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Thread #137068 Message #3135184
Posted By: Penny S.
14-Apr-11 - 01:08 PM
Thread Name: BS: CapriUni's blog: disability in folktales
Subject: RE: BS: CapriUni's blog: disability in folktales
Vulcan/Hephaestos/Wayland, th divine but lame smiths, may reflect reality. Wayland was supposed to have been deliberately lamed to keep him serving the king, but I have seen a suggestion that it was a side effect of the work.