A Prehistoric Figurine of Problematic Possibilities, or Or, Mythogram for Mother Goose
About this episode
The episode explores the implications of a prehistoric figurine found at Nahal En Gev II and its connections to the Mother Goose myth.
The discovery of a teeny tiny figurine at the 12,000 year old site of Nahal En Gev II has us asking uncomfortable questions. Why is the woman carrying the goose on her back? Why does the goose seem pleased about this? Are women and geese separate parts of nature or sort of the same? Wait, what? It’s the Mother Goose mythogram of the millennia!
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