According to folklore, King Solomon had a ring. Given to him by God, it allowed him control demons...but it also had some other powers unknown to Solomon, powers that make it essential for fighting dragons, escaping witches, and taking nice Sunday afternoon flights through the country.
The creature is a shaggy, mostly-kind monster who is really great at walking on hillsides and really terrible at helping you hang pictures.
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Please do the story in egyptain mythology when Horus takes back the throne from Set.
Wow! I thought I was an expert on obscure legends, but I haven’t heard of either of these stories and they’re great!
True story. I grew up in New England and often visited relatives in Vermont, and whenever visiting, my father would always tell us to keep our eyes peeled for sidehill cows. I even got my wife with that one the first time we drove through Vermont – although within five minutes she was beginning to doubt the veracity of my claim. It was fun to hear about a relative of the sidehill cow on the podcast!
Oh my gosh this was such a great episode. I also personally ask you to do a special episode on march 25 for my 10th birthday. Other than that great show keep it up