Week 14 Reading Notes B: Seven Secrets of the Goddess


Seven Secrets of the Goddess

Title: Seven Secrets of the Goddess
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Year: 2016

The only way for Cronus to get out of the womb was for him to castrate his father. He ate his own children so that he did not get overthrown by them. Zeus defeats him and declares himself as king of the gods. 

There is a consistent theme of a primal female deity adored then sidelined by a male deity is a common theme throughout mythologies around the world. 

Adya took the form of a bird and laid 3 unfertilized eggs, which were Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. 

Any man who tries to force himself on a woman, will be turned into a Eunuch. 

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