Hmm... well, a Vingan who marries is rare enough that I suppose that's a possibility.
> > Presumably that is to some extent the point.
> Otherwise
> > there's no real difference between male and female
> > Vingans anyway.
>
> I'm not precisely sure what you mean here, but let
> me clear about what I mean.
> There is no real diference between Vingans. They do
> the job of men. They are "as men."
But doing the job of a man does not make someone a man. Vingans are women who do the job of a man. In the HW version of Vinga, they even wear clothing that makes it clear that they are women, not men, no matter that that's a pretty impractical way of dressing.
> There are many tales of how she "is a man."
I've never seen even one. Plenty about her fighting. Plenty in which she says "we women can defend ourselves" - yes, "we".
> The stories of her getting pregnant--the unique
> female role--are about how it was a bad thing.
I've never yet seen a story about Vinga being pregnant, or having kids. Where's this?
> But Vingans generally don't have children, or retire
> if they do.
Exactly. Not even as a mother, which would be a lot easier given that they at least have the right organs for the purpose.
> Certainly exceptions exist, but they are EXCEPTIONS,
> not the rule.
Yep. Heort, wasn't it? His *mother* (not father) was a Vingan.
> There is not any such story about "turning into a
> man." All her
> stories ar about doing men's things and being
> accepted for it.
Which does not make her a man. She claims her place as Orlanth's *daughter*. And there are plenty of stories about male gods finding her attractive.
> >> > What happens if both types meet? Etc....?! :)
> >>
> >> They perform the standard Vingan greeting, etc.
> >
> > And then start a fight over what gender their
> > god(-dess) is, I'd imagine. Vinga isn't from the
> Water
> > tribe, after all.
>
> Why in the world would they do that?
> Do men fight over which aspect of Orlanth is more
> correct?
If one lot started saying that Orlanth was female, I can see fights breaking out over it, yes.
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