Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends


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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

384: Turkish folklore: The Silent Princess
September 11, 2024

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

383: Monkey King: Food Fight (part 2 of 2)
September 04, 2024

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

382: Sun Wukong: A Good Death (part 1 of 2)
August 28, 2024

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.