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Moira Marsh, Indiana University Bloomington – Celestial Creatures and the Mythology Behind the Solar EclipseMoira Marsh, Indiana University Bloomington – Celestial Creatures and the Mythology Behind the Solar Eclipse

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On today’s Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse segment: Humans have long used stories to explain things we can’t understand, and an eclipse is no different. Moira Marsh, researcher and folklore librarian, uses mythology to tell the story of the darkened daytime sky. Moira Marsh is a folklorist and librarian at Indiana University Bloomington. She earned […] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

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