I've been meaning to do this analysis earlier,but I just got too preoccupied. The week before I purchased Brave on DVD five months after seeing it at the movies. I couldn't help but notice so many parallels between Merida,her story and the Greek goddess,Artemis.
*WARNING:* If you plan on seeing the film and don't want spoilers,don't read any further. For those of you have already seen it or don't care about the aforementioned spoilers,proceed:
Merida ultimately desires freedom and excels at archery. Artemis is an avowed virgin and an excellent marksman w/her silver bow and arrows. Both prefer the solitude of the wilderness and enjoy challenging gender roles. Bears play an important role in the lives of both. In addition to Queen Elinor's transformation into a bear,there are a few tussles w/a demon bear called Mor'du (who used to be a prince of a forgotten kingdom). Bears are sacred to Artemis and in one version of the story of Callisto,a nymph and one-time follower,she was turned into the bear by the goddess as punishment when she became pregnant by the latter's father,Zeus and later became the constellation Ursa Major. Also,in the story of the huntress,Atlanta,the goddess sent a she-bear to nurse the infant when she was abandoned by her parents.
Maybe I'm just connecting A to B when they're not really connected,but it's something I can't ignore.
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