Yowza, is that Cybele? A religious goddess cult (something to do with crops? Prob. mixing up my deities) wherein men would voluntarily castrate themselves in her service?
I’d say there’s room in our modern world for a revival, tbh. Maybe it could replace National Service!
Laura really is a beautiful name. Not all names suit us from cradle to grave. (I think my own expired in terms of suitability in my teens, for example, and is ludicrous at nearly 70) ‘Laura’ though sits well on all the stages of a girl’s life.
PS: if you have access to Paramount or Apple TV, seek out Twin Peaks: the Return, episode 8, and bear witness again to the celestial creation of Laura, in a time of direst peril. Madly thrilling and glorious stuff.
nice to meet you. Toodlepip!