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Tag: greek

Episode 51Dionysus (Part 2)

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  • Brigid Burke
| 3 Apr 2021

Just in time for Easter, this second podcast on Dionysus looks at the Orphic concept of the god as successor to Zeus, and as the archetype for the divine savior, later embodied in the mythology of Jesus. Source used in video: The God Who Comes: Dionysi …

Episode 16Dark Olympians: Artemis

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  • Brigid Burke
| 1 Dec 2019

As one of the 12 Olympian gods, we don’t tend to think of Artemis as chthonic. However, her original pre-Greek role and some of her attributes relating to violent death in children and wild animals connect her to the realm of death and the liminal.

Episode 15Circe (Kirke)

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  • Brigid Burke
| 17 Nov 2019

The sorceress Circe, daughter of the sun god Helios, is known for her dangerous magic, turning men into animals. But there is more than meets the eye–Circe is the perfect Jungian Anima figure.

Episode 10Hecate (Part 2)

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  • Brigid Burke
| 22 Sep 2019

This week’s episode continues our discussion from last week on the goddess of witchcraft, ghosts, crossroads, and magic. In this episode we look at the chthonic Hecate, as well as the “Hekate Soteria” of the Middle Platonists, looking at the circumstan …

Episode 9Hecate (Part 1)

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  • Brigid Burke
| 8 Sep 2019

Hecate is the quintessential chthonic deity, as queen of ghosts and witches. But Hecate’s origins and associations are complex; part 1 of a 2-part podcast deals with what we know about her origins as a beneficent goddess associated with protection and …

Episode 7Persephone

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  • Brigid Burke
| 11 Aug 2019

Persephone is Queen of the Greek Underworld, and the story of her abduction by Hades and the search for her by her mother Demeter is an important story in Greek mythology–and a myth often pointed to for its portrayal of rape in myth. But there’s more …

Episode 5The Erinyes (Furies)

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  • Brigid Burke
| 14 Jul 2019

The Erinyes are often viewed as ladies of punishment, or manifestations of guilt, with their snaky hair and monstrous appearance. But the Erinyes were not originally monsters, and have a beneficent side as well.

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