About this episode
This episode explores the folklore of La Cigaupa, a Dominican mountain mermaid, and questions her role as a potential colonizer's myth.
This week's episode looks at La Cigaupa, a beautiful howling woman with backward facing feet who is found in the mountains in Dominican folklore. She is often treated as a dangerous siren figure, but her origin story is surprisingly different. We explore the question--is she a colonizer's myth?
Topics covered
- Dominican folklore
- La Cigaupa
- mythology
- colonization
- siren figures
Keywords
- howling woman
- backward facing feet
- dangerous siren
- origin story
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