Season 4 Episode 4: Persephone's Pomegranate - Folklore & Stories Of The Underworld

Stories From Lore - A Folklore And Nature Podcast

Season 4 continues with Episode 4 – ‘Persephone’s Pomegranate’. In this episode we’re exploring the folklore, nature and stories of the underworld.

On occasion there are dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always, I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household.

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References:

Haynes, Natalie (2023) Divine Might

Nelson, Dawn - Online and Live Events - www.ddstoryteller.co.uk/events.

Stephens, G Arbour, Folklore Volume 46 Issue 2, (1935) - Was Dozmare Pool a Celtic Lake of the Underworld? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0015587X.1935.9718597

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Pomegranates - https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/surprising-pomegranate-facts#:~:text=In%20Greek%20mythology%2C%20the%20pomegranate,myth%20of%20Hades%20and%20Persephone.

Ancient and Veteran Churchyard Trees - https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ANCIENT-YEW.pdf

King Arthur’s Adventures In The Underworld By Jon Kaneko-James - https://www.spookyisles.com/king-arthur-underworld/

The Nine Worlds Helheim - https://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/the-nine-worlds/helheim/

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