I’m continuing to look at words that cast women in a less than flattering light. The next word on my list is harpy. In Greek mythology, the harpy was a ravenous, vicious creature with a bird’s body and a woman’s head. Or, as some would have you believe, the definition of a woman, as…
Tag: Women’s History Month
#Otherworldly Words: Succubus
It’s March, and I’m continuing to look at less than flattering words to describe women. (You can see why, in my first post!) The second word this month is succubus. As you can see from the illustration, a succubus is a type of temptress. (The male form is incubus.) Looking at the words this month,…