Myths and Legends
Summary: Jason Weiser tells stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous and wonderful place.
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- Artist: Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser / Bardic
- Copyright: 2016 Jason Weiser
Podcasts:
From Chinese legend, a monkey becomes a king and, deciding that isn't good enough, challenges the gods themselves
Antigone battles an authoritarian state in the form of her uncle, Creon.
Oedipus's family just found out it's way more related than they thought...and things are somehow about to get worse.
The story of Tatterhood, her goat, and her spoon
The origin story of Achilles as we get closer to the Trojan War
A Viking guest, named Guest, has a story to tell.
We learn some helpful life lessons from a monkey and a crab
Romulus and Remus strike off on their own with a lot of weapons and zero leadership experience
The birth of Romulus and Remus and the mythical founding of Rome
Things are about as bad as they can get for Robin Hood and his band
The hunter has become the hunted.
The beginning of Robin Hood's epic tale
If you hear her weeping, it might already be too late. This week, it's a deep dive into the stories behind La Llorona, the weeping woman from Latin American folklore.
Where we left off, Cú Chulainn was getting dung smeared in his face by a stronger, magical king. None of that matters, because Cú Chulainn won. Of course he did. He's Cú Chulainn. Today's story picks up years later. As it turns out, killing people indiscriminately for all of your adult life (and pretty much all of your childhood) has consequences. Today, we'll learn what those are.
Cú Chulainn goes to fairyland to fight a demon horde.
