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Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cult

Episodes

Total: 510

The saga of the legendary Viking Arrow-Odd contains trolls, ogres, giants, magic arrows, and a sorce

A story from Chilean folklore about the smartest woman in the world, her talking shoe, and a prince

29-Grimm: Upward Mobility

2016/4/13

Two stories from the Grimm brothers, both of which have people going up, but in different ways. The

The much-requested story of Prometheus, a Titan who was cursed by Zeus to have his liver pecked out

Old foes resurface as Balin, the fugitive knight, flees from King Arthur's court. He'll find himself

27B-King Arthur: Mayday

2016/3/23

When we left king Arthur, the monstrous Questing Beast was lumbering toward him. We'll learn all abo

The story of the legendary King Arthur, from just after when he pulled the sword from the stone.Thou

This week: two folktales from Japan. One is about a humble, happy stone cutter who becomes a power-m

The story of a famous dragon from the folklore of north east England is filled with knights, curses,

Norse mythology, like all mythology, is strange. Thor's hammer is gone. It was stolen...or he just l

In this famous story from Greek Mythology, we'll meet Cupid (not a baby), as he accidentally nicks h

A double-sized episode with the whole epic and slightly-ridiculous story of a cattle raid that ended

Queen Medb, King Ailil, and Fergus make their way into Ulster while the army is crippled by feeling

Starting an epic string of legends from Celtic folkore. We're back in the time of kings, princesses,

It's the original story of the Snow Queen, more commonly known as the source material for the hyper-

This week, it's a horror story from Korean folklore. A little girl gets lost in the forest, and then

The first episode of much-requested Native American folklore has giants, ghosts, anthropomorphic coy

The story behind the transition from Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus is one that includes murder, prie

The final chapter in the story of Theseus, the Minotaur, and all the other people that have gotten s

The story of Daedalus and Icarus is much more than just Icarus flying too close to the sun. Daedalus