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'horn', 'the arches of her legs', the 'splaying legs'
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Yeah, but how else would one describe a spider? I mean,
legs are their most prominent feature (the awful, wretched things).
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Why would both Tolkien and Lewis choose to depict a primeval force of evil as female?
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Why not? They were equal opportunity villain creators. Besides, the White Witch was not the only baddie in the Narnian world. Tash was there. I wouldn't exactly say the White Witch lost her place to him.