You can absolutely conceive of gods’ local epithets and specialties as different versions of their doll line. Go on, try it.
“In Athens, Athena was especially revered as Craftswoman Barbie.”
@shelomit said: “this is actually an astonishingly helpful framework for thinking about polytheism for us poor historians of monotheistic religions”
I know! I’m trying to help! by the way Demeter Thesmophoros is Lawgiver Barbie!
Sulis Minerva = Bathtime Barbie
Pythian Apollo = Dragon-Slayer Ken
Artemis Limnaea = Lake Lifeguard Barbie
(via propheticfire)
