Supreme idol in faraway regions of heaven and hades, woman on earth is surrounded by taboos like all sacred beings she is herself taboo; because of the powers she holds, she is seen as a magician or a sorceress; she is included in prayers, and she can be at times a priestess like the druids among the ancient Celts; in certain cases she participates in the government of the tribe, and at times she even governs on her own.