Week 13 Reading Part B: Seven Secrets of the Goddess
Rama with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana during exile in forest, manuscript, ca. 1780, Wikicommons Seven Secrets of the Goddess In the beginning both men and women were free Prostitutes of women and men existed, but the male prostitutes were often castrated and effeminate Over time females became property to a degree in different cultures either through marriage or through community Deukis were young girls offered to temples and were often refereed to as sacred prostitutes that could cure some diseases The idea of subservient women is observed If a women speaks first demons are born If a man speaks first then normal humans are born There was also a story where a blade gave to the creation of three women and a necklace the birth of three men. The contest was concluded with the men being the greater number in comparison to the women Women who avoided conceding power to men were cast out but in this casting out they were seen as more desirable Women are protect