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This week we’re discussing Inanna, the goddess for the people (and by people we mean the girls, the gays and the theys).

Join us to learn about the ancient Sumerian goddess of love and war.

Sources

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_themes_in_mythology#Mythologies_of_Africa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gala_(priests)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna#Descent_into_the_underworld

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninhursag

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nad%C4%ABtu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra_(South_Asia)

Met Museum 

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/epic/hd_epic.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20Sumerian%20poem%20%E2%80%9CThe,them%20to%20humankind%20as%20sustenance.

Elain Mansfield 

https://elainemansfield.com/2016/listening-dark-descent-inanna/

World History

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/215/inannas-descent-a-sumerian-tale-of-injustice/

Interesting Literature

https://interestingliterature.com/2018/05/the-first-epic-poem-the-descent-of-inanna/

UNCW

http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/myth/Descent%20Of%20Inanna.pdf

Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature 

https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr141.htm

Study.com

https://study.com/academy/lesson/inanna-goddess-descent-myth-summary.html

World History

https://www.worldhistory.org/Inanna/

Oracc museum

http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/inanaitar/

The Cut

https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/i-think-about-this-a-lot-inanna-the-sumerian-goddess.html

Era Gem

https://eragem.com/news/goddess-inanna/

Academus

https://www.academuseducation.co.uk/post/ancient-mesopotamian-transgender-and-non-binary-identities

Hornet

https://hornet.com/stories/sad-songs-and-buttsex-the-gala-priests-of-ancient-sumer/

Ecology of the Erotic in a Myth of Inanna

https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1150&context=ijts-transpersonalstudies

In Chapter 6, our grudging pair make their way to the Library of the Lassera School for Noble Magic where they reconnect with an old friend.

Sound effects by ZapSplat

In partnership with Green Leaf Geek, we’re bringing you the real-world mythology behind two of Dungeons and Dragons most famous creatures - golems and djinn.

When you shop greenleafgeek.com for all your TTRPG accessories and custom dice, use our coupon code FABLE for 10% off your order (some restrictions apply).

Sources

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_in_Islam

DnD fandom

https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Golem

Roll20

https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Stone%20Golem#content

https://roll20dev.net/compendium/dnd5e/Djinni#content

DnD Beyond

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/iron-golem

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/djinni

Boston University Research Guides

http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/jews-in-russia-and-eastern-europe/kenny-ramos/

Jewish Virtual Library

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-golem

My Jewish Learning

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/golem/

New World Encyclopedia

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

Learn Religions

https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-a-golem-4173438

JM Berlin

https://www.jmberlin.de/en/topic-golem

TresBohemes

https://www.tresbohemes.com/2018/04/the-legend-of-the-golem/

Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/golem-talmudic-legend-clay-beast-created-protect-jews-003067

Introduction to the Sefer Yetzirah with Rabbi Yaakov Cohen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGRVbhyPoqc&ab_channel=TORCH

PBS - Golem: The mysterious clay monster of jewish lore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCfOH_RKgmU&ab_channel=Storied

Atlanta Jewish Times

https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/the-golem-of-prague/

Culture Trip

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/czech-republic/articles/the-legend-of-the-golem-of-prague/

Prague Stay

https://www.prague-stay.com/lifestyle/review/838-the-golem-of-prague

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdqgSWNJz0I

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8DQWTts9vw

Quora

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-decide-when-to-use-Arab-Arabic-or-Arabian-as-adjectives

Inside Arabia

https://insidearabia.com/djinn-muslim-culture-truth-superstition/

Vice

https://www.vice.com/en/article/9k7ekv/what-are-jinn-arab-spirits

Medievalists.net

https://www.medievalists.net/2020/10/demons-djinns-devils/

Dump Stat

https://dumpstatadventures.com/blog/deep-dive-the-djinni

D&D Wiki

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Genie_(5e_Race)

Life in Saudi Arabia

https://lifeinsaudiarabia.net/types-of-jinn-according-to-islam/

Global Journal of Archeology and Anthropology

https://juniperpublishers.com/gjaa/pdf/GJAA.MS.ID.555694.pdf

Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-psychiatrist/article/jinn-and-mental-health-looking-at-jinn-possession-in-modern-psychiatric-practice/0012DFF288FA8958C7A52CAB2F29B679

To make spooky season last just a bit longer, Rowan and Tracey read some haunted listeners stories (plus, a surprising recipe sent in from Ireland!)

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For Halloween, the Rowan and Tracey are telling famous ghost stories: the Tradition of the Theatre Ghost Light and the tale of Mae Nak Phra Khanong.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_light_(theatre)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Nak_Phra_Khanong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongkut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_theatre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thespis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somdej_Toh

Playbill.com

https://www.playbill.com/article/ask-playbillcom-the-ghost-light-com-153440

Straz Center

https://blog.strazcenter.org/2014/10/30/the-ghost-light/

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSTbuc9jS_g&ab_channel=NicholasAcciani

Ranker

https://www.ranker.com/list/haunted-theaters-in-the-united-states/jacob-shelton

Inside Broadway Tours

https://www.insidebroadwaytours.com/blog/broadway-ghost-the-5-most-terrifyingly-haunted-theaters/

Bass Performance Hall

https://bassperformancehall.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/meet-the-ghost-light-at-bass-performance-hall/

Conde Nast Traveller

https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-10-31/10-most-haunted-theaters-in-the-world/amp

China Highlights

https://www.chinahighlights.com/beijing/article-ghosts-and-hauntings.htm

Budget Travel

https://www.budgettravel.com/article/budget-travel-halloween-ideas-haunted-theaters_12566/amp

World in Paris

https://worldinparis.com/palais-garnier-opera-house-paris

Bon’s Way 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY-yYggkLNk&ab_channel=Bon%27sway

Phuket News

https://www.thephuketnews.com/the-haunting-tale-of-mae-nak-ghost-59641.php

Thai World View

https://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/maenak.htm

Where Sidewalks End

https://www.wheresidewalksend.com/ghost-story-of-mae-nak/

Medium

https://medium.com/@buzzfeednowofficial/the-creepy-legend-of-mae-nak-from-thailand-2ed55bde4018

Thailand Foundation

https://www.thailandfoundation.or.th/culture_heritage/mae-nak-phra-khanong-thailands-most-famous-ghost-love-story/

Sarakadee

http://www.sarakadee.com/feature/1999/09/nang-nak.htm

This week Tracey shares the history behind everyone's favorite spooky pumpkins.

Casie joins us once again to discuss the myths behind Jack o Lanterns.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-o%27-lantern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_o%27_the_bowl

Nat Geo

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns

Pumpkin nook

https://www.pumpkinnook.com/facts/jack.htm

Mental Floss

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12865/whats-origin-jack-o-lanterns

Reader’s Digest

https://www.rd.com/article/why-do-we-carve-pumpkins/

History Channel

https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

Time

https://time.com/5434659/halloween-pagan-origins-in-samhain/

Punkin Chunkin

https://www.punkinchunkin.com/

History

https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

Have you ever wondered who the hottest headless horseman of history was? Casie Rospki is here to give you the info you need

Rowan is out this week but FEAR NOT because Casie Ropski is back and she has a tale (or three) about the Headless Horseman

Sources

Horseman

https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight 

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/how-tales-of-the-headless-horseman-came-from-celtic-mythology-1.4060086 

“The Headless Horseman” story https://archive.org/details/fairylegendstrad00crokrich/page/228/mode/2up / https://www.libraryireland.com/fairylegends/headless-horseman.php 

https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/German_folktale_23.html#gsc.tab=0 Hans Grimm story 

https://emeraldisle.ie/the-dark-man 

https://youtu.be/NEUCF-AA5WM

https://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Dullahan.html 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/woodlandhorsecenterblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/the-many-faces-of-the-headless-horseman/amp/

This episode explores a favorite topic of our hosts with two examples of memento mori -- Victorian death photography and the medical mysteries of The Mütter Museum.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCtter_Museum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dent_Mutter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Inconnue_de_la_Seine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_photography

New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/health/11swallow.html

College of Physicians 

https://histmed.collegeofphysicians.org/dead-and-unburied-the-hyrtl-skulls/

Hekint

https://hekint.org/2017/01/22/thomas-dent-mutter-innovative-surgeon-and-teacher/

Mutter Museum

http://muttermuseum.org/about/faq/

College of Physicians

https://collegeofphysicians.org/mutter-museum

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7riwDPlEAM

BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36389581

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150629-the-intriguing-history-of-ghost-photography

All That’s Interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/victorian-death-photos

National Geographic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160211-victorian-hair-art-work-jewelry-death-history

University of Washington

https://artsci.washington.edu/news/2013-04/remembrance-photographys-role-grieving

Smithsonian Mag

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-einsteins-brain-ended-mutter-museum-philadelphia-180954987/

The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/07/pictures-of-death/534060/

To keep the witch theme going, this week's heavy hitter episode discusses witches' familiars and their roles in witch trials through the ages.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimonic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_trials_in_England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch-Cult_in_Western_Europe

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/daimon

English Heritage

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/

National Museums Liverpool

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/familiar-spirits-and-devilish-imps

Cornell University

https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/witchcraft/exhibition/what/devils.html#modalClosed

Encyclopedia.com

https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/daimon

University of Reading

file:///C:/Users/rowan/Downloads/religions-10-00134.pdf

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63sqdEn4T4Y

IcySedgewick

https://www.icysedgwick.com/witches-familiars/

In this heavy hitter, the hosts discuss the Malleus Maleficarum, or The Hammer of Witches (and the murderous men behind it's creation).

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus_Maleficarum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Scheuberin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Sprenger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Kramer

Broedel - Construction of Witchcraft

https://archive.org/details/malleusmaleficar00broe_0

Malleus Maleficarum 

http://www.malleusmaleficarum.org/

Thought Co

https://www.thoughtco.com/malleus-maleficarum-witch-document-3530785

History Hanover

https://history.hanover.edu/texts/mm.html

Sigrid Brauner Fearless Wives and Frightened Shrews

https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Wives-Frightened-Shrews-Construction/dp/0870237675