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La Cigaupa: Dominican Mountain Mermaid
This week's episode looks at La Cigaupa, a beautiful howling woman with backward facing feet who is found in the mountains in Dominican folklore. She is often treated as a dangerous siren figure, but her origin story is...
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La Cigaupa: Dominican Mountain Mermaid is an episode from Chthonia by Brigid Burke. This week's episode looks at La Cigaupa, a beautiful howling woman with backward facing feet who is found in the mountains in Dominican folklore. She is oft...
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Published Nov 12, 2025, 47:04 long, audio available.
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This week's episode looks at La Cigaupa, a beautiful howling woman with backward facing feet who is found in the mountains in Dominican folklore. She is often treated as a dangerous siren figure, but her origin story is surprisingly different. We explore the question--is she a colonizer's myth?
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La Cigaupa: Dominican Mountain Mermaid is an episode from Chthonia by Brigid Burke.
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Published Nov 12, 2025 and 47:04 long