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Speaker 1: Hey, this is Anny and Samantha. Welcome to Steffon Never

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Speaker 1: Told You production of iHeartRadio.

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Speaker 2: You know, it's been a minute since we've talked about

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Speaker 2: legendary female feminine beings. So we wanted to take a

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Speaker 2: do international levels of things and we're talking about legendary people,

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Speaker 2: are bringing a short list of goddesses, even though this

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Speaker 2: is probably going to be a full hour, if not longer.

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Speaker 2: You know, there's a lot of information, but they're all

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Speaker 2: Of course, that means we haven't even scratched the surface

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Speaker 2: have one that you would love to talk about, or

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Speaker 2: us know and we'll add that as another edition. We'll

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Speaker 2: do this as a listener, male favorite Goddesses, you know

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Speaker 2: we'll do that. Look, I've already titled it for you,

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Speaker 2: because you know, we love a series and I, like

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Speaker 2: I said, this is a pretty large outline, not the

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Speaker 2: largest that I've done, and obviously, as you know, we

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Speaker 2: but picking them out was difficult. Also when it comes

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Speaker 2: to doing international episodes, we try our best to be

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Speaker 2: accurate in our pronunciations, but sometimes and oftentimes not, Sometimes

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Speaker 2: we have a hard time getting those actual pronunciations.

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Speaker 2: It took two hours alone just to find pronunciations, so

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Speaker 2: we tried our damnedest. I still have a Southern accent,

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Speaker 2: going to try our best. Some of these don't exist.

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Speaker 2: Some of the pronunciations do not exist, and as we've

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Speaker 2: it comes to indigenous first Native peoples, colonizers really try

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Speaker 2: And I do say that because in our North American Goddesses,

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Speaker 2: we're lacking we're lacking a lot of information. And when

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Speaker 2: So if you have personal history personal beliefs in this,

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Speaker 2: please let us know. We would love to hear about it. Also,

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Speaker 2: I feel like I'm putting in a lot of caveats

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Speaker 2: as always, we recognize the heavy influences of colonization as

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Speaker 2: well as colonization is trying to eradicate some of these

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Speaker 2: that has affected the beautiful legends and traditions of different cultures.

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Speaker 3: Them, So shout out to them.

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Speaker 2: May sound familiar, they just have different names because different

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Speaker 3: To be honest, it is horrified. Why did they write

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Speaker 1: with that, many of the names and legends also overlapped.

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Speaker 1: So we're going to put them here together. So let

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Speaker 1: us start with Azuli, Lady of Love or Beauty. Air

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Speaker 1: Zuo is depicted as the spirit of love beauty, a

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Speaker 1: and luxury. According to U Cities dot org a quote,

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Speaker 1: this Vudan goddess is worshiped by Haitians as matron of love, beauty, health,

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Speaker 1: and the moon. She is personified as a water snake.

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Speaker 1: Vudan was originally unique to Haiti, a combination of Catholicism

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Speaker 1: and Urubin cosmology developed by slaves as a tool of

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Speaker 1: survival and rebellion. And on the Wikipedia page, it says

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Speaker 1: that Herzuli is a family of loa that are often

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Speaker 1: associated with water, fluidity, femininity, and feminine bodies. They are

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Speaker 1: one of the only group of spirits directly tied to

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Speaker 1: these characteristics, and those who become possessed through spirit possession

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Speaker 1: often are women are masisi a feminine and or homosexual men.

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Speaker 1: Then there's Ishelle or Lady Rainbow as Shell is known

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Speaker 1: as a female jaguar goddess that is associated with the

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Speaker 1: Mayan moon goddess. Here's a quote from mythlock dot com quote.

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Speaker 1: The magnificent Goddess of Maya mythology wielded powerful divine abilities

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Speaker 1: that resonated across various aspects of life. Revered as the

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Speaker 1: matron of childbirth, guardian of midwifery and mother of crops.

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Speaker 1: Her influence spanned the realms of rain, fertility, and agriculture.

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Speaker 1: As the goddess of fertility, Eschell was believed to govern

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Speaker 1: the reproductive cycles of humans, animals, and plants, and it

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Speaker 1: continues quote. It is believed that Eschell was a part

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Speaker 1: of the god Izamna. She was regarded as the goddess

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Speaker 1: of the moon, water, childbirth, and weaving in the Maya

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Speaker 1: of the Peninsula of Mexico. She is also the mother

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Speaker 1: of all the Mayan deities and has rules about the

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Speaker 1: cycles of life and death. As the keeper of souls,

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Speaker 1: Eschell constantly changes from being a young beauty into a

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Speaker 1: wise old crone who shares her people's wisdom. And then

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Speaker 1: there's Mama Kilia or Mama Kilia, the moon goddess. She

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Speaker 1: is considered a defender of women as well as the

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Speaker 1: goddess of both marriage and ja. Here's some information from Wikipedia.

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Speaker 1: Mama Chilia was known as Mother Moon and was goddess

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Speaker 1: of the moon. According to Father Bernabay Cobo, writing in

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Speaker 1: the mid sixteenth century, the moon was worshiped because of

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Speaker 1: her quote admirable beauty and the quote benefit she bestows

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Speaker 1: upon the world. She was important for calculating the passage

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Speaker 1: of time and the calendar, because many rituals were based

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Speaker 1: upon the lunar calendar and adjusted to match the solar year.

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Speaker 1: She also oversaw marriage women's menstrul cycles and was deemed

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Speaker 1: the protector of women in general. And here's a bit

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Speaker 1: more information about her from mythlock quote. Mythical tales about

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Speaker 1: Mamma Chilia includes stories of her shedding tears of silver

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Speaker 1: and the belief that lunar eclipses occurred when she was

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Speaker 1: under attack by a celestial creature. And it goes on

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Speaker 1: to say the Incas had a deep fear of lunar eclipses,

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Speaker 1: convinced that during these events, a menacing animal, possibly a mountain,

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Speaker 1: lion or serpent, was assaulting Mama Chilia. Consequently, people sought

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Speaker 1: to ward off this creature by hurling weapons, making frantic gestures,

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Speaker 1: and creating loud noises. Their belief is rooted in the

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Speaker 1: notion that if the animals succeeded in its attack, it

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Speaker 1: would plunge the world into darkness.

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Speaker 3: We don't need that. Get those animals away from her.

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Speaker 1: That does I mean, it does seem a consistent fear

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Speaker 1: throughout history too, which I get. If you didn't know

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Speaker 1: what an eclipse was, it's just suddenly dark all the time.

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Speaker 3: I would be very scared. I'm still a little nervous.

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Speaker 3: So when it comes back out, you were like, yeah,

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Speaker 3: he's excited. We protected. Yeah, that's good. We need to

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Speaker 3: do that a win. Oh, we need to win. Yes.

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Speaker 1: And this brings us to Asho Mama Potato Mother, because

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Speaker 1: who doesn't love potatoes obviously hm. According to the collector

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Speaker 1: dot Com, Ashue Mama was responsible in helping the Inca

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Speaker 1: people cultivate potatoes, and this was huge because the Incas

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Speaker 1: were the first to domesticate potatoes and they helped essentially

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Speaker 1: develop over three thousand different varieties. Here are some quotes

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Speaker 1: from the site about Ashu Mama. Ashu Mama literally Potato Mother,

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Speaker 1: was a daughter of Pacha Mama and it was her

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Speaker 1: responsibility to help the Inca people cultivate potatoes. Potatoes became

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Speaker 1: a staple crop for the empire, so it was essential

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Speaker 1: to ensure they're continued good harvest by honoring the goddess responsible.

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Speaker 1: Unusually shaped potatoes were used as idols for worshiping Ashu

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Speaker 1: Mama and there's evidence potatoes were buried with the dead.

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Speaker 3: Like that is unusually shaped potato. So why that is?

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Speaker 3: I wonder when you're like, yeah, I got one, we

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Speaker 3: got one for her.

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Speaker 1: I mean that's again, that's nice. Yeah, like that instead

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Speaker 1: of throwing away a quote unusually shaped potatoes, I would

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Speaker 1: eat them. Yeah. Now, let's talk about siawa Quattle, or

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Speaker 1: the serpent woman, who is a goddess of fertility and motherhood.

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Speaker 1: She was associated with midwives, and specifically the sweat lodges

516
00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:15,320
Speaker 1: that the midwives would practice. In a little bit from

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Speaker 1: Wikipedia quote, she helped her people create the current race

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Speaker 1: of humanity by grinding up bones from the previous ages

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Speaker 1: and mixing it with his blood. She is also the

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Speaker 1: mother of Meeks Quatto, whom she abandoned at a crossroads.

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Speaker 1: Tradition says that she often returns there to weep for

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Speaker 1: her lost son, only to find a sacrificial knife. And

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Speaker 1: here's some more information from mythlock dot com. Siwacadal, a

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Speaker 1: prominent deity in Mesoamerican mythology, occupies a significant position within

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Speaker 1: the cultural narratives of both the Aztecs and the Mayans.

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Speaker 1: Revered for her connections to fertility and motherhood. She played

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Speaker 1: a crucial role in guiding and safeguarding these ancient civilizations.

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Speaker 1: As a key goddess in the Aztec pantheon, Sea Aquadal

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Speaker 1: held a pivotal role in shaping the religious and cultural

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Speaker 1: beliefs of the Mesoamerican societies of antiquity, and they continue.

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Speaker 1: Sea Aquatdal's powers mirrored the diversity of her manifestations. Her

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Speaker 1: abilities encompassed the granting and taking of life, bestowing fertility

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Speaker 1: upon women and guiding the spirits of those who passed

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Speaker 1: away during childbirth. With command over storms and mastery over

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Speaker 1: natural forces, she embodied the formidable influence that women wielded

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Speaker 1: in the act of creation. According to legends, she possessed

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Speaker 1: shape shifting prowess, seamlessly transforming into serpents or owls to

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Speaker 1: vigilantly watch over her progeny and shield them from harm.

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00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,320
Speaker 1: As a potent deity, Sea Aquadal held a particular association

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Speaker 1: with motherhood and fertility. Her influence extended significantly to midwives,

541
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Speaker 1: finding a special connection with the sweat baths where these

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00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:58,600
Speaker 1: practitioners honed their skills. Notably, she collaborated with Kate Sicatle

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Speaker 1: in the creation of the current human race, grinding bones

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Speaker 1: from previous ages and blending them with his blood. This

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Speaker 1: act underscored her pivol role in the genesis of humanity.

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Speaker 2: All right, So again, there's so many goddesses, specifically too

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Speaker 2: Central and South America. So if y'all have any additional

548
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,840
Speaker 2: because you know, it is so rich with so much history,

549
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Speaker 2: and I'm glad it still exists for the main part,

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Speaker 2: even with colonization that happens.

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Speaker 3: So if you have information, give it to us. If

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Speaker 3: you have more.

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Speaker 2: Apparently this has something to do with a game as well,

554
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Speaker 2: or a game has included her as well, as ay

555
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Speaker 2: just told me that she wouldn't include that fact.

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Speaker 1: I like how I was like, I shall not, And

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Speaker 1: I'm like, do you merch the talk about goddesses by

558
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Speaker 1: talking about my video games?

559
00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:45,720
Speaker 3: And you're like, actually, I want to do.

560
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Speaker 2: It because you know it's good to know. They're like

561
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Speaker 2: these are familiar. Oh, without any understanding. I'm sure you did,

562
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Speaker 2: but a lot of people don't know that this is

563
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Speaker 2: fairly historical and what it really relates to. So we

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Speaker 2: love that they are a part of it. But here

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Speaker 2: you go, mystraated with it.

566
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it is really interesting to think about

567
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Speaker 1: in terms of our current pop culture, how how prevalence

568
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Speaker 1: a lot of these ideas are, even though a lot

569
00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,800
Speaker 1: of people don't know where they come from. But it's

570
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Speaker 1: a lot of these I do recognize, for better or worse,

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Speaker 1: from video games and from like current things like American

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00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,600
Speaker 1: gods right by Neo game, and so it's like it

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00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:27,640
Speaker 1: resonates with people.

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Speaker 3: Right.

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Speaker 2: Actually, there's several that was from like a lot of

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Speaker 2: MCU Marvel that comes to the north, obviously the Norse gods,

577
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Speaker 2: and I was like, we're not including these people.

578
00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:40,680
Speaker 1: Yes, there are some like Greek gods and Roman guys

579
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Speaker 1: that people just know and we don't need to well,

580
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Speaker 1: we don't need we don't need that wor Yes, yes

581
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Speaker 1: they are super cool and you know, yes I went

582
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Speaker 1: through a phase we're so into them, but yeah, we

583
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Speaker 1: were trying to not do these.

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Speaker 2: Yes, although you're probably be like, there's gonna be things

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Speaker 2: that I'm like, I didn't know that was a part

586
00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,120
Speaker 2: of it, and you're like, yeah, obviously it's a part

587
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Speaker 2: of this game.

588
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Speaker 3: So if I picked those out, my bad.

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Speaker 2: Also, if you all want to talk about him, go ahead,

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Speaker 2: all right, So we're gonna jump into Pacific goddesses.

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Speaker 3: So once again.

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Speaker 2: Pronunciations, I am so sorry, Oh please, don't get made me.

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Speaker 2: Uh So, We're gonna start with Heway Coleco Hallway Coleco,

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Speaker 2: the Tongan goddess of the world. According to our research,

595
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Speaker 2: this goddess has had a resurgence as of late. In fact,

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Speaker 2: after the discovery of the ancient goddess, there are some

597
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Speaker 2: who tried to write Heway Coleku as a male figure,

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Speaker 2: but they were able to discover several figurines that proved

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Speaker 2: her to be a female goddess.

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Speaker 3: I love it. Even when they try, the truth is

601
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Speaker 3: gonna come out.

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Speaker 2: Uh So. Here's a quote from pacificpn dot com. When

603
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Speaker 2: the missionaries arrived in Tonga, they came across statues and

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Speaker 2: figurines of Heyway Coleco, bare breasted and naked. The worship

605
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Speaker 2: of Hiway Coleco was promptly made illegal. Her fail out

606
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Speaker 2: Wutua temples burned in all or so they thought statues

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Speaker 2: and figurines depicting her destroyed. That a god, and the

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Speaker 2: most powerful god at that be a goddess, and even worse,

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Speaker 2: be depicted bare breasted was not something that the church

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Speaker 2: was going to accommodate. As time went by, they continue

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Speaker 2: to try to wipe out the collective memory of Huaykoleko

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Speaker 2: or to change it, including efforts to rewrite her as

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Speaker 2: a male figure. Luckily, however, six original figurines managed to

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Speaker 2: avoid destruction and helped set the record straight and again

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Speaker 2: some more information from the collector dot com. Huwaiko Alek

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Speaker 2: recently has become an important goddess for Tonga, as she

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Speaker 2: represents not just the significance of their cultural past, but

618
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Speaker 2: also a means to secure their future. There is a

619
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Speaker 2: take back of culture in the form of decolonization in

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Speaker 2: Tonga and all around the world. Traditionally, Tongan's crafted wooden

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Speaker 2: figures of Huwaiko Leko to bring the goddess into the

622
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Speaker 2: physical realm for various reasons. As a result, she appears

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Speaker 2: tough and powerful, ready to aid those in the realm

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Speaker 2: outside of it, particularly those in the founding chief line

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Speaker 2: of Towai Tongu, who is her earthly representation. Okay, so,

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Speaker 2: of course we didn't really get into what she was

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Speaker 2: representing because there's so much excitement about the fact that

628
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Speaker 2: they were able to discover her and really take her

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Speaker 2: on as one of their goddesses and figures, and the

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Speaker 2: fact that they not only try to eradicate her, then

631
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Speaker 2: they try to rewrite her, and then they had got

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Speaker 2: to be able to see her as she is. So

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Speaker 2: there's a lot of excitement with this conversation and I'm

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Speaker 2: really excited to hear with the legends that come in

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Speaker 2: the stories that will come with it, So keep us

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Speaker 2: up to date.

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Speaker 3: They'll know about that.

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Speaker 2: Then we have Papa Tuanuku, the Maori goddess of the Earth.

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Speaker 2: So this goddess is also referred to as Papa and

640
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Speaker 2: is seen as mother of all. And here's a bit

641
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Speaker 2: of information from the collector dot com. We arrive on

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Speaker 2: the mainland north Island of Auta and a regal goddess

643
00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,200
Speaker 2: stands on the headland looking down at us in greeting.

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Speaker 2: She is Papa, the goddess of the Earth, the land

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Speaker 2: that gave birth to all things, and looks over these

646
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Speaker 2: children of trees, birds, animals and people. She's often sleeping

647
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Speaker 2: with her back set up towards the sky, but she

648
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Speaker 2: is here as a spirit to welcome us. Being the

649
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Speaker 2: mother of all, she has many children who have kept

650
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Speaker 2: her occupied, but she has been eternally sad since giving birth.

651
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Speaker 2: Her first children split her up from her partner Rongi,

652
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Speaker 2: the god of the sky. The children might have brought

653
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Speaker 2: light to the world, but they made their parents sad,

654
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Speaker 2: creating the rivers and oceans as a reminder of their

655
00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,160
Speaker 2: shared tears. Yeah, there's a lot of legends about her

656
00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:23,000
Speaker 2: waiting and mourning her husband. And I was like, oh, well,

657
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Speaker 2: that's kind of sad.

658
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Speaker 1: Well they all yeah, I love the children. They bought

659
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Speaker 1: the light to the world, but they bummed out their parents.

660
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Speaker 3: I'm sure a lot of parents was like you, I

661
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Speaker 3: feel that you're welcome.

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Speaker 2: And then we come to Laca. Laca is the goddess

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Speaker 2: that is honored with hula, and she is associated with

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Speaker 2: light and love. Here's a quote from Historycooperative dot org. Laka,

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Speaker 2: the goddess of dance, beauty, love, and fertility, is associated

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Speaker 2: with all things of light. She is also the goddess

667
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Speaker 2: of the forest and would enrich the plants with her light.

668
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Speaker 2: Her name is often translated to mean gentle and again

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Speaker 2: some more information from mythlock dot com. Laka, a central

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Speaker 2: figure in Hawaiian mythology, holds a significant place in the

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Speaker 2: cultural fabric, particularly in the realm of Hula, the revered

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Speaker 2: traditional dance. According to ancient Hawaiian folklore, she emerges as

673
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Speaker 2: the daughter of Coppo, another prominent deity intricately tied to

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Speaker 2: Hula's origins. Lacha's influence extends beyond dance. She's also revered

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Speaker 2: as the goddess of the forest, embodying reproductive energy vital

676
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Speaker 2: for the flourishing of lush greenery. And yes, she again

677
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Speaker 2: is an inspiration for hula dancers. And here's a bit

678
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Speaker 2: more information from the same myth Lux site. Laca's essence

679
00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:43,680
Speaker 2: resonates with the very spirit of Hula, encapsulating its grace

680
00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:47,600
Speaker 2: and loure. Her name meaning gentle and to attract epitomizes

681
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,719
Speaker 2: the qualities inherited in this art form, and it goes on.

682
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Speaker 2: Laca's enduring significance in Hawaiian culture, particularly within the realm

683
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Speaker 2: of Hula, underscores her profound influence beyond mere deity status.

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Speaker 2: Practitioners hold a deep devotion to Laka, seeking her blessings

685
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Speaker 2: and guidance as they navigate the intricacies of this revered

686
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Speaker 2: dance form. Her presence infuses the Hula tradition with spiritual depth,

687
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Speaker 2: emphasizing reverence for the natural world and embodying the essence

688
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,200
Speaker 2: of Hawaiians spirituality. Despite periods of colonial suppression, the practice

689
00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:21,040
Speaker 2: of hula has experienced and resurgence, driven by a renewed

690
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Speaker 2: appreciation for indigenous traditions and a yearning to reconnect with

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Speaker 2: the land. Laca's legacy lives on through the dedication of

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Speaker 2: dancers and artists committed to honoring her through their craft,

693
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Speaker 2: preserving sacred rituals and teachings passed down through generations. And

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Speaker 2: I'm not really sure if I would say it has

695
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Speaker 2: gotten a resurgence, because I feel like when it comes

696
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Speaker 2: to hula and when it comes to Hawaii and the

697
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Speaker 2: Native people of Hawaii, it has always been sacred and

698
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Speaker 2: it has always been a telling and I think they

699
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Speaker 2: are very excited to share it. That's the one thing.

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Speaker 2: I feel like they are all about spreading that joy.

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Speaker 2: And I say this as just like from the outsider,

702
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Speaker 2: not knowing much about it, but just watching knowing that

703
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Speaker 2: this is a sacred ritual and they are glad to

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Speaker 2: share it with other people, like that is something that

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Speaker 2: they think is joyful and beautiful and worthy of sharing,

706
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Speaker 2: which is really kind because so many people try to

707
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Speaker 2: ruin it, as we know when it comes to colonization.

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Speaker 3: So I think that's a little off because yes.

709
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Speaker 2: The colonial suppression, yes, but the fact that it's resurgence,

710
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Speaker 2: I think it's always existed. Like as I was looking

711
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Speaker 2: at the YouTube videos and the different women who were

712
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Speaker 2: practicing hula and talking about hula, you could tell the

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Speaker 2: deep respect they have for the practice and for Laca.

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Speaker 2: Did I know that the goddess was Laca? No?

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Speaker 3: But did I know this was sacred ritual? Yes?

716
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Speaker 2: So I feel like we have to absolutely give props

717
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Speaker 2: to that that it's not a resurgence.

718
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Speaker 3: It's always existed. It's just that we're taking notice.

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Speaker 1: Right right, And this brings us to European goddesses again,

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Speaker 1: we're looking at lesser known ones, starting with Makash, also

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Speaker 1: known as mother Goddess, a lady of waters or goddess

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Speaker 1: of moisture. She is known as a protector of quote,

723
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Speaker 1: women's work and women's destiny. Here's more information from ThoughtCo

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Speaker 1: dot com.

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Speaker 3: Quote.

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Speaker 1: In Slavic mythology, Makash, sometimes transliterated as Makash meaning Friday,

727
00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:16,239
Speaker 1: is moist mother Earth and thus the most important or

728
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Speaker 1: sometimes only goddess in their religion. As a creator, she

729
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Speaker 1: is said to have been discovered sleeping in a cave

730
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Speaker 1: by a flowering spring by the spring god je Rillo,

731
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Speaker 1: with whom she created the fruits of the earth. She

732
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Speaker 1: is also the protector of spinning, tending, sheep and wool,

733
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Speaker 1: patron of merchants and fishermen, who protects cattle from plagues

734
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Speaker 1: and people from drought, disease, drowning, and unclean spirits. And

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Speaker 1: here's additional information from feminismand Religion dot com. Makash brings

736
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Speaker 1: the water of life and protects the life giving waters

737
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Speaker 1: on which human and animal existence depend. And this way,

738
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Speaker 1: Makash gives life to plants and animals and is often

739
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Speaker 1: portrayed with them. She is an important Slavic mother goddess,

740
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:08,520
Speaker 1: embodying fertility, femininity, prosperity, protection, health, good luck, abundance, and

741
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Speaker 1: a successful future. Macash is also a warrior goddess in

742
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Speaker 1: her fierce aspect as a goddess of protection. One of

743
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Speaker 1: her epithets is quote she who strikes with her wings.

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Speaker 1: The fact that she is a winged goddess indicates her

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Speaker 1: power and that which she grants to her priestesses. And

746
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Speaker 1: devotees to travel between the world's in trance, dream and

747
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Speaker 1: vision for blessing and for healing on behalf of the

748
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Speaker 1: community and all who are in need. Makash is also

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Speaker 1: connected to butterflies symbols of transformation and bees symbols of priestesses.

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Speaker 3: In antiquity, bees getting as getting as do look at

751
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Speaker 3: bet I do love bees. That is the truth.

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Speaker 1: This brings us to Haltia, Lady of the Home. Haltia

753
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Speaker 1: is the goddess of the home. She is a Baltic

754
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Speaker 1: Finn's goddess who protects home. Here's some information from botanica

755
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Speaker 1: dot com quote. In Finland, the Haltia was usually the

756
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Speaker 1: spirit of the first person to lay claim to a site,

757
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Speaker 1: either by lighting a fire on it or by building

758
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Speaker 1: a house on it, or in some cases, the first

759
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Speaker 1: person to die there. The Haltio is believed to resemble

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Speaker 1: such a person in every way, including sex, age, dress,

761
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Speaker 1: and mannerisms. The dominant idea was that a person once

762
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Speaker 1: lane claim to a piece of land would always remain

763
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Speaker 1: in charge of it, and apparently with this she us

764
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Speaker 1: a cautionary tale for those who want to move to

765
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Speaker 1: a new home.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so there's a lot to this, Like there's not

767
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Speaker 2: much in conversation of like, this is a cool thing,

768
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Speaker 2: but I'm like, man, that's a lot of like underlying

769
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Speaker 2: thought process on this.

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Speaker 3: Hm.

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Speaker 1: Yes, yes, there is. As someone who's going through a

772
00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,800
Speaker 1: lot of changes and moves in my life, right though,

773
00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:03,799
Speaker 1: I got a lot to think about. This springs us

774
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Speaker 1: to Beg, who comes from Irish mythology and is known

775
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Speaker 1: as the Mistress of the Well. Here's a bit of

776
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Speaker 1: information from Goddesses and Goods blogspot dot com. Beg is

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Speaker 1: the Irish goddess of the Well of Wisdom. She is

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Speaker 1: one of the Tua de danyin the people of the

779
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Speaker 1: goddess Danum. She and her three daughters guarded a magical well,

780
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Speaker 1: and anyone who drank from the well would gain in wisdom.

781
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Speaker 1: When the hero Finn Mikula came and asked for a drink,

782
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Speaker 1: Beg's daughters threw water at him, hoping to frighten him away,

783
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Speaker 1: but some of the water fell in his mouth, granting

784
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Speaker 1: him the wisdom he had sought. When Finn died, he

785
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Speaker 1: was buried in a fairy hill called Sea Beg, which

786
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Speaker 1: means small fairy hill. And finally, this springs us to Brigid,

787
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Speaker 1: the goddess of poetry, healing, and smithing. According to lor

788
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Speaker 1: Brigid was known as a triple goddess. Year's a bit

789
00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:04,480
Speaker 1: from Celtic native dot com. Brigid, also known as Brigitte

790
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:08,319
Speaker 1: or Brigid, was one of the most important goddesses in

791
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Speaker 1: Celtic mythology. She was a triple goddess, representing the three

792
00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:17,279
Speaker 1: aspects of fire, poetry, healing and smithcraft. Brigid was associated

793
00:43:17,320 --> 00:43:19,399
Speaker 1: with the arrival of spring and the return of light

794
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:23,240
Speaker 1: after the dark winter months and some more from herstory

795
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Speaker 1: dot ie quote Brigid is a triple goddess, the goddess

796
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Speaker 1: of healing symbolized by the element of water, goddess of

797
00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:33,200
Speaker 1: the alchemical force of fire, and goddess of poetry. In

798
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:37,040
Speaker 1: this respect she represents every woman and our unique talents,

799
00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:41,200
Speaker 1: skills and qualities. And it continues Brigid and bodies mastery

800
00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:44,840
Speaker 1: represented in the perfect balance of fire and water, symbols

801
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Speaker 1: of the masculine and feminine.

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Speaker 2: Right. I believe they said that it also like similar

803
00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:52,680
Speaker 2: to yin and yang, So it's very like that balance

804
00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,359
Speaker 2: in conversation, and that is who she is. And y'all

805
00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:57,880
Speaker 2: all of these are really really fascinating, especially when you

806
00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:01,279
Speaker 2: look at the pictures and artwork in statues, because there's

807
00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:04,280
Speaker 2: a lot of historical context for them and beautiful artwork

808
00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:08,720
Speaker 2: with people who truly, truly love what these represent. Again,

809
00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:11,880
Speaker 2: we didn't go into like the depth of each region

810
00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:15,480
Speaker 2: because when it comes to all the historical facts, there

811
00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:19,280
Speaker 2: were small communities throughout, so you have so many layers

812
00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:23,400
Speaker 2: upon layers and influences upon influences and originations upon originations

813
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Speaker 2: that we didn't really get into. If you have something

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Speaker 2: that you want to specifically talk about, you would request

815
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Speaker 2: that we because this is fascinating.

816
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Speaker 3: This is probably one of my favorite things.

817
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Speaker 2: One of our favorite things to look into is like

818
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Speaker 2: the historical legends that center around feminine power. We would

819
00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:41,359
Speaker 2: love for you to, you know, let us know what

820
00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:43,400
Speaker 2: you think, what you think would be the next steps

821
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Speaker 2: for this conversation. The depth of these, the bigger pictures

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Speaker 2: maybe or the smaller pictures, well, who knows. Because there's

823
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Speaker 2: also this thought. As I was thinking about all of

824
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:56,520
Speaker 2: these different goddesses and what they represent and how they

825
00:44:56,520 --> 00:45:00,840
Speaker 2: often are linked to like births and rebirth and creation

826
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Speaker 2: and power and wisdom. Wisdom was all throughout, I'm like, yeah,

827
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Speaker 2: I feel like that's what we've been.

828
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Speaker 3: Talking about for years.

829
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Speaker 2: And then like the trivial misogyny that comes in with

830
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Speaker 2: like women are too emotional, and like but are they?

831
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Speaker 3: But are they?

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Speaker 2: So with all of that, there's so much fascinations in

833
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Speaker 2: different areas. And then again as we were researching, as

834
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Speaker 2: we see them as partnered with a bigger god, obviously

835
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Speaker 2: the masculine god, and I think that's interesting as well.

836
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Speaker 2: So finding these lone standing goddesses, we're a little harder

837
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Speaker 2: than I expected to be honest, if you have ideas

838
00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:41,160
Speaker 2: based on this episode, please let us know again. If

839
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Speaker 2: you have someone that you're like, you know you should

840
00:45:42,760 --> 00:45:45,320
Speaker 2: have talked about this person, please send us that information

841
00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:48,479
Speaker 2: because we want more information. I thought this was gonna

842
00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:51,279
Speaker 2: be a longer episode because like so many things that

843
00:45:51,320 --> 00:45:53,040
Speaker 2: I had to write into, I think it became a

844
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Speaker 2: longer episode because of the pronunciations.

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Speaker 3: Christina is the best. We love you. She's probably taking

846
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Speaker 3: it down to half of what it was.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, yes, well yeah, if you have any ideas about this,

848
00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:05,320
Speaker 1: if there's somebody in here you have more information about,

849
00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,480
Speaker 1: or like us to focus on more. If you have

850
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Speaker 1: someone else if you have like resources. I know people

851
00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:13,800
Speaker 1: have suggested books about certain goddesses before in the past,

852
00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:17,320
Speaker 1: so if you have any of that, we would love

853
00:46:18,040 --> 00:46:21,680
Speaker 1: to hear from you. You can contact us. You can

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00:46:21,719 --> 00:46:24,840
Speaker 1: email us at Stuff Media, mom Stuff at iHeartMedia dot com.

855
00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:26,760
Speaker 1: You can find us on Twitter at mom Stuff podcast,

856
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:29,160
Speaker 1: or on Instagram and TikTok at stuff I Never Told You.

857
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Speaker 1: We're also on YouTube and we're on Tea Public where

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