Parthenogenesis, Prehistoric Goddesses, and the Threat of an Independent Woman

Season 7 // Episode 586

This episode originally aired on March 5, 2024. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Goddesses doing it for themselve: parthenogenic births, goddess figurines of the Bronze Age, and theories of goddess history in Hesiod's Theogony. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Charlotte, the Parthenogenic Stingray; Theoi.com; Hesiod's Theogony translated by HG Evelyn-White; Goddesses, Wives, Whores, and Slaves: Women in Antiquity by Sarah B Pomeroy.

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