From goddesses who loved women to warrior queens who defied gender norms, this episode celebrates the queer women of mythology. This week we're unearthing sapphic stories and discussing the divine queerness that’s always been part of our history and mythology.

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Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/zanele-muholi

https://archive.org/details/mythsmysteriesof00down/page/n5/mode/2up

https://pshares.org/blog/queer-desire-and-the-myth-of-iphis/

https://medium.com/counterarts/queer-love-stories-in-ovid-iphis-and-ianthe-85a00cc60468

https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-real-spectacular-amazons-lesbians-connection-9aac08fb77e4

https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/amorous-soldiers-and-amazons/

https://www.shoutoutloud.org.uk/blog/old-gods-new-meanings/

https://artemisexpert.substack.com/p/gay-gods-of-greece-artemis-167

https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/262b9887-482f-4f95-a1a3-3dc336e1b44b

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sappho-Greek-poet

https://poets.org/poet/sappho

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Atabey, the Taino Mother of creation, once shaped land, sea, and sky. In this episode, we explore her as life-giver and cosmic force—and trace how her image shifted through colonisation, erasure, and survival. From sacred caves to modern memory, we follow the story of a goddess who endures.

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Taíno: Indigenous Caribbeans - Black History Month 2025

Columbus and the Taíno - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions - Library of Congress

Who Were the Taíno, the Original Inhabitants of Columbus’ Island Colonies?

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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-71318-2

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In the very first episode of Ladies of Lore on Tour, we'll step into the mists of East Anglia as we trace the footsteps of Boudicca, commune with the witches of Suffolk, explore fairy folklore, and unravel the mystery of the green children of Woolpit.

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://www.nationalparks.uk/2024/09/30/discover-folklore-of-the-broads/

https://www.thesuffolkcoast.co.uk/articles/myths-legends-of-the-suffolk-coast

https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/20656200.sunken-villages-sea-serpents---folklore-east-anglias-waterways/

https://walpoleoldchapel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Notes-on-the-Walpole-Chapel-Baptism-Records-1706-1837.pdf

https://visit-burystedmunds.co.uk/blog/the-bury-st-edmunds-witch-trial-that-influenced-the-salem-witch-trials

https://lowestoftoldandnow.org/lon/inspirational-women/amy-denny-and-rose-cullender

https://www.visitsuffolk.com/post/ghost-stories-and-witch-trials-in-bury-st-edmunds#:~:text=The%20first%20recorded%20account%20of,tried%20at%20Lancaster%20in%201612.

https://folklorethursday.com/legends/celtic-warrior-women-queen-boudica-of-the-iceni/

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