Hel: Keeper of Souls
09/24/24 • 31 min
Today's episode is all about Hel, the Norse ruler of the underworld and Cate Blanchett lookalike!
Come and find out all about her origins, her place in Norse Cosmology and where you might find her in modern culture.
Cool Stuff I mentioned in this episode: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hel-Norse-deity
https://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/the-nine-worlds/helheim/
https://skjalden.com/hel/
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Today's episode is all about Hel, the Norse ruler of the underworld and Cate Blanchett lookalike!
Come and find out all about her origins, her place in Norse Cosmology and where you might find her in modern culture.
Cool Stuff I mentioned in this episode: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hel-Norse-deity
https://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/the-nine-worlds/helheim/
https://skjalden.com/hel/
Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social
Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore
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Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:
https://www.tourhq.com/article/a-travel-guide-to-burkina-faso-the-land-of-honest-people
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/160D/production/_121254650_gettyimages-1236081546.jpg.webp
https://www.juggle.org/the-art-of-yennega-circus/
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12672/yannenga/#google_vignette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtdoBq3kj0
https://www.joanmadison.com/shop/queendom-collection/queendom-nine-detail
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Cool stuff I mentioned in this episode:
https://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Projects/Reln91/Power/lilith.htm#:~:text=Although%20the%20figure%20of%20Lilith,of%20the%20%22first%20Eve%22.
https://symbolreader.net/2020/08/24/lilith/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lilith-Jewish-folklore
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/lilith
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/lilith/
https://jwa.org/node/23210
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/658/the-queen-of-the-night/
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