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
Amaterasu: Radiant Goddess of the Sun
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Come and learn all about Amaterasu, the fascinating Japanese Shinto Goddess of the sun. Learn about where she came from and hear tales of her quite dramatic sibling rivalries.
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Cool stuff mentioned in this episode:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Amaterasu
https://mythopedia.com/topics/amaterasu
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00748/amaterasu-the-japanese-sun-goddess.html
https://www.worldhistory.org/Amaterasu/
https://withaterriblefate.com/2018/02/08/how-okami-transformed-the-meaning-of-characters-like-amaterasu/
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