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Femme Fatale Friday

  • Ariadne, Greek Goddess Worshipped by the Celts

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the Greek Goddess Ariadne.   In particular, I wanted to speak about her because she is the only Greek Goddess that was worshipped by the Celts!     The story of Ariadne is one that featured some of the most notable names of Greek…

  • Sappho, Ancient Greek Poetess

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday I have decided to keep the Poetry Week theme by focusing on the ancient poetess Sappho!   It is from her name that we get the word sapphic to refer to lesbian sexuality.   The island on which she lived was called Lesbos, which is also where we get…

  • Bessie Blount, Mistress of Henry VIII

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to do a short post to discuss Bessie Blount.   She was a famous royal mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.   Unlike his more famous mistress during that first marriage, she never had a chance to become Queen. It is…

  • Bridget Bishop, First Victim of Salem

    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is a special one, as I will be discussing Bridget Bishop.   Bridget was the first woman hung in Salem during the witchcraft hysteria of 1692.   Today marks the 330th anniversary of Bridget’s untimely death. Born Bridget Playfer in Norwich, England sometime in the mid or late 1630s, she…

  • Madison, Mermaid Siren

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to write about the main character from one of my all-time favorite films.    Splash is the iconic 80s mermaid film that helped make Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah stars, as well as launched Touchstone pictures!    Splash is the story of a man named Allen…

  • Elizabeth Taylor, Queen of the Silver Screen

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to feature one of my all-time favorite actresses.   Elizabeth Taylor was an icon of Old Hollywood who starred in countless films over several decades!    She was both famous and infamous for her many romantic entanglements.    Taylor was married eight times to seven different…

  • Anais Nin, Prolific Erotic Diarist

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write a little bit about the infamous writer Anais Nin.   Anais Nin was a prolific writer who wrote diaries, novels, and erotica.   She was famous for her torrid love affairs and her incredibly descriptive diaries about them! Anais Nin is probably most remembered…

  • Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood’s Ultimate Sex Symbol

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write about Marilyn Monroe.    Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a huge lover of Old Hollywood.    Marilyn Monroe has long been one of my favorite actresses, and this makes her a perfect subject for today’s post! Marilyn Monroe was…

  • Clara Bow, the Original “It Girl”

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to write about one of my favorite silent film sirens, Clara Bow!   Clara Bow was born into poverty in Brooklyn New York and found a way out by winning a chance to star in a film.   She grew up with so little and retreated…

  • Rhiannon Faery Queen and Goddess of Death

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to feature one of my favorite Goddesses, in her aspect of connecting to the dead.   Rhiannon is a Welsh Goddess, Faery Queen, and Representative of the Sovereignty of Dyfed!    Her first marriage to Pwyll even cemented his rulership over the land.   Her second…