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 an entire kingdom. The creature is Biron (びろ～ん)! He's a little gross and [...]
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 an entire kingdom.
A young man goes out to search for his luck, because all the bad things that have been happening to him lately are definitely not the result of his poor decisions and unwillingness to learn or grow at all. The creature is the Achlis, a deer who's special because it's extremely killable. Music: "Waiting at Dawn" [...]
This week, it's the Saga of Göngu-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.
This week, it's the Saga of Göngu-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. There are evil wizards belching (yes, belching) fire and poison, somber Vikings getting conned, and a deadly honeypot zombie trap for any heroes who [...]
The hero twins will rise and then fall. The underworld calls, and the mosters of their past comes back to haunt them. The creature is the Obda, from Mari folklore. Yet another hairy naked man who lives in the forest. Who want to tickle you. Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Alligator (warning, skinned alligator): https://myths.link/alligator Sponsor: Canva: Collaborate with [...]
The conclusion of the Popol Vuh and the hero twins of Mayan mythology.
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.
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. We'll meet a macaw who thinks he's the son, a metal band lineup of underworld beings, and see the birth of the hero twins, who [...]
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?