Guest guest Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 The one exception to the rule that comes immediately to mind is the heroine Draupadi from the Mahabharata. The hero Arjuna "won" her as a bride in an archery contest. When he told his mother he had won a great prize, Kunti (his mother) said, "You must share it with your brothers." So Draupadi is married to all five Pandava brothers. -- Len/ Kalipadma On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:20:03 +0200 "Alexandra Kafka" <alexandra.kafka writes: > Often male deities have more than one wife/lover, most famous in this > regard may be Krishna with his 16 000 Gopis. > Is there also an aspect of Devi, a goddess, who has more than one > husband/lover? > I supose not, because of the patriarchal structure of Indian > society, but the question interests me. > Has someone more information? ______________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 But Draupadi is no goddess... - kalipadma (AT) juno (DOT) com Kali_Ma Thursday, June 26, 2003 4:31 AM Re: goddess having more than one husband/lover The one exception to the rule that comes immediately to mind is theheroine Draupadi from the Mahabharata. The hero Arjuna "won" her as abride in an archery contest. When he told his mother he had won a greatprize, Kunti (his mother) said, "You must share it with your brothers." So Draupadi is married to all five Pandava brothers.-- Len/ KalipadmaOn Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:20:03 +0200 "Alexandra Kafka"<alexandra.kafka (AT) aon (DOT) at> writes:> Often male deities have more than one wife/lover, most famous in this > regard may be Krishna with his 16 000 Gopis.> Is there also an aspect of Devi, a goddess, who has more than one > husband/lover?> I supose not, because of the patriarchal structure of Indian > society, but the question interests me. > Has someone more information?______________The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!To from this group, send an email to:Kali_MaYour use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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