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Corn Mothers and Grain Goddesses: Women of the Harvest

September 24, 2025 • India • Season 1 • Episode 43

I'm back! I took some time off to have a birthday, but I am back and ready to talk about some more amazing women! In light of the changing of the seasons, this week we are talking about women of the harvest from across the world! We're talking Demeter, Ceres, Pachamama, Zemyna and more.

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://mythlok.com/pachamama/

https://basketmakersassociation.org.uk/whats-on/straw-work-and-corn-dollies-an-introduction/

https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/cdolly.php

https://www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk/weaving-tradition-and-ritual-with-rural-corn-dollies/

https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/gods/goddess-of-the-month-chicomecoatl

https://littlewomen.medium.com/mother-earth-in-lithuanian-myths-and-legends-d604069ea62f

https://archive.org/details/greekreligion0000burk/page/n3/mode/2up

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Homeric_Hymn_to_Demeter.html?id=9gkkDkThbKAC&redir_esc=y

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