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

<p><strong>Surprise! We are releasing TWO bonus episodes inspired by characters and themes from recent Marvel releases that we have been geeking over lately.</strong></p> <p><strong>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.)</strong></p> <p><u><strong>Glossary (we know it’s hard to follow all the new terms sometimes!):</strong></u></p> <ul> <li><u><strong>Timawa</strong></u><strong> - Visayan warrior class</strong></li> <li><u><strong>Babaylan</strong></u><strong> - Pre-colonial Philippine tradition of female mystical healers whose spiritual connectedness was a source of political and social power</strong></li> <li><u><strong>Baranggay </strong></u><strong>- Smallest community unit or village ruled by a Datu</strong></li> <li><u><strong>Maharlika </strong></u><strong>- Tagalog warrior class</strong></li> <li><u><strong>Sibat</strong></u><strong> - Spear<br> </strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>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 </strong><em><strong>manananggal</strong></em><strong> 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.</strong></p> <p><strong>The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram).</strong></p> <p><u><strong>Sources</strong></u><strong>:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.philippinesinsider.com/myths-folklore-superstition/the-myth-about-spiders-or-%E2%80%9Cgagamba%E2%80%9D/"><u><strong>https://www.philippinesinsider.com/myths-folklore-superstition/the-myth-about-spiders-or-%E2%80%9Cgagamba%E2%80%9D/</st