Myths and Legends

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Myths and Legends

325-Greek Myths: The Power of Love

Aphrodite is looking for love in all the wrong places. It's the story of where she came from, her...

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324-Samurai Legends: Violent Ends

Two young men: a wildman determined to collect 1000 swords from defeated samurai, and a displaced...

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323-Knights of the Round Table: Ladies' Knight

The story of Erec and Enide from Arthurian Legend is a good illustration of why you should try to...

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322-Norwegian Folklore: Ask Dad

Just ask dad Two Norwegian tales of asking dad. All seven of them. Who live in the same...

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321B-Viking Legends: The Peacemaker

On his quest to help princess Ingigerd, Hrolf has become enslaved by the wily William, a con man...

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321A-Viking Legends: Mostly Harmless

This week, it's the Saga of Göngu-Hrolf, from Icelandic folklore. It starts with a king getting...

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320B-Popol Vuh: The Boys

The hero twins will rise... ...and then fall. The underworld calls, and the monsters of...

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320A-Popol Vuh: Origin Story

In the beginning, the gods apparently had an undo button. And angry tortilla griddles that...

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319-Indian folklore: Tricks and Illusions

Can you beat fate? Subramanya has learned something terrible about two people who are...

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Greek Mythology: Sad Lad

Hephaestus has his day Who is the smith god of Olympus? Why is he married to Aphrodite, and...

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317-Monkey King: Make it Rain

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

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316-French Fairy Tales: Right Meow

What happens when you see something you can't live without? A thing you desire so strongly that...

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315-Korean folklore: Mountain Magic

A story from Korean folklore about friendship, kindness, moving on, and why magicians are...

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314-Greek Myth: Baby Steps

The story from Greek mythology of how Hermes became an Olympian by killing a turtle and eating...

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313B-1001 Nights: Night Shift

We wrap of the stories of the dervishes (and the mysterious visitors to the party who are...

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313A-1001 Nights: Party Down

A party no one can speak of under threat of death. Genie fights, wizard battles, and grocery...

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312-Norwegian Folklore: Let's Dance

A Norwegian tale about why you should pay your employees a living wage (or at least not beat them...

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311-Samurai: Lost and Found

A Ronin (a masterless samurai) goes on a quest to find a stolen sword and restore the honor of...

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310-Norse Sagas: The Maiden King

The story of Sigrgarthr and the Maiden King, from Icelandic folklore has Viking male models,...

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309-Scandinavian Folklore: The Enemy of my Enemy

This week, there are three stories of people bargaining: with the devil, with that angry lady who...

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