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Diana and Callisto: The Sometimes Problematic Search for Representation The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 51 with Heather Rose Jones

Ovid’s myth of Diana and Callisto had lasting popularity through the medieval and early modern periods and provided a context for some unexpected representation of erotic interactions between women. But hoo boy are there some problematic aspects to this topic!

In this episode we talk about:

• The goddess Diana and her attributes
• The myths of Diana and Acteon, and of Diana and Callisto
• Virginity and chastity and what they have to do with lesbians
• Why the Callisto story has some major issues when considered through a transgender lens
• Female homoerotic art and the male gaze
• The goddess Diana as a symbol of women’s separatist lives in literature
• This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here:
  • Diana and Callisto
  • Artistic representation
  • Marriage Resistance
  • Gender disguise: m>f

A transcript of this podcast is available here.

Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online

• Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
• Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
• RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
• Twitter: @LesbianMotif
• Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
• The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon

Links to Heather Online

• Website: http://alpennia.com
• Email: Heather Rose Jones
• Twitter: @heatherosejones
• Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)