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In the Odyssey, Penelope challenges suitors to shoot Odysseus's bow to gain her hand in marriage. In the Ramayana, Rama must string the bow of Shiva to wed Sita. Historically, was archery really this important in ancient marriage traditions or is it all just a literary device?

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AITA for Marching through Belgium?

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In the Odyssey, Penelope challenges suitors to shoot Odysseus's bow to gain her hand in marriage. In the Ramayana, Rama must string the bow of Shiva to wed Sita. Historically, was archery really this important in ancient marriage traditions or is it all just a literary device?	267
AITA for Marching through Belgium?	1