What comes to your mind when you think of an old woman? What about a sage, magician or witch? Carl Jung thought we humans had a sort of primordial and universal knowledge. Archetypes are tools for telling stories:
https://laurahilliger.com/models/a4-choosing-your-own-archetypes/
@epilepticrabbit@social.coop after reading Ursula K. Le Guin “Space Crone” essay, everytime i think of an old woman i see an earth' space ambassador 😊