EPISODE 4 (BONUS): RED IN HER LEDGER | Ynaguinid the War Goddess and How the Spider Came to Be

Surprise! We are releasing TWO bonus episodes inspired by characters and themes from recent Marvel releases that we have been geeking over lately.
Today, the badass femme fatale takes center stage. Inspired by the awesome Black Widow movie that (finally) just got released, we explore: the origin of the spider and pre-colonial attitudes towards hustle culture, goddesses of war, strategy and poison, and just how much we know about basketball. (Sorry, Magic Johnson.)
Glossary (we know it’s hard to follow all the new terms sometimes!):

Timawa - Visayan warrior class
Babaylan - Pre-colonial Philippine tradition of female mystical healers whose spiritual connectedness was a source of political and social power
Baranggay - Smallest community unit or village ruled by a Datu
Maharlika - Tagalog warrior class
Sibat - Spear


The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram for more good stuff, and possibly answer some burning questions after this episode such as: What does a manananggal look like? How do you cook adobo? Who is Gardo Verzosa and why do they keep thirsting after him? We also welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes.
The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram).
Sources:
https://www.philippinesinsider.com/myths-folklore-superstition/the-myth-about-spiders-or-%E2%80%9Cgagamba%E2%80%9D/
http://vizayanmyths.blogspot.com/2013/12/ynaguinid-and-macanduc.html
https://www.hellapinay.com/article/2016/11/23/yna-guinid-bisayan-goddess-of-war-poisons
https://www.aswangproject.com/visayan-war-gods-philippine-mythology/

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