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Behold Zeus taking the form of a swan to have his way with Leda, or indeed the goddess Nemesis who took the form of a goose to avoid being ravished by Zeus.
This 12 millennia old #Natufian figurine *could* depict a #SolarEclipseMyth about the Sun making love to the Moon during a #TotalSolarEclipse.
Transmission of #OralTradition isn't required.
The concept of a white bird making love to a woman can be arrived at independently if you combine the #SolarEclipseMyth that the Sun & Moon are making love during #SolarEclipses with this bird-like pattern displayed in the Sun's corona.
#Eclipsology
The myth of Zeus ravishing Leda in the form of a swan is probably a #SolarEclipseMyth that combines the myth that the Sun & Moon are making love during #SolarEclipses with the white bird-like pattern displayed in the Sun's corona during some #TotalSolarEclipses.
This figurine may do the same thing.
