Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends


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324-Samurai Legends: Violent Ends
June 27, 2023

Two young men: a wildman determined to collect 1000 swords from defeated samurai, and a displaced son of a clan leader, who had spent his childhood on the run. Together, these two would find their place in the world, and change it in the process.

323-Knights of the Round Table: Ladies' Knight
June 21, 2023

The story of Erec and Enide from Arthurian Legend is a good illustration of why you should try to work out your problems as a couple with empathy, understanding, and communication...and not through a deadly quest filled with pointless, brutal combat.

322-Norwegian Folklore: Ask Dad
June 13, 2023

Two Norwegian tales of asking dad. All seven of them. Who live in the same house. Or might not have a house to go back to, depending on the story.

321B-Viking Legends: The Peacemaker
June 06, 2023

On his quest to help princess Ingigerd, Hrolf has become enslaved by the wily William, a con man who wants to be a prince. This episode, they'll come face-to-face with ghost kings, giant walruses, mythological dwarves, and the evil wizard that took down a

321A-Viking Legends: Mostly Harmless
May 30, 2023

This week, it's the Saga of Gngu-Hrolf, from Icelandic folklore. It starts with a king getting one, solitary, five-foot-long, apparently super attractive hair wrapped in a scarf...and only gets better from there.

320B-Popol Vuh: The Boys
May 23, 2023

The hero twins will rise...and then fall. The underworld calls, and the monsters of their past comes back to haunt them.

320A-Popol Vuh: Origin Story
May 16, 2023

In the beginning, the gods apparently had an undo button. And angry tortilla griddles that took out the first humans. Today, it's the beginning of the beginning in the Popol Vuh.

319-Indian folklore: Tricks and Illusions
May 09, 2023

Subramanya has learned something terrible about two people who are practically siblings to him. Can he use his deep wisdom to beat the life that's laid out before them?

318-Greek Mythology: Sad Lad
May 02, 2023

Who is the smith god of Olympus? Why is he married to Aphrodite, and why can't he catch a break? This week, it's all about Hephaestus and his journey of self discovery where he (hopefully) doesn't fall off a mountain. Again.

317-Monkey King: Make it Rain
April 25, 2023

We're back in the story of the Monkey King, and monkey finds a noble new calling: freeing enslaved monks.

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