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The female form provides the solution in which the essence itself is held; she is passio, and acted upon, the male is actio, the mover.

Marina Warner
Essence, Males, Female
Marina Warner (2000). “Monuments & Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form”, p.69, Univ of California Press
The female form provides the solution in which the essence itself is held; she is passio, and acted upon, the male is actio, the mover.