I was going to wait to post this in the new thread, but knowing me, I'll forget to check in half an hour and I'll miss it when it does appear. So I'll just fire off this link now and give you some brief context.
Gender Stereotypes and Sexual Archetypes
The webpage is an extraordinary overview of, you guessed it, gender stereotypes and sexual archetypes. Huzzah. But the sheer volume of information it provides, and the depth to which it dares explore every detail is impressive by itself.
The key, in my opinion, is mystery. The female is mysterious, the divine is mysterious; therefore they were connected. But I've been called on that before, so take it with a grain of salt.