Ladies of Lore

Ladies of Lore is dedicated to the women of mythology and folklore, from goddesses, monsters, queens, witches, seers, and everything in between.

Each episode traces these women from their earliest origins through their most famous stories, and explores how they change over time, shaped by the cultures retelling them. We explore how fear, power, desire, and control transformed women into monsters, muses, or moral warnings, and what those transformations reveal about the societies doing the telling.

From ancient myth to modern pop culture, Ladies of Lore looks at where these women began, how they’ve been rewritten, and why they still matter now.

If you love mythology, folklore, and wonder who benefits from the version of the story we are given, you're in the right place.

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Circe: Weaving Her Own Fate

April 16, 2025 • India • Season 1 • Episode 32

This week we will be taking a look at the transformation of one of mythology’s most misunderstood women: Circe. From Homer’s dangerous enchantress to a symbol of female power and self-authorship, we'll trace Circe’s evolution through ancient texts, centuries of retellings, and her feminist reclamation in today’s literature and culture.

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Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/spellbinding-story-circe-goddess-magic-006787

https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Circe/circe.html

https://uw.manifoldapp.org/read/odysseus-and-circe/section/00bcf35b-0057-450a-a122-781c91a8a73a

https://devonte.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/alfred-tennyson-e28093-ulysses.pdf

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Circe-Greek-mythology

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