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  • Sleeping Beauty: Twisted Roots of an Iconic Tale
    Nov 19 2024

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    Dive into the captivating history of one of the world’s most beloved fairy tales.

    In this episode, we'll uncover the true story behind Sleeping Beauty—a tale far darker and more complex than the enchanted slumber we know today. From ancient myths of cursed maidens to the harrowing origins in folklore, we'll explore how this story evolved through centuries of oral tradition, literature, and cultural transformation.

    Join us as we peel back the layers of this timeless legend to reveal the secrets hidden in its roots.

    Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

    https://bsky.app/profile/ladiesoflore.bsky.social

    https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/general/original-disney-stories-films

    https://www.colorado.edu/projects/fairy-tales/grimms-fairy-tales/sleeping-beauty

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jun/17/how-we-made-sleeping-beauty-disney

    https://www.thedisneyclassics.com/blog/artistry-sleeping-beauty

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    29 mins
  • Giulia Tofana: Poison The Men
    Nov 10 2024

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    If you had the recipe to a highly effective, undetectable poison, how would you use it? To poison the men of course.

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    Cool stuff mentioned this episode:
    https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/
    https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/giulia-tofana-the-italian-serial-poisoner-who-became-a-legend

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    28 mins
  • Morgan le Fay: Heroine or Villainess of the Round Table?
    Nov 5 2024

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    Come and jump into Arthurian Legend and find out all about Arthur's half-sister, Morgan le Fay. Was she truly evil or was she just a girl trying to hold her own in a world of knights and wizards?

    Cool stuff mentioned in this episode:

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Morgan-le-Fay

    https://kingarthursknights.com/arthurian-characters/morgan-le-fay/

    https://theconversation.com/morgan-le-fay-how-arthurian-legend-turned-a-powerful-woman-from-healer-to-villain-109928

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    43 mins
  • Erzulie: Divine Feminine in Vodou
    Oct 29 2024

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    Come and explore the world of the Erzulie, divine feminine figures in Haitian Vodou.

    Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

    https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesofaZoe
    https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/collections/world-cultures/africa/vodouflags

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    43 mins
  • Kuwazu Nyobo: The Dark Side of Japanese Folklore
    Oct 15 2024

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    Come with me to Japan to explore the terrifying Kuwazu Nyobo, the silent wife with the mouth in the back of her head.

    Cool Stuff I Mentioned In This Episode

    https://electricliterature.com/female-ghosts-and-spirits-from-japanese-folklore-ranked/

    https://electricliterature.com/female-ghosts-and-spirits-from-japanese-folklore-ranked/

    https://www.iromegane.com/post/japanese-mythology-marriage-between-humans-and-animals

    https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA615691031&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=18826865&p=LitRC&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7Efac90a7d&aty=open-web-entry

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    36 mins
  • Isis: The Enchantress Who Resurrected a God
    Oct 8 2024

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    Today's episode is all about Isis, the powerful mother figure who resurrected her husband and built a following (and a phallus) that transcended borders.

    Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

    https://medium.com/minneapolis-institute-of-art/ancient-egypt-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-phallus-97db0103ecdc

    https://www.eoht.info/page/Phallus%20of%20Osiris

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/ancient-Egyptian-religion/Sources-and-limitations-of-ancient-and-modern-knowledge

    https://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Egypt/Ra&Isis.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7MHGDGmsk8&t=1065s


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    47 mins
  • Lilith: Seductress, Scapegoat, or Survivor?
    Oct 1 2024

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    Today's episode is all about Lilith, the first lady of the garden of Eden, demoness, seductress and feminist icon.

    Come and find out all about her origins, her departure from garden of Eden, her transformation into the infant slaying demon, and reclamation as a feminist symbol of the power of feminine sexuality.

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    Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

    https://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Projects/Reln91/Power/lilith.htm#:~:text=Although%20the%20figure%20of%20Lilith,of%20the%20%22first%20Eve%22.

    https://symbolreader.net/2020/08/24/lilith/

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lilith-Jewish-folklore

    https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/lilith

    https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/lilith/

    https://jwa.org/node/23210

    https://www.worldhistory.org/article/658/the-queen-of-the-night/

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    43 mins
  • Hel: Keeper of Souls
    Sep 24 2024

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    Today's episode is all about Hel, the Norse ruler of the underworld and Cate Blanchett lookalike!

    Come and find out all about her origins, her place in Norse Cosmology and where you might find her in modern culture.

    Cool Stuff I mentioned in this episode:
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hel-Norse-deity

    https://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/the-nine-worlds/helheim/

    https://skjalden.com/hel/

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    32 mins