Earth Mother Cultures: The Banshee Woman and the values associated with them held a central place in the psyche of earliest communities. The Banshee, Celtic Death Messenger, by C. Austin introduces some imagery that was commonly used to describe women in the past (and even still today). When reading the banshee, Celtic Death Messenger, one can see and identify much of this imagery, explain the qualities associated with women since the earliest of times and explain the ways in which the character called a banshee is important in the community. In The Banshee, Celtic Death Messenger, one can see specific imagery; this short article provides us with many different symbols, metaphors and stereotypes. In the text, the banshee takes on the appearance
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She is a caretaker of the family. In the text, we see that she gives the opportunity to families to become ready for death. Death can be a difficult thing to go through, but the banshee helps ease the burden. This is a common quality that we see that is associated with women, they cook, clean, talk and go about their lives to easing the burden of others. Another quality of The banshee is the emotion that she is able to express. Even in the earliest times women were socially able to express different amounts of emotion. In the bible, it is thought that women wrote the book Song of Solomon, a book of romance and emotion. The banshee displays emotion as well. The banshee grieves for individuals who are dying as well as those who die. The banshee was not a professional woman who was said to be paid in drinks to grieve, she was one who was already grieving. This emotion is something that has been thought of about women for generations upon generations. Again in the bible, Mary Magdalene sits at the tomb of Jesus and weeps his death. This is something that is associated with women since the beginning of time. The article also mentions another quality that is associated with women since the earliest of times. This is the quality of loyalty. As stated earlier, banshees are a symbol of light in the darkness, the banshee is not working off of a sense of wickedness, but a sense of loyalty. As a woman this individual feels
She is a caretaker of the family. In the text, we see that she gives the opportunity to families to become ready for death. Death can be a difficult thing to go through, but the banshee helps ease the burden. This is a common quality that we see that is associated with women, they cook, clean, talk and go about their lives to easing the burden of others. Another quality of The banshee is the emotion that she is able to express. Even in the earliest times women were socially able to express different amounts of emotion. In the bible, it is thought that women wrote the book Song of Solomon, a book of romance and emotion. The banshee displays emotion as well. The banshee grieves for individuals who are dying as well as those who die. The banshee was not a professional woman who was said to be paid in drinks to grieve, she was one who was already grieving. This emotion is something that has been thought of about women for generations upon generations. Again in the bible, Mary Magdalene sits at the tomb of Jesus and weeps his death. This is something that is associated with women since the beginning of time. The article also mentions another quality that is associated with women since the earliest of times. This is the quality of loyalty. As stated earlier, banshees are a symbol of light in the darkness, the banshee is not working off of a sense of wickedness, but a sense of loyalty. As a woman this individual feels