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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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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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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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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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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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.

Head on over to 2lives for some more great podcasting!
https://www.2lives.org

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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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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Today’s episode is all about Yennenga, the warrior princess who broke tradition and founded a dynasty!

Come and find out all about this amazing woman of mythology who's impact has truly altered history.

Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:


https://www.tourhq.com/article/a-travel-guide-to-burkina-faso-the-land-of-honest-people

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/160D/production/_121254650_gettyimages-1236081546.jpg.webp

https://www.juggle.org/the-art-of-yennega-circus/

https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12672/yannenga/#google_vignette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtdoBq3kj0

https://www.joanmadison.com/shop/queendom-collection/queendom-nine-detail

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So sorry for my last minute no show this week! But I promise I'll be back next week with a super fascinating episode about a badass woman of mythology.

Please let me know if there is anything you'd like me to feature in upcoming episodes! I love hearing your feedback. 

Thank you all SO much for the support! Can't wait to talk to you all next week.

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Today’s episode is all about Harpies, the furious and fearsome winged women of Ancient Greek Mythology! 

Come and find out all about these terrifying creatures and see how their famous reputation has changed and evolved over time.

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Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Harpy

https://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Harpyiai.html

https://harpymagazine.com/home-1/2018/12/3/41knb08w49g2q0apmx2rif37a5pt2m

https://list.fandom.com/wiki/Harpies_in_popular_culture

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