Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Sirens and the victim - the power of seduction



In Greek mythology Ulysses made his men put wax in their ears (while he was tied to the boats sale, yes he wanted to hear and see the beauty) so they wouldn't be allured by the beautiful sounds and sites of the sirens that eventually lured men to their peril (drowned). History and it's mythology is a time capsule of accounts of seduction. Tiger Woods indiscretions are no different to the bitter lessons never really learned in history. In fact Woods being captivated by various women is classic textbook seduction. He, in someways, was the perfect victim of a seductresses. How could he resist? She gave him risk and excitement from the mundane. Yet it has cost him so much; his marriage, sponsors, even his career could be on the decline.

True power is not money or fame per se for a female, it is her power to seduce. She could, if she wanted influence empires (re Cleopatra) and reduce male power brokers to blubbering fools.

That you have to respect.

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