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Jun 2022
33m 44s

Hellmouths: Hungry Bois of Hades

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Jen and Corrie are talking hungry bois! Judgement, hellfire, hybrid alligator/lion/hippos, the primal fear of being eaten - all this and more in this episode on medieval hellmouth imagery. support us on patreon// https://www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes ig // @arthistorybabespodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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