Show Notes
Witches appear across mythology at critical turning points - indispensable in service to heroes, yet often discarded once their role is fulfilled. This week, Lisa and Sarah discuss Circe’s penchant for pigification, the dangerous devotion of Medea, the Witch of Endor’s risky necromancy, Norse völur, and the enduring worship of Hecate, Goddess of Witchcraft.
Sarah shares the magic woven into her recent house move, while a listener writes in with a re-enchanted synchronicity all the way from Utah.
Uncertain about worship but enchanted by the stories, Lisa and Sarah invite you to spend some time in the company of these magical, mythical muses.
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Cole Imperi - Thanatologist and Award-Winning Author
Citations for Who, What, Witch, Where?
Crerar, B. (2022). Feminine Power: The Divine to the Demonic. United Kingdom: The British Museum Press.
https://cosettepaneque.com/how-to-worship-hekate-goddess-of-boundaries-and-witchcraft/
Apollonius of Rhodes. Argonautica. Translated by R.C. Seaton. Loeb Classical Library, 1912. Perseus Digital Library.
Euripides. Medea. Translated by E.P. Coleridge. Perseus Digital Library. Link.
Hesiod. Theogony. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Loeb Classical Library, 1914. Perseus Digital Library.
Homer. Odyssey. Translated by A.T. Murray. Loeb Classical Library, 1919. Perseus Digital Library.
Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Loeb Classical Library, 1914. Perseus Digital Library.
Eiríks saga rauða (The Saga of Eric the Red). In Íslenzk Fornrit IV, edited by Jón Jóhannesson. Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka fornritafélag, 1956. English trans. Sacred Texts.
The Hebrew Bible. 1 Samuel 28:3–25 (The Witch of Endor); Exodus 22:18; Deuteronomy 18:10–12. Sefaria.
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