Episode 73: Things Get Weird
The Fates have decreed that it’s time for us to talk about the word “Weird”! We discuss its etymology, the concept of fate in the ancient and medieval world, whether mythical women really do usually appear in threes, and Shakespeare.
Twist of Fate cocktail
Weird Sisters Blood & Hand Punch
Shakespeare Not Stirred book
“Weird” video
“Does English have a future tense?” video
“Arrow” video
“As We Like It Podcast” – Macbeth episode
Chart of ‘strange’ vs ‘weird’ usage
Chart of ‘weird’, ‘uncanny’, ‘eerie’, & ‘unearthly’
More information about the Moirai
Hesiod passage about the Fates
Catullus 64…
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