Otherworld

Otherworld is a monthly folkore chat and music show, exploring tales from around the world.

This month, we are looking at Polish Spider folklore; the symbology, associated deities, and legends.

Track List:

Boris the Spider - The Who

Spider Legs - Wes Parker

Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Bela Lugosi’s Dead - Bauhaus

My Baby’s Dead (Redux) - Elaine Malone

The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen

Sextape - pôt pôt

The Witch - The Sonics

Venus in Furs - Velvet Underground

Rosyln - Bon Iver

Sources:

https://mythlok.com/mokosh/

https://feminismandreligion.com/2016/02/06/the-goddess-mokosh-by-laura-shannon/

https://www.stumpcrosscaverns.co.uk/the-tale-of-the-christmas-spider-and-the-cave

https://in2english.net/2017/12/04/the-legend-of-the-christmas-spider/

https://polish-jura.com/king-lokietek-in-ojcow/

https://visitmalopolska.pl/en/obiekt/-/poi/jaskinia-lokietka-ojcowski-park-narodowy-

https://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm

https://www.fuzzypegfolk.co.uk/post/paj%C4%85ki-poland-s-joyful-folk-chandeliers