mytholadies

a podcast about women in mythology and folklore all over the world. website - spotify - instagram

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mytholadies is a podcast about women in mythology. you can listen on apple podcasts, google podcasts, spotify, and anywhere else you get podcasts; and you can find transcripts and episode notes on our website! we release new episodes every other monday at 6am EST / 12pm CEST!

our format is: one of the two of us researches a legendary lady and reports our findings to the other who has no idea what to expect! and in the first week of every month, we do a themed episode exploring multiple ladies under a common theme!

so far our episodes are (as of August 15, 2021)

Lady of the Lake (Arthurian Legend)

Inanna (Sumerian Mythology)

Women of the Underworld (Themed Episode #1)

Hecate (Greek Mythology)

La Xtabay (Yucatec Folklore)

Chang’e 嫦娥 (Chinese Mythology)

Vampiric Women (Themed Episode #2)

Gudrid & Freydis (Greenlanders Sagas)

Erzulie Freda & Erzulie Dantor (Haitian Vodou)

Ọba (Yoruba Mythology)

Oiwa お岩 (Japanese Folklore)

Sun Goddesses (Themed Episode #3)

Scheherazade (One Thousand and One Nights)

Aisha Qandisha (Moroccan Folklore)

Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir (Sagas of Icelanders)

Fortune Goddesses (Themed Episode #4)

Kannaki (Tamil Epics)

Iara (Brazilian Folklore)

Pele (Hawaiian Mythology)

Love Goddesses (Themed Episode #5)

Xiwangmu 西王母 (Chinese Mythology)

Brigid (Irish Mythology)

Hathor (Egyptian Mythology)

The Persecuted Heroine (featuring Hailey Spencer)

Pontianak (Southeast Asian Folklore)

Tlazolteotl (Aztec Mythology)

The Crane Wife (Japanese Folklore)

Sky Woman (Haudenosaunee Mythology)

Celtic Faeries (Themed Episode #6)

Yennenga (Burkinabé Legends)

Whaitiri (Māori Mythology)

La Difunta Correa (Argentinian Folklore)

Mermaids (Themed Episode #7)

Grendel’s Mother (Beowulf)

Tiamat (Babylonian Mythology)

La Llorona (Mexican Folklore)

Durga (Hindu Mythology)

Yōkai 妖怪 (Themed Episode #8)

Maman Brigitte (Haitian Vodou)

Bluebeard’s Wife (World Folklore)

The Bell Witch (Southern US Folklore)

Crones (Themed Episode #9)

Judith (Jewish Apocrypha)

Perchta (Germanic Folklore)

Two Old Women (Gwich’in Folklore)

Princess Bari 바리 공주 (Korean Mythology)

Hearth Goddesses (Themed Episode #10)

Manimekalai (Tamil Epics)

Oshun (Yoruba Mythology)

Medusa (Greek Mythology)

Ériu (Irish Mythology) (feat. Cathy)

Nafanua (Samoan Legend)

La Siguanaba (Central American Folklore)

Mary Magdalene (Christain Bible)

Moon Goddesses (Themed Episode #11)

Arraweelo (Somali Legend)

Santa Muerte (Mexican Folklore)

Huang Chonggu 黃崇嘏 (Chinese Legend)

Women of the Trojan War (Themed Episode #12)

Yemoja (Yoruba Mythology)

Rusalka (Slavic Folklore)

Draupadi (Sanskrit Epics)

Witches (Themed Episode #13)

Yamauba 山姥 (Japanese Folklore)

Princess Leutogi (Samoan Mythology)

Mae Nak แม่นาก (Thai Folklore)

Winter Goddesses (Themed Episode #14)

Bonus Episodes:

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola

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hi i was just wondering if / when yr coming back!

hello! we took a hiatus because we were both busy but we expect to be back early fall :)

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In our fourteenth themed episode, we discuss figures associated with winter from several different cultures. We discuss Skaði from Norse mythology, Nane Sarma from Iranian folklore, Poliahu from Hawaiian mythology, Marzanna from Slavic folklore, Hine-takurua from Māori mythology, and Snegurochka from Slavic fairy tales.

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In our last Halloween episode of the season, Lizzie tells Zoe about Mae Nak, a spirit from Thai folklore. Together, we discuss how her story relates to themes of grief, women's roles, and protests against the draft.

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In our next Halloween episode, we discuss the Samoan goddess Princess Leutogi. We discuss her association with bats, the different conceptions of bats throughout the world, and the importance of not removing myths and folktales from their context.

Spirit of Leutogi by Liam David

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In our first solo Halloween-themed episode of the year, Lizzie discusses Yamauba, a frightening old woman spirit from Japanese folklore. We talk about the different stories surrounding her, as well as what she as a folk character can say about society overall.

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In our lucky number thirteenth themed episode, we welcome the spooky season by discussing a few witches from mythology and folklore. We first discuss the antisemitic origins of the popular depiction of the witch. Then, we talk about Black Annis from English folklore, Muma Pădurii from Romanian folklore, Louhi from Finnish mythology, Angitia from pre-Roman mythology, and Sebile and Annowre from Arthurian legend.

This episode has a TRIGGER WARNING for extensive discussions of antisemitism.

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In today's episode, we talk about Draupadi from the Sanskrit epic the Mahābhārata. We discuss her role in the famous epic, her multiple husbands and their relationships, and her importance today.

This episode has a TRIGGER WARNING for sexual assault.

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In today's episode Lizzie once again delights Zoe's inner Russian and Decemberists nerd with the rusalka, a water spirit from Slavic folklore. We discuss the dualistic nature of the rusalka myth, the many different stories associated with rusalki, and the rusalka's possible ancient origins. 

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In our 60th episode, we discussed the famous water goddess Yemoja from Yoruba mythology. We talk about the many different aspects of her worship throughout the world, the different forms she takes, and how her importance has lasted to this day.

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In our second Pride Month episode, we got into gender politics with the story of China's famous cross-dressing poet, Huang Chonggu! We dive deep into the various theatrical texts that depict her story, and examine what they have to say about sexuality and the performance of gender in society.

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In our first Pride Month episode, we discussed Santa Muerte, the folk saint and personification of death in Mexico. We discuss different ways of viewing death, her association with the LGBT community, and the way her worship exemplifies the Catholic church's stigma against folk religion.

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In our 56th episode, we talk about the legendary Somali queen, Arraweelo. We discuss how her story has been used as an argument against female leadership, the feminist movement to reclaim her story, and the similarities between her and Aristophanes' Lysistrata.

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In the last episode, we discussed seven of the women associated with the Trojan War from Greek mythology. We talked about Iphigenia, Chryseis, Briseis, Penthesilea, Polyxena, Hecuba, and Andromache.

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hello! i had to create a short illustrated book for class and based it on the crane wife tale, which i wouldn't have heard of if it wasn't for you guys. so thank you! the dedication is to mytholadies ❣

omg i'm so glad!!! i would love to see that book! thank you for this message :)

-lizzie

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hi i really love your podcast! have you guys thought about doing a themed episode on the fates across world mythologies? it would be really cool!

Hi! Thank you! We actually have an episode about fortune, fate, and luck goddesses (episode 16) :)

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In today's episode themed episode, we discuss moon goddesses from different cultures around the world. We talk about the Maya Moon Goddess, Selene (Greek mythology), Mayari (Filipino mythology), Coyolxāuhqui (Aztec mythology), Huitaca (Muisca mythology), Kuutar (Finnish mythology), and Mama Killa (Inca mythology).

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