And in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu of history.

She nonetheless survives as a wanton temptress, not the last time a genuinely powerful woman has been transmuted into a shamelessly seductive one.

History existed to be retold, with more panache but not necessarily greater accuracy.

For thousands of years, men have written history, so it seems to me that most of what we've read is from the male point of view.