Chthonia

Oct 28 2024 135 ep. 54 mins 130

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Explore the world of the Dark Feminine in myth, religion, folklore, and magic.

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Storm Hags of the North: The Dangers of Birth and Rebirth

Oct 28 2024 56 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netPatreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/ISFM: https://instituteforfemininemyth.orgThis week's episode looks at the folkloric storm hags of Ireland, Scotland, and Lake Erie in the United States. While hag and witch figures often represent forces of nature, the Storm Hag represents a unique danger that comes

Nure-onna: the Female Trickster Yokai

Oct 14 2024 53 mins

This week we look at Nure-onna, a Yokai who preys on men who try to help or rescue an apparent woman and child in need. We look beyond any social explanations of the story, to explore the realities of nature and natural forces.

Queen of Elphame: Illusions of Space and Time

Sep 30 2024 70 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netPatreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/School: https://instituteforfemininemyth.orgThis week we look at the "Quene of Elfame", the later popular spelling being "Queen of Elphame," or the queen of the land of fairies. But what is "Elphame"--is it a kind of pagan paradise between Heaven and Hell, an interdim

Nicnevin: Scottish Hecate?

Sep 16 2024 57 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netPatreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/School: https://instituteforfemininemyth.orgThis week's episode is about Nicnevin, a Scottish witch queen whose is first named in a poetic flyting (comedic poetry battle) written by Alexander Montgomerie in 1585. She is described as a fairy queen, a witch queen, a ter

Lilith (Classic Chthonia Remastered #1)

Sep 11 2024 47 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netPatreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/School: https://instituteforfemininemyth.orgThe old episodes are finally coming back! The sound editing issues that plagued the first year of Chthonia (2019) are being fixed, with the help of Jesse Pollack of 1289 Productions. In this episode we look at Lilith, said t

Dearg Due: Female Sovereignty vs Family Expectation

Sep 02 2024 48 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netPatreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/GoFundMe for Institute for the Study of Feminine Myth: https://gofund.me/5e24b8ec This week we look at the Waterford (Ireland) vampire, the Dearg Due. Unlike some other folkloric vampires, this one has its origins in a story about a forced marriage, star crossed lover

Leviathan: Vilified Terror of the Deep

Aug 19 2024 60 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netBooks: https://chthonia.net/publicationsMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaThis week we look at Leviathan, the deep sea monster/demon that is characterized as feminine by Enoch, though we are told by other sources that there was a male and female Leviathan, and that the female was slain to be preserved

Jezebel: the Wicked Queen Archetype

Aug 05 2024 73 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netBooks: https://chthonia.net/publicationsMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaThis week we look at Jezebel, Phoenician bride of King Ahab of Israel. Jezebel is the foreign queen in Samaria who brought Baal worship back to Israel, persecuting prophets of Yahweh, and the enemy of the prophet Elijah. The nam

The Sirens: Tragic Figures of Feminine Seduction

Jul 22 2024 61 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netPublications: https://chthonia.net/publicationsPatreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/This week's episode looks at the Sirens, bird-monsters with female heads (later represented as mermaids) whose song leads sailors to shipwreck and starvation. They are usually considered to be children of the Muses (Terps

Durga: Creator and Destroyer of Difficulties

Jul 08 2024 47 mins

Website: https://chthonia.netPublications: https://chthonia.net/publicationsMerch: https://https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaThis week, we take a look at Goddess Durga. It is strange that I have covered almost every other major Shakti figure on this podcast, but have not done an episode on the star of the Devi Mahatmayam, Durga herself.