Archetype Olga of Kiev After listening to the Noble Blood podcast on Olga of Kiev, it inspired me to look up the asteroid Olga. I strongly suggest you listen to the podcast episode for the full story. Still, in a nutshell, Olga leads a very ruthless and brilliant revenge campaign after a neighbourhood tribe murdered her husband, Igor. It was apparent in a social setting she could mask her emotions and fool her enemy, only to deliver very strategic and personalised retribution. Dana Schwartz summarises the archetype of Olga of Kiev at the end of the podcast nicely: One final note for anyone hears the story of Olga of Kiev and is tempted to paint her 'Badass warrior queen!!' Remember she didn't participate in any of the fightings, she was a General if anything else, a leader and an orchestrator. Her mythology is to emphasise her cleverness; there's no need to paint every woman in history with some modicum of power with the same brush. I also compare Olga to the queen of
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