How Ancient Mythologies Defy the Gender Binary

Written By Dakota X

PBS

FATE & FABLED
Season 1 Episode 8 | 8m 50s | 

Creation, transformation, and the quest for self-knowledge – these are universal themes that appear across world mythology. But there’s another common thread within these tales: gender fluidity. It’s not only commonplace in many mythologies, but an essential aspect of some important mythical figures: from androgynous creators and fertility deities to warriors and prophets that defy the binary.

Aired: 09/07/22

Dakota X

DAKOTA X (b. Boston, 1961) is a Contemporary American Painter. X's artistic work examines the complexities of individual experience particularly in its relation to home, gender identity, isolation and memory. X is a recipient of the Orlowsky Freed Foundation Grant and a finalist in the shortlist for the 2018 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London.

https://dakota-x.org/
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