Her route to the top of popular consciousness has been riddled with contradiction. She’s been dreaded and desired, executed and exalted. She’s a murderer and a martyr, a being who honors nature even as she defies it. She’s surrounded by beasts and demons and spirits and sisters, and she stands entirely alone. And that is why those who feel outside or “other” are so drawn to her. She offers an understanding of persecution, a circle of protection, and a promise that what once was lost will be retrieved.
