Patriarchal rule has a sordid history of creating moral panics around female sexuality to justify stripping rights to women’s bodily autonomy. The idea that women have “teeth down there” is used to justify FGM, promote medical negligence and excuse sexual violence.

Do you know how old Snow White was supposed to be? The answer should surprise and horrify you. mythcrafts.com/2025/03/07/sno…

We finally got around to launching our YouTube channel, please check it out and subscribe 🩷🙏🩷 youtu.be/W5ZwQTfy8Mg?si…

Lady Triệu’s determination to save her people & her land from bondage & enslavement was both inspirational & brave. She was a woman who wanted to ride the wind & walk the waves, & she did so with courage and conviction. For that her legend lives on. mythcrafts.com/2019/03/19/lad…

My favorite goddess, Seshat: She who is foremost in the library. youtu.be/vd9gWAOGm2Q?si…

Snow White was only 7 years old when she was considered to be a sexual rival to the evil Queen. Every element of the tale overtly sexualizes a child, yet we still consider it an appropriate story for young girls. #snowwhite youtu.be/W5ZwQTfy8Mg?si…

Our new video exploring the Greek myth of Cassandra and the archetypal experience of having your warnings dismissed or ignored. youtu.be/rw-kWHTRz50?si…

Magdalene Asylums were church run institutions for fallen women, existing from 1758 to 1996. These inhumane penitentiaries forced women into slave labour as penance for their sinfulness, often punishing unwed mothers after first stealing their children. youtu.be/u3KewZYvKOc?si…

Ah Lady luck… when she shines down upon you your life becomes so easy, joyous in fact, but once she takes her gaze away the storm clouds roll in and the pathways before you become treacherous and rocky… Here is our tip for keeping her smiling 🍀 mythcrafts.com/2025/04/04/lad…

Greco-Roman weasel myths focus on allegories with wild women who will not be house-broken and tamed. 🔗 ⬇️ mythcrafts.com/2025/04/18/gre…

Many of us know the urban legend of albino alligators that live in the sewers beneath New York City, but did you know records of sewer dwelling monsters in Folklore can be seen as far back as 2nd Century CE? 🔗⬇️ mythcrafts.com/2025/05/01/wha…

Sirens did not start out as erotic temptresses. Described as having  a swallows body with a female head, the Sirens seduced with their beautiful songs and a promise of knowledge, not sexual temptation. 🔗👇 #MythologyMonday mythcrafts.com/2018/11/13/who…

Hundreds of Church affiliated Magdalene Asylums operated across multiple countries. Women who were destitute, unwanted, or pregnant out of wedlock were forced into slavery. Their stolen children forced into illegal adoptions or left neglected. 🔗👇 mythcrafts.com/2024/11/07/mag…

A day late, but ten years ago yesterday we hosted the first ever #FolkloreThursday! TEN YEARS people!! What a decade it's been - THANK YOU to everyone who has been with us over the years! (And please do join us over on Bluesky where we are hanging out these days!)

When Maureen Murdock asked Joseph Campbell how women’s stories fitted into the hero’s journey cycle he told her they didn’t, a woman’s purpose was to be the object a of man’s quest. In response she wrote the Heroine’s Journey 🔗👇 #bookologythursday mythcrafts.com/2019/04/25/re-…

Weasels were thought to have powerful magical abilities, and were associated with Hecate, the goddess of magic and witchcraft. 🔗👇 #FolkloreSunday mythcrafts.com/2025/04/18/gre…

Most of us have experienced the madness of lust and the all-consuming need it creates. Often, once it dissipates, we are left with no understanding of our temporary insanity and standing in the ruins of our lives. #FolkloreSunday mythcrafts.com/2018/02/13/cup…

Salamanders are connected with folk magic and were thought of as one of the 4 elemental creatures in Alchemy. They were also thought to be the source of a curious ancient relic: the fire cleansed cloth. youtu.be/CjPtFrbSbRc?si…

The idea that women have teeth “down there” is common in mythology and folklore. This collection of stories from around the globe shows just how much this fear has taken root in society and impacted our cultural attitudes #LegendaryWednesday a.co/d/bq8kr1T