Snake Goddesses in BSL

The Discovery

Zoë McWhinney explains how the Minoan Snake Goddesses were discovered in 1903 at the site of Knossos, Crete.  

Funded by a King's College London A&H Major Impact Fund.
© 2023 Ellen Adams and Zoë McWhinney.  Narrated by Zoë McWhinney, Voiceover by Ellen Adams. Part of the Many Lives of a Snake Goddess Project, CC-BY-NC-ND


 

The reconstruction and reproductions

Zoë McWhinney describes how these enigmatic figurines were reconstructed and then reproduced. 

Funded by a King's College London A&H Major Impact Fund.
© 2023 Ellen Adams and Zoë McWhinney.   Narrated by Zoë McWhinney, Voiceover by Ellen Adams. Part of the Many Lives of a Snake Goddess Project, CC-BY-NC-ND


 

Translation of Ruth Padel's Poem 8 :'How Snake Wangling Feels in the Wild'

Zoë McWhinney translates this poem into BSL

Funded by a King's College London A&H Major Impact Fund.
© 2023 Zoë McWhinney.  Part of the Many Lives of a Snake Goddess Project, CC-BY-NC-ND


 

Translation of Ruth Padel's Poem 13: 'The World, in the Shape of My Trainer Lee Newman, Picks its Own Snake Goddess'

Zoë McWhinney translates this poem into BSL

Funded by a King's College London A&H Major Impact Fund. 
© 2023 Zoë McWhinney.  Part of the Many Lives of a Snake Goddess Project, CC-BY-NC-ND


 

Zoe’s Pet Snake © 2023 Zoë McWhinney 

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