without meanness, jealousy or fear

[dalaruan]

The Táin Bó Cúalnge or The Cattle Raid of Cooley is the central text of the old Irish Ulster Cycle. The tale has survived in two versions from the Middle Ages, the story is set in a pre-christian, heroic Ireland.

One of the central figures is queen Medb. A legendary queen, maybe a former goddess. And for sure a woman with a strong will. Parts of the

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[faust_iii]

and your famous 19th century lithograph demonstrates that such a libertine d'esprit et du corps may scare even the devil himself to death *smile*

courage

[dalaruan]

...and that just proves, the devil isn't brave enough to be her man ;-) Do you know the song "Are you strong enough to be my man?" by Sheryl Crow? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsTfpodN23w

deeper insight

[faust_iii]

so I failed to mention in my lesson about this subject, that there may be a mightier power over "man-kind" than even the devil ;-) You are right: I should have known ...