mythology Archives - Cathrin Hagey https://www.cathrinhagey.com/tag/mythology/ Author and Blogger Wed, 28 May 2025 03:22:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 67173325 Rusalki https://www.cathrinhagey.com/rusalki/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:28:08 +0000 https://www.cathrinhagey.com/?p=4297 As the earlier matrilineal customs of old Russia dwindled and the tsar’s masculine model of governance superseded them, the status of women shifted and worsened. When a voice is unjustly silenced, it will seek an alternative outlet. Much of folklore and folksong fills this need: righting a wrong, demanding justice, telling in metaphor a truth that […]

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]]> 4297 Hair https://www.cathrinhagey.com/hair/ Fri, 07 Feb 2014 01:48:12 +0000 https://www.cathrinhagey.com/?p=3135 Between the ages of five and ten my best friend was, compared to me, wealthy and sophisticated, fashionable, and fully aware of her superiority. But the worst of it was her beautiful, shiny, straight, long and, most importantly, manageable dark brown hair. Her hair looked good, smelled good, and was carefully tended by her doting […]

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