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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.

notes on the videos

The discovery time line linguistics (pdf)

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Reconstructions time line linguistics (pdf)

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Notes on the poetry translations (pdf)

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© 2023 Zoë McWhinney. 

Copyright © 2024 Ellen Adams (MANSIL) - All Rights Reserved.

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