28 JUN 2021 · Cassandra is the daughter of the Trojan king Priam and Queen Hecuba. Sister of Helenus, Paris, and Hector. We know she was the priestess of Apollo and she took a sacred vow of chastity to remain a virgin for life. The god Apollo cursed her with a gift of prophecy which always was accurate but no one would ever believe it or remember it after. This curse turned out to be an example of almost perfect cruelty. CHRISTENSEN, J. Primary Source Material for Kassandra in Myth SALAPATA, G. (2002) Myth into cult: Alexandra/Kassandra in Lakonia. Published in V.B. Gorman and E. Robinson (eds), Oikistes: Studies in Constitution, Colonies and Military Power in the Ancient World. Offered in Honor of A. J. Graham. Leiden: Brill (2002), pp. 131-159. KLEIBRINK, M. Cassandra on Seals. Ring stone images as self-representations: an example in B.J.L. van den Bercken, V.C.P. Baan (eds.), Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 14, Leiden, pp. 31-47. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra EDER, B. Encyclopedia of Ancient History: Amyklai and Amyklaion SCHEIN, S.The Cassandra Scene in Aeschylus Agamemnon. Greece & Rome 29 (1982) 11-16. Cambridge University Press

13 APR 2021 · The Mesopotamian goddess, Ishtar (Inanna) is the oldest female deity about whom written evidence exists. Ancient people worshipped her as the goddess of love and sexuality, fertility, war and warfare, prophecy, and justice. At the same time, she was the personification of Planet Venus, The Morning and Evening Star. As such, we know now that she affected other, later religions and we know her now in many different forms. SOURCES: - http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/05/kings-law-code-hammurabi/ (13.04.2021) - STUCKEY, J. H. (2011), Queen of Heaven and Earth: Inanna-Ishtar of Mesopotamia. Goddesses in World Culture: Volume 2, Eastern Mediterranenan and Europe - JOAN, E. (2018). 129. 1750, Hammurabian Dynasty, Babylon, Ishtar, and Inanna. Re-Genesis Encyclopedia: Synthesis of the Spiritual Dark– Motherline, Integral Research, Labyrinth Learning, and Eco–Thealogy. Part I. Revised Edition II, 2018. CIIS Library Database. (RGS.) - JABRE, C. The worship of the female deity: Ishtar-Inanna https://www.academia.edu/40018918/The_worship_of_the_female_deity_Ishtar_Inanna (13.04.2021) - READE, J (2005). The Ishtar Temple at Nineveh. Iraq, Vol. 67, No. 1, Nineveh. Papers of the 49th Rencontre AssyriologiqueInternationale, Part Two (Spring, 2005), pp. 347-390. British Institute for the Study of Iraq. - PONGRATS-LEISTEN, B. (2019). Ishtar Overthrows its Assailants': The Protective Forces Of Babylon's Ishtar Gate. A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon's Ishtar Gate - KUIPER, K. (2011). Mesopotamia the World’s Earliest Civilization. The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations. - https://www.penn.museum/ (13.04.2021) - Mark, J. J. (2010). Enheduanna - Poet, Priestess, Empire Builder. - -- - https://www.worldhistory.org/article/190/enheduanna---poet-priestess-empire-builder/?visitCount=8&lastVisitDate=2021-3-15&pageViewCount=23 (13.04.2021) - Eahr, J. A. (2018). Ishtar Statue. Re-Genesis Encyclopedia: Synthesis of the Spiritual Dark– Motherline, Integral Research, Labyrinth Learning, and Eco–Thealogy. Part I. Revised Edition II, 2018. CIIS Library Database. (RGS.) - https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/ishtar (13.04.2021) - BLACK, J. and GREEN, A. (1992). Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. British Museum Press - STUCKEY, J. H. (2006). Priestesses and "Sacred Prostitututes" in the ancient Near East. Journal of the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies - BENJAMIN, D. C. (2019). The Impact of Sargon & Enheduanna on Land Rights in Deuteronomy. Biblical Theology Bulletin - GARCIA-FENECH, G. (2014). From Babylon to Berlin: The rebirth of the Ishtar Gate. https://www.artstor.org/2014/03/27/the-rebirth-of-the-ishtar-gate/ (13.04.2021) - NEMET-NEJAT, K. R. (1998). Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia - LLOYD, S. (1978) The Archaeology of Mesopotamia. From the Old Stone Age to the Persian Conquest

22 JAN 2021 · Celtic Queen Boudica, known for initiating a rebellion against the Roman empire and its army. She destroyed three cities in ancient Britannia, today’s England. She decimated one legion along with its infantry before succumbing to a more organized army of Romans with a dramatic ending to her rebellion and to her story. Sources: - APOLLONIUS RHODIUS The Argonautica, translated by R.C. Seaton. 14.12.2020 https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L001.pdf - Medea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy, and Art - IvyPanda. (2019, October 27). The Medea Syndrome and How it Relates to Divorce in American Society. Retrieved from https://ivypanda.com/essays/the-medea-syndrome-and-how-it-relates-to-divorce-in-american-society/ - TRAFFORD, A. 1994 THE MEDEA SYNDROME. 14.12.2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1994/11/08/the-medea-syndrome/551db74b-9055-4c00-be32-a1db0082e046/ - Britannica. 14.12.2020 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Dionysia - Wikipedia 14.12.2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysia - CHIARLONI, A. 2009. Imagesof Medea: From Ancient Ceramic Art to Eugène Delacroix In: Neulektüren – New Readings- https://medea.liebieghaus.de/en- VOUT, C. https://www.cambridgegreekplay.com/sites/www.cambridgegreekplay.com/files/documents/medea_at_pompeii.pdf - REBAUDO, L. 2013. The Underworld Painter and the Corinthian adventures of MedeaAn interpretation of the crater in Munich. 14.12.2020 http://www.engramma.it/eOS/index.php?id_articolo=1380 - Medea 14.12.2020. http://www.eugenedelacroix.net/medea/ - Metropolitan Museum 14.12.2020. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12651- --- TURKILSEN, Debbie. An Examination of Ancient Greek and Roman Witches throughout Literature. 30.10.2020. https://www.academia.edu/3672405/An_Examination_of_Ancient_Greek_and_Roman_Witches_throughout_Literature -STANLEY SPAETH, B. 2014. “From Goddess to Hag: The Greek and the Roman Witch in Classical Literature” in Dayna Kalleres and Kimberly Stratton, eds. Daughters of Hecate: Women and Magic in the Ancient World (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2014 forthcoming) 41-70. - PAVLOU, M. 2009. Reading Medea Through Her Veil in the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius. Greece & Rome 56.2 (2009) 183-202- PORTER, J. 2020. Euripides' Medea- GORDEZIANI, L. 2018 . Medea in Herodotus. 2018, Proceedings of the International Conference "Medea in World Artistic Culture"

14 DEC 2020 · Medea is one of those extremely fascinating and complex characters that is coming from Greek mythology. An ultimate heroine but at the same time a villain and a victim. Called a goddess, witch, enchantress, or princess she best remembered as a murderous mother. In this episode, I will be describing the story of the quest of the Golden Fleece and the role that Medea played in it. What happened after and what is the "Medea Syndrome" and why do we use this term today. SOURCES: - https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/boadaceia - MANFRE, L. Women Who Changed the World. The monarchs, minds, and military leaders whodefied the odds - Steyn, M. C. 2019. Iceni to iconic: Literary, political and ideological transformations of Boudica through time. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337847589_Iceni_to_iconic_Literary_political_and_ideological_transformations_of_Boudica_through_time - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9985901/Margaret-Thatcher-Tories-come-to-praise-their-Boadicea-in-pearls.htmlhttps://www.academia.edu/19794022/Boudica_Celtic_Warrior_Queen - Adler, E. Boudica's Speeches in Tacitus and Dio. https://www.academia.edu/302174/_Boudicas_Speeches_in_Tacitus_and_Dio_ - Gillespie, C. Boudica the warrior queen. https://www.academia.edu/37728096/Boudica_the_warrior_queen - https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/celts - https://www.historyextra.com/period/iron-age/celts-britain-romans-who-were-they-human-sacrifice/ - CELTIC CULTURE A HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA Volume I – Celti, John T. Koch, Editor - Celts, A Captivating Guide to Ancient Celtic History and Mythology, Including Their Battles Against the Roman Republic in the Gallic Wars

13 NOV 2020 · In this episode, I am talking about Freyja, stories about her in nordic mythology, and how she affected the Viking Age people. I also describe why she was annoying to the Christian religion and the possibilities of the existence of female Viking warriors. Sources: - SINCLAIR, S. C. 2011. Traditions of the Nordic Völva, Wise Women, Witches and Intergalactic Crones Dr. Randy P. Conner April 13, 2011 - HOHMANN, K. Skaði and Freyja: Females of Power amongst the Aesir - 13.11.2020 https://www.academia.edu/15301723/Ska%C3%B0i_and_Freyja_Females_of_Power_amongst_the_Aesir - Hedenstierna-Jonson, Ch. Kjellstrom, A. Zachrisson, T. Krzewinska, M. Sobrado, V. Price, N. Gunther, T. Jakobsson, M. Gotherstrom, A. Stora, J. 2017. A female Viking warrior confirmed by genomics in American Journal of Physical Anthropology - Androshchuk, F. Female Viking Revisited. 14.11.2020 https://www.academia.edu/38246456/Female_Viking_Revisited - Gaiman, N. 2017. Nordic Mythology - Dougherty, M. J. 2016. Norse Myths: Viking Legends of Heroes and Gods (Histories) - Daly, K. N. 2009. Norse Mythology A to Z - Prehistoric period (until 1050 AD) / The Viking Age / Religion, magic, death and rituals / The magic wands of the seeresses? 14.11.2020. http://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/religion-magic-death-and-rituals/the-magic-wands-of-the-seeresses/ -Freyja's pendant - 14.11.2020 - worldtreeproject.org/document/2344

30 OCT 2020 · In the first episode I am telling the story of Circe, the greek goddess of magic. In describing her stories I am mentioning known ancient sources as well as the use of her character in modern literature and art. . Sources: - HOMER. The Odyssey. Translations by Robert Fagles. 30.10.2020.https://www.boyle.kyschools.us/UserFiles/88/The%20Odyssey.pdf - CANEVARO, Lilah Grace. 2015. Witches and Wicked Objects, in New Voices in Classical Reception Studies - TURKILSEN, Debbie. An Examination of Ancient Greek and Roman Witches throughout Literature. 30.10.2020. https://www.academia.edu/3672405/An_Examination_of_Ancient_Greek_and_Roman_Witches_throughout_Literature .- OVID. Metamorphoses. (A. S. Kline's Version) - 30.10.2020. https://ovid.lib.virginia.edu/trans/Metamorph14.htm - DEGIRMENCI, Erol. 2020. William Waterhouse’s Love for Circe, Daily Art Magazine. 30.10.2020. https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/waterhouse-circe/ - MILLER, Madeline. 2018. Circe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe - HIRST, K. Kris. 2018. Ancient Troy's Possible Location in Hisarlik. 30.10.2020. https://www.thoughtco.com/hisarlik-turkey-scientific-excavations-171263