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I'm not sure how to answer that directly without a lot more digging, though I suspect that we could probably find likely candidates in the Bible and also amongst the Irish saints.

I can't help but feel that this is a red herring, however, as far as Sheela is concerned. Let's assume for one moment that Sheela IS a goddess. Look at the symbolism. Surely a mother rather than a hag? Surely the forces of fertility, not sterility?

Well it seems she fits the description as far as undesirable to young men. Perhaps the crone does not take sex so seriously and is able to relax and enjoy the process. Maybe she does it for pleasure and not solely for procreation. Could it be that our society could take a page from the pagans and lighten up a bit about sex....... don't know just a thought.