Re: Orlanth Transgendered

From: Andrew Larsen <aelarsen_at_facstaff.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 19:31:16 -0500


> From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
> Subject: Re: Orlanth & Lightning Boy
>
>>> Andrew  Larsen offered us a myth and a heroquest. I loved it! I especially
>>> liked "Orlanth chose to pretend to flee" and the Wotan-like transvestism
>>> of dressing up as a serving maid.

>
> Wasn't that a Thor myth? Or, did they _all_ get up to cross-drssing
> high-jinks, those repressed Asgardian types?!

    There is a myth were Loki dressed Thor up as a women (Freya, specifically) to help Thor recover his hammer, which a giant stole. That myth was in my mind as I wrote, and I thought about expanding that element bu having Yernow flirt with Orlanth. Probably in some versions, he does.

Andrew. E. Larsen


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