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Female Form Podcast
by Martha
An archeologist, Martha is telling stories about powerful women coming from myths, legends, and history.
Episodes
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Cassandra of Troy
Cassandra is the daughter of the Trojan king Priam and Queen Hecuba. Sister of Helenus, Paris, and Hector. We know she was the priestess of Apollo and she took a sacred vow of chastity to remain a virgin for life. The god Apollo cursed her with a gift of prophecy which always was accurate but no...
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Ishtar, Queen of Heaven and Earth
The Mesopotamian goddess, Ishtar (Inanna) is the oldest female deity about whom written evidence exists. Ancient people worshipped her as the goddess of love and sexuality, fertility, war and warfare, prophecy, and justice. At the same time, she was the personification of Planet Venus, The…
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Boudica, the Celtic Warrior Queen
Celtic Queen Boudica, known for initiating a rebellion against the Roman empire and its army. She destroyed three cities in ancient Britannia, today’s England. She decimated one legion along with its infantry before succumbing to a more organized army of Romans with a dramatic ending to her...
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Medea, The Murderous Mother
Medea is one of those extremely fascinating and complex characters that is coming from Greek mythology. An ultimate heroine but at the same time a villain and a victim. Called a goddess, witch, enchantress, or princess she best remembered as a murderous mother. In this episode, I will be…
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Lady Freyja
In this episode, I am talking about Freyja, stories about her in nordic mythology, and how she affected the Viking Age people. I also describe why she was annoying to the Christian religion and the possibilities of the existence of female Viking warriors. Sources: - SINCLAIR, S. C. 2011.…
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Circe, the greek goddess of magic
In the first episode I am telling the story of Circe, the greek goddess of magic. In describing her stories I am mentioning known ancient sources as well as the use of her character in modern literature and art. . Sources: - HOMER. The Odyssey. Translations by Robert Fagles....
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An archeologist, Martha is telling stories about powerful women coming from myths, legends, and history.
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An archeologist, Martha is telling stories about powerful women coming from myths, legends, and history.
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