Episode 40: Metamorphoses-- Transgender Mythology

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Crow and Fern's Guide to Weird Fiction, Folklore, Mythology, and Everything in Between

Dr. Crow and Ms. Fern

51 episodes

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What do weird fiction and folklore have in common? That's what this giant anthropomorphic crow and fern flower (Yes, that's a thing. A folklore thing!) are here to find out! Take a deep dive into horror, fantasy, and science fiction stories of the epic, the fascinating, and the bizarre from ancient history all up to modern times. We look into all the ooey gooey madness you never knew you were missing!

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Episode 40: Metamorphoses-- Transgender Mythology

Crow and Fern's Guide to Weird Fiction, Folklore, Mythology, and Everything in Between

1 hour 5 minutes 8 seconds

2 years ago

Episode 40: Metamorphoses-- Transgender Mythology

Today we dispel the myth that transgender people are a recent phenomenon by reaching deep into ancient mythology and discussing the stories of Caeneus and Iphis from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Ovid is one of the great Roman poets, and in this poem he made the bold attempt to record the entire history of the world up to his time, bringing together a wide variety of stories under the collective theme of transformation. The two stories I'm taking from his collection today take place in Greece and Crete and originated in Greek mythology. You will be amazed how real these characters seem and how familiar their struggles are, despite the fact that they were written thousands of years ago.

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Intro music: Beeckmans: Hymne for Theremin, Oboe, String Quartet and Piano (2018) - The Alba Septet (Listen to the whole thing on youtube, you'll thank us later).

Outro music: Magic Hour by Three Chain Links

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