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Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world ...
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388: Finnish folklore: Uh oh, Better Get Mikko!
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The story of King Mighty Mikko, a young man who isn't a king or mighty, but he is Mikko, and maybe that's all he needs. Oh...and a very clever fox conman. The creature is Vishap, who lives at the top of a mountain and just wants to give you cash and prizes to not be covered in poison blood --- Discord: https://myths.link/discord Source: https://myt…
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387: Slavic Folklore: Kind of Forgot About Vengeance (part 2 of 2)
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The conclusion of the story of Bova, where last episode we saw him ride out to battle alone against an army...but now he faces more danger delivering a letter and dressing up like an elderly man. The creature is Sunakake-Baba, a little old lady who will throw sand in your face...for justice? Source: https://myths.link/bova Post: https://myths.link/…
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386: Slavic Folklore: Really, Really, Ridiculously Good-looking (part 1 of 2)
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The story of Bova, a hero from Slavic folklore, the beautiful beautiful man who is on a lifelong quest for vengeance. Against his mom. The creature is the Vila (or Vile), a ghost with unfinished business...of dancing naked in the town square. Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Discord: https://myths.links/discord Membership: https://w…
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More fables from Aesop about life on the farm and how, if someone stops by wearing your friend's skin...they might not be all that trustworthy. The creature is the Veo, a dragon you don't want to slay. Discord: https://myths.link/discord Social Media: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership --- Spons…
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384: Turkish folklore: The Silent Princess
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The story of the silent princess and the prince who definitely has been cursed by that strange woman in the street. He totally hasn't just psyched himself out thinking that if he doesn't meet the silent princess, he will die, forcing him and his tutor to go on a 15-month-long, stinky quest. The creature is the Abaia, the eel that loves life so much…
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383: Monkey King: Food Fight (part 2 of 2)
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Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is dead. For real. He was eaten by a lion and is gone for good because we can all trust Pigsy because he's so honest and not looking for a reason to cut and run. The creature is Ugallu, a demon from Babylonian mythology, who might be your hero. --- Our new Discord server! https://myths.link/discord Updates for Myths and…
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382: Sun Wukong: A Good Death (part 1 of 2)
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We're back in the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and the Journey to the West, where Monkey goes undercover as a demon and defeats a whole army with a math equation. The creature is Tsuchi-gumo, the reason you don't want to be too good at your job. Especially if your job is eating people. --- Our new Discord server! https://myths.link/discord …
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381: Japanese folklore: Lend Me Your Ears
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Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets a massive new audience for the legend he has been telling. For the second, it's a man who needs to do his duty...which means doing something terrible to someone he loves. The creature is to Totoima, a boar with a stomach ache...from de…
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380: British Legends: I Loathe that for You
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The story of the laidly worm is all about the costs and benefits of kissing dragons on the mouth. The creature is Topielec, and it might just make or break your video game franchise and/or book. Discord won out for the place to connect on the poll from a few weeks back, so I set up a server. Check it out here: https://myths.link/discord. Don't expe…
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379: Norse Sagas: Forsaken (part 2 of 2)
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We finish up the story of Bard with that of his son, Gest, which includes bloody Christmas parties, fun new games for you and your friends will try* and what happens when you forsake everyone and everything you know and love (spoiler: it doesn’t go well). The creature is Sega, a cute little bird who is very, very angry. Disclaimer: https://myths.li…
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