Timeline for Why would a society of witches choose to have more boys than girls?
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| Aug 31, 2018 at 8:22 | comment | added | Ruadhan | Traditionally there are three witches (eg: Macbeth),which in the Discworld books represent three major age-groups, the young maiden, the middle-aged mother and the old-aged "crone" So in WillK's scenario, the community would naturally split into that pattern because choosing to be a parent would have a direct impact on magical power. You'd naturally in a given group have more powerful adult witches with no heirs, middle-powered Mother witches and younger Maidens growing into their power, likely the child of the Mother. Honestly I think I'm talking out of my arse at this point though :P | |
| Aug 30, 2018 at 16:51 | comment | added | Incognito | @Ruadhan What does that mean? | |
| Aug 30, 2018 at 12:35 | comment | added | Ruadhan | I like this answer, particularly since it dovetails neatly with the Shakespearian/Discworld paradigm of "Maiden, Mother and Crone" | |
| Aug 29, 2018 at 21:55 | history | edited | Willk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 29, 2018 at 21:17 | history | answered | Willk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |