Corn Maiden
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you undoubtedly one of the strangest Rejected Princesses: Corn Maiden, mythological Native American figure. Corn Maiden figures into a vast number of tribe...
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You are beholding the pinnacle of Indian femininity: Sita, from the Ramayana. For those unfamiliar with the Ramayana, it’s an incredible (and incredibly long) work of Indian mythology — so here’s a...
View ArticleÉtaín
This week I’ve got an offbeat one for you all. For your consideration I present Étaín, heroine of Irish mythology, who: spent her life being shunted around a ludicrous number of suitors; was...
View ArticlePhoolan Devi
This “untouchable” woman ended decades of abuse by starting a bandit gang and avenging the lower castes. After some time in prison, she got out, ran for parliament, and won.
View ArticleTsuruhime Ohori
Tsuruhime Ohori (大祝鶴姫1) had to take charge from an early age. At 16, with her priest father dying from illness and her older brothers killed by invading jerk-of-the-year Yoshitaka Ouchi, Tsuruhime was...
View ArticleNafanua
Chief Ta’i’i was in pain. As leader of Falealupo, the westernmost village in Samoa, Ta’i’i had long fought to keep his village free. But after a seemingly-endless series of fights with warriors from...
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