Traditional Woman's Path to Heroism

I found this dichotomy interesting. We've discussed female archetypes before but this is one seems a lot more streamlined to me.

They directly translate to Madonna and Whore but I liked how she framed how both could work traditionally. A whore archetype is not always degenerate, it can also mean being intellectually challenging to a man for his benefit in his mission. The archetypes discussed before before for example have a clear whore (The Courtesan) but the Madonna archetype from there is ambiguously virtuous and can go either way. On these from what I gather, the Madonna is virtuous as a nurturer of children, while Aphrodite is a side kick and a bit of a counselor, which made a lot of sense to my experiences.

I've also seen this cheekily discussed by /u/atlas_b_shruggin as the "gun moll" and "mommy moo moo cow" dichotomy, so credits to her for that!