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The Aorai
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
For Samhain this year, we look at ghosts--specifically the spirits of the restless female dead in Ancient Greece. Aorai was the name given to girls who died before they became mothers, thus turning them into some other kind of creature, or making them an assistant to the Furies or similar monstrous feminine figures. Beliefs about the Aorai not only touch on the fear of the devouring feminine, but reveal ingrained attitudes about women who are "independent".
Released:
Oct 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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