Equine Cults and Celtic Goddesses
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The cultic importance of the horse in late prehistoric times is well documented over a wide area of Celtic Europe including Ireland. This and the evidence for the endurance of pagan beliefs in medieval Ireland combine to suggest that the equine aspects of Macha recorded in early literature are remnants of the mythology of a horse goddess associated with Emain Macha (Navan Fort). This paper aims to illustrate the widespread ritual importance of the horse in later prehistory in the Celtic-speaking world and to indicate the survival of pagan beliefs well into medieval times in Ireland. Published in Emania 24 (2018). The topic is pursued further in Myth and Materiality (2018).
ALSO SEE SUSIE MCKEE CHARNAS MOTHERLINES
When Charnas tried to publish Motherlines, the second installment of the Holdfast Chronicles, she was met with some resistance. The company that had published Walk to the End of the World, Ballantine Books, rejected Motherlines because it was deemed inappropriate for what they considered to be their target science fiction audience: young boys.[10] This was because the book contains no male characters, and there are some controversial sexual relationships. Charnas tried to get the work published several times. It was generally rejected not for the quality of the story, but rather its controversial, even radical, themes. One editor even said that he could accept the work- and even that it would be very successful- if all the female characters were changed to men.[11] Charnas rejected this offer. The book was finally accepted after one year (which was a long time for science fiction in this era) by editor David G. Hartwell, who went on to publish several of Charnas' other works.
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IT IS ALSO CONTROVERSIAL FOR HOW THE WOMEN ARE BORN, OUT OF THE WOMB OF HORSES AND THE CONCEPT OF A FORM OF PARATHOGENISIS
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