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.
Ladies of Lore
I, Medusa: A Conversation with Ayana Gray
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Today I am joined by New York Times best selling author Ayana Gray to talk about her book I, Medusa and the power of reclaiming one of the mythology's most well known women.
Ayana is the author of the bestselling Beasts of Prey series, known for its richly imagined worlds and powerful young heroines shaped by myth and folklore. Her latest novel, I Medusa, turns to Greek Mytholgoy to retell the story of the infamous Gorgon from Medusa's own perspective.
In this conversation we discuss the power of retellings, the cultural legacy of Medusa and the ways stories about 'monstrous' women have shaped how we understand power, punishment and transformation.
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