddess
Laksmi, she has been termed as “the firewood”, while also being termed
as “the desire” that puts greed into the male gods (Young 302).
Consequently, the women’s desires contribute to evils such as greed in
the society, which ultimately leads to its destruction. In the same
fashion, the myth of goddess Innana also holds her as destructive,
asserting that “you devastate rebellious lands…you devour cadavers like a
dog” (Young 141). These attributions to goddess Innana indicate that;
although she is the goddess of life and also fertility, she also has a
severely destructive side of her, which can also devastate the society.
The myth of the goddess Hathor also stamps on the duo-faced concept of
women, by asserting that “her nature is not always benign. An early text
inscribed on the three royal tombs…reveals the destructive side of her
nature” (Young 130). The myth goes ahead to state that once women have
reverted to their destructive nature, even the gods cannot be able to
control or appease them. For example, the goddess Hathor goes ahead to
destroy and kill and devastate uncontrollably, until she is tricked into
drunken stupor.
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