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34 Circe Salon -- Make Matriarchy Great Again -- Disrupting HistorySmashing the falsehood and omissions of women of action, warrior women and great queens, past, present and future. Author: 34 Circe Salon, 34 Circe Media, Sean Marlon Newcombe, Dawn "Sam" Alden
Smashing the falsehood and omissions of women of action, warrior women and great queens, past, present and future. Amazons, War Goddesses and Matriarchy. Truths shall be revealed, myths demolished and empires restored. Join us for an exciting ride! Language: en Genres: Arts, Courses, Education, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Encore Episode - Walter Penrose - Lost Amazons!
Episode 183
Sunday, 18 January, 2026
In this episode we sit down with Walter Penrose, PhD, associate professor of history at San Diego State University. Dr. Penrose specializes in the History of Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greek, Hellenistic, and South Asian contexts. We talk with him about the historical views of the Amazons, particularly in the non-Western world. Female bodyguards were employed by the Ancient Indians and Persians and many of these women came from the Black Sea region-- the same region where the Greeks identified the presence of Amazons. We discuss the Indian concept of "Stri Rajya" or "The Kingdom of Women" which the Ancient Indians located to the west of them, towards the Eurasian Steppe and Caspian Sea-- in the same neighborhood as the Black Sea. Lastly, we also explore the stories of Hellenistic warrior queens and their connection to the warlike tribes from the same region as the female bodyguards and The Kingdom of Women: the Thracians, Scythians and Sauromatians. Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dawn "Sam" Alden co-host.
