Tag Archives: Heroine

Rescue the Maiden

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Sarah

A while back in my little contest for blog topics, the following question was one of the entries: “Is there more to the mythic symbolism of the damsel in distress than just the same poor, scantly-clad beauty trapped in an … Continue reading →

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Mythopoesis: Heroes & Heroines

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Sarah

Down the ages there have been two important Types of characters in storytelling: heroes and heroines. The Hero was the character the storyline followed, relating his trials and victories. The Heroine was the character the Hero loved, won, and came … Continue reading →

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Inspiration From the Search Strings

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Sarah

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) I’ve mentioned in a couple of previous entries how I sometimes check the search strings that bring people to my website. It’s a rather interesting activity, that I don’t do often enough. I stopped checking my … Continue reading →

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“Why Do We Need a Hero’s Quest in Literature?”

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Sarah

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) It’s been a couple of months since I had last checked the visitor statistics on my website – mainly because the pointing of the principal URL is screwed up (trying to fix that right now). Even … Continue reading →

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Searching For Heroines

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Sarah

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) So, there I was, reviewing the visitor stats for my website, and I checked out the search strings that brought some people to the site. It’s kind of interesting to see how people get there (well, … Continue reading →

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