Myths and Legends

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394: Danish folklore: Heartless
November 20, 2024

How a Scientist Becomes a WizardTwo stories from Denmark about people dealing with their neighbors in very different ways. One loves and accepts them. The other just wants to get away so he tears out his own heart. The Creature: Abumi-guchi (

393: 1001 Nights: Let it Be(ak) (part 2 of 2)
November 13, 2024

A Cavern Full of Snakes is apparently a Great ClassroomHasib is still stuck in the room with the Queen of Serpents and twelve thousand snakes, and the QoS a story to tell. Two of them, actually. Long ones. Two years' worth of stories of guys lost in th

392: 1001 Nights: The Unthinkable (part 1 of 2)
November 06, 2024

Hasib wants to avoid a freak library accidentSo he will avoid learning anything. Ever. This week, it's the story of Hasib and the Queen of Serpents, the snake woman with a cistern full of honey...and a secret.--- The Creature: ChameleonBad news

391: Japanese Horror: Handsome Bad Man
October 30, 2024

If you can't be with the one you love...Love the one you're with? What? No. Kill everyone in your way until you get what you want. This week: a ghost story from Japan about what happens when a ronin, a masterless samurai, has nothing to lose in a quest

390: Hans Christian Andersen: Swan Song
October 23, 2024

Let them eat sand A story from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen about a witch who wants to take over the kingdom and the twelve kids who stand in her way. Just kidding, they have no idea what's going on.--- The Creature: WalekYou no longer

389: Korean folklore: Star-crossed
October 16, 2024

The story of why you don't menace crows. Even if the people you're doing it to try to mess with are extremely annoying and lovey-dovey. Or, if you're single and looking, here's why you should definitely throw some rocks at some crows. It might just lead

388: Finnish folklore: Uh oh, Better Get Mikko!
October 09, 2024

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 priz

387: Slavic Folklore: Kind of Forgot About Vengeance (part 2 of 2)
October 02, 2024

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

386: Slavic Folklore: Really, Really, Ridiculously Good-looking (part 1 of 2)
September 25, 2024

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:

385: Aesop's Fables: On the Farm
September 18, 2024

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/discordSocial Media: h