La Cigaupa: Dominican Mountain Mermaid

Chthonia by Brigid Burke

Nov 12, 202547:04Religion & Spirituality

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...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Chthonia.

Kali (Chthonia Classic Remastered 10)

Dec 30, 2025 - 49:11

Remastered Kali episode from 2020. This is the last remaster I will be posting. The original promos still...

Zigu: the Purple Maiden

Dec 22, 2025 - 39:24

In this final episode of Chthonia, we look at a Chinese toilet goddess called Zigu. Her backstory makes h...

Kalma: Personification of the Grave and the Corpse

Dec 8, 2025 - 37:05

In this week's episode we look at Kalma, a Finnish folkloric figure mentioned in the Kalevala associated...

Scathach: Teacher of Great Warriors

Nov 24, 2025 - 48:17

In this episode we talk about Scathach, the mythical Irish warrior woman who would train men able to reac...

Styx: Hate Goddess as a Source of Strength?

Oct 27, 2025 - 47:37

This week we look at the daimonic goddess Styx, who is a personification of the river in Hades, but is al...

Dea Tacita: Double Edged Sword of Silence

Oct 13, 2025 - 44:09

This week's episode is about the Roman deity Dea Tacita, celebrated with a ritual at the Feralia to keep...

Cliodhna: the Banshee Queen as Soul Image

Sep 29, 2025 - 49:34

This week we look at Cliodhna, an Irish fairy queen who is a patroness of Munster and also called Queen o...

Virgin Mary: the Paradoxical Divine Connection

Sep 15, 2025 - 68:18

By request, we are looking at the Virgin Mary in this week's podcast, in particular the "dark Feminine" e...