Females, in general, have a very special gift, that a lot of men lack. They have the gift of charm. And they tend to use this charm to gain leeway in situations, in order to bend the situation to their advantage, or to help them get what they want. Males have this gift too sometimes, but females are much more proficient at actually utilizing it. A good example is Hera, in the Iliad. She went to her room, took a nice bath, changed into some attractive clothes, and covered herself in seductive-smelling perfume. Not to mention all of the beautiful accessories that she put on. She then proceeded to go to Zeus, and she beguiled him with her charm. She claimed she was on an errand to earth, but in reality her true intention was to seduce Zeus. When he saw her, he was completely overcome by her appearance, and he asked her to sleep with him. All of his attention left the battle, and he zeroed out on her. This was exactly what she was hoping for. She spoke sweet words to him, and convinced him to take his eyes off the battle and by using her charm, she successfully seduced him. And while he wasn't paying attention, Sleep came and put him into a deep slumber, this was also Hera's doing. Hera used her charm to gain advantage over Zeus. Hera often did whatever it took in order to get what she wanted. Later on, in Book 21, she asked Hephaistos, to save Achilleus from Xanthos' wrath. And Hephaistos obeyed her without question, he started burning up Xanthos, until Xanthos decided to surrender and he took an oath to leave Achilleus alone.
Did Hera have to use her charm? Why couldn't she have just asked Zeus for what she requested? It's because that Zeus would have punished her for doing so. He was several times stonger than her, but when she chose to use her charm, she evened out the playing field, and gained a distinct advantage over Zeus. I also believe that she took great pleasure in using her charm, since it gave her power over others, and she enjoyed this power immensely. While males tend to be much stonger than females, females have an advantage over men when they use their charm. Their charms have an effect on men, that makes them want to help the female accomplish whatever she desires. It is a truly wondrous ability that God has given to females. Some of us men will be able to resist their charms,....and others won't, it all depends on the person.
And I commented on Olivia's blog about Abram.
Ok well although this is true, I don't think charm is a gift given to all woman, rather a personality that certain people have. Women are definitely known for being more seductive that men, but I have know some guys who know how to get what they want. i don't mean that in a seductive way, rather they were able to gather everyone into the palm of their hand and manipulate them. Maybe this is the gift given by Hera to those especially charming people. And unfortunately some of us, such as me, don't have it!
ReplyDeleteI wonder, is this the way it should be? Was this God's original plan, for women to manipulate men to get what we want? It could be argued that it goes back all the way to the Garden, that Eve "persuaded" Adam to sin with her. Either way it certainly goes back to Genesis with Rebekah helping Jacob steal Esau's blessing from Isaac. But is it God's plan for women to use charm this way, or have we warped it as we have everything else?
ReplyDeleteWas not man intended to protect woman and other creatures? Adam was not performing his duties as he was instructed. He was supposed to be looking out for Eve, figuratively as her knight in shining armor. Instead, he is standing by letting her be seduced by the serpent. I do not believe that Eve used to wits/charm to convince Adam to eat.
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