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[-] Oisteink@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yet being top was accepted and revered. I’d say they were somewhat bi-friendly, and I’ve yet to hear about how they viewed lesbians.

Both Loki and Odin takes the roles/duties of women several times, while not being cast out or referred to as ergi.

Cross dressing I think was harder to execute as the manly outfits were lavish already.

[-] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

When the giant Thyrm stole Thor's hammer and wanted to marry Freya, the other gods made Thor dress in drag and pretend to be the bride to get it back.

[-] holyshitflapjacks@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

Thor literally doesn’t want to dress as a woman in this story EXPRESSLY because he fears being labeled ergi. He says this explicitly.

This is story is a comedy, and this portion of it is told as a joke at Thor’s expense, where Loki and Freya tease him about it.

[-] pleb_maximus@feddit.de 4 points 5 months ago

Both Loki and Odin takes the roles/duties of women several times, while not being cast out or referred to as ergi.

I think in that case a neat Latin phrase applies:

Quid licet Iovi, non licet bovi.

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