CREDITS:

The images used in this work include the theme goddesses of the Goddess-Mother Creatrix from Marija Gimbutas' The Language of the Goddess and paintings by Artemesia Gentileschi, an important 17th century artist, who herself was a victim of a brutal myth.

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Many thanks to Elisabeth Ratcliff for reading the voice over in the video version.

Many thanks to LanMinds for hosting BRUTAL MYTHS and to Barbara Crawford for her technical assistance.