FYI might be worth putting up a NSFW spoiler tag. That said, historically accurate meme woohoo!
Seiðr, feminine one included, was practised by Odin, and vǫlvas, which were almost always women, had enormous respect. Priesthood was primarily a female affair, but I wouldn’t be surprised if mingling occurred.
A myth is that “effeminacy” in those cultures is frowned upon; instead, it is a lack of courage, to be yourself, that the earlier Germanic cultures derided heavily.
And so, Thor dressing as a gal, and Loki transforming into one, is actually super brave. The sages describe it more humorously, even, rather than insultingly.
Loke also transformed into a mare, had sex with a stallion and gave birth to Sleipner. (I use my native Norwegian names on the stuff from Norse mythology)
From wiki:
"However, Loki had “such dealings” with Svaðilfari that “somewhat later” Loki gave birth to a grey foal with eight legs; the horse Sleipnir, “the best horse among gods and men.”
FYI might be worth putting up a NSFW spoiler tag. That said, historically accurate meme woohoo!
Seiðr, feminine one included, was practised by Odin, and vǫlvas, which were almost always women, had enormous respect. Priesthood was primarily a female affair, but I wouldn’t be surprised if mingling occurred.
A myth is that “effeminacy” in those cultures is frowned upon; instead, it is a lack of courage, to be yourself, that the earlier Germanic cultures derided heavily.
And so, Thor dressing as a gal, and Loki transforming into one, is actually super brave. The sages describe it more humorously, even, rather than insultingly.
Loke also transformed into a mare, had sex with a stallion and gave birth to Sleipner. (I use my native Norwegian names on the stuff from Norse mythology)
From wiki: "However, Loki had “such dealings” with Svaðilfari that “somewhat later” Loki gave birth to a grey foal with eight legs; the horse Sleipnir, “the best horse among gods and men.”