Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Medb--powerful hero or treacherous woman

Queen Medb initiates the war to fulfill a womanly desire for more wealth. She is unfaithful to her husband. She offers her own daughter as a prize to woo warriors. She tricks Cuchulainn many times and breaks all codes of war. Yet, she commands the armies of all of Ireland and believes she deserves it all and more. Do you think Queen Medb can be held up as a poster child for women's rights?