Mythology

The stars can tell us our fates, but they also have stories of their own. Today, hear the tales behind Gemini, Cancer and Leo — the cosmic twins of Rome, a monstrous crab, and the ferocious Nemean Lion. And for more celestial stories, keep listening across Parcast Network for episodes on the rest of the Zodiac signs, constellations and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seven Macaw has been slain, but the Hero Twins are not out of the woods yet. His vengeful children are a force to be reckoned with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Mayan story tells of two minor deities who fall into an adventure almost by accident. In our first legend, they must stop the malevolent Seven Macaw from taking over the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After being exiled from Jason’s home in Iolcos, Medea and Jason find refuge in a new kingdom — but not in each other. Met with a king’s proposition, Jason’s ambitions betray his family, and Medea takes her revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Medea was a foreign princess and a powerful sorceress, best known as the wife of the hero Jason who helped him secure the Golden Fleece. But few know the story of what happened after their triumphant return — and how one of the greatest love stories of Greek myth unravelled into one of its darkest tragedies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xuanzang achieves justice for his parents, but his trials are far from over. A quest for a murderer, shocking violence, and a hidden goddess all arrive to show Xuanzang that he can be more than a monk. He can become a legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In China during the Tang dynasty, a humble monk named Xuanzang had a great destiny. His life and travels would be mythologized in the hugely popular novel Xiyouji, known in English as Journey to the West. In today’s story, Xuanzang learns where he came from, and risks death to reunite with his mother.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beginning his life in exile, this Egyptian deity soon learns that he has a destiny to fulfill... and rises to challenge his uncle for rule over the ancient Egyptian pantheon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ancient struggle for planet Earth reaches its climax as Amaterasu sends her warriors to depose Okuninushi and restore order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When an infestation of chaos appears on Earth, the sun goddess Amaterasu marshals the forces of Heaven to seize control of the Central Realm. But its current ruler, the wily folk-hero Okuninushi, has different plans… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Loki is kidnapped by the giant Thiassi, he deploys a cunning scheme, and a curious thing starts to happen. The gods of Asgard begin to age — a tell-tale sign that the goddess Iduna, with her youth-replenishing apples, is gone. Getting her back will require an unlikely collaboration, and a clash amongst ancient enemies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can the cunning, mischief-making Loki redeem his troublesome ways? The god-king Odin hopes so. But when a giant outwits the Trickster of all tricksters, Loki’s path to redemption is derailed — and he’s pressed to make a betrayal that may doom them all.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the boy magician Se-Osiris battles an evil sorcerer, his father, the archaeologist-prince Setna, races against time to unlock a secret from the past. To save his son’s life, Setna will have to do something he swore he would never do again: steal from the dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From The Tales of Prince Setna: A mysterious stranger issues a challenge in Pharaoh’s court, and a young boy arrives to meet it. Se-Osiris is barely more than a child, but he is already the most powerful magician in Egypt — and he has a five-hundred-year-old score to settle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After slaying the Minotaur, losing his father, and cutting ties with Hercules, a traumatized Theseus goes down a dark path. Now it’s up to Hercules to rescue the young king from his own mistakes… even if it means fighting him to the death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices