A story from the Brothers Grimm about an evil king and a bad penny of a kid who's apparently unkillable. Oh, and prophesied to marry his daughter. The creature is a squirrel who wants to surprise you and shove psychotropic substances up your nose. -- Links! Left-handed candle: https://myths.link/lefties Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- [...]
We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West. After picking up Sandy, the sand monster and final member of their party, the guys haven't seen a soul for two months. All that will change with a mysterious stop in the forest. The creature is the Wilser dragon, where the [...]
Two tales from Straparola, where we'll see someone beat con men at their own game, and three scoundrels who try to win...by losing.
Two stories from Greek/Roman mythology this week with the (not remotely) love story of Apollo and Daphne as well as the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe, where we'll see that a wall can bring people together as well as keep them apart.
The story of Pygmalion, a take of love and artistry that has inspired many works and isn't at all weird and problematic. The creature is a double headed snake who might be able to help your family member with arthritis! If you don't mind horrible venom! [...]
This week, it's the story of Fortunatus, the man who, bet you could never guess from his name, was given an inexhaustible fortune, and how things kind of went off the rails for him and his kids.
The Egyptian folktale of a young woman who's not messing around.
This week, it's a story from Africa (more specifically the Nilamba people in northern Tanzania) about a hunt for a murderer that goes off the rails very quickly with talking animals...and giant, sad pumpkins. The creature this week is a dancing horse. A big chunky ballerina boy who wants to give you a high five at [...]
Four samurai warriors do some arts and crafts and go to a demon dinner party.
A village has to sacrifice a person every year to keep the mountain god happy...but the truth might just be weirder and more ridiculous than anyone expects. The creature is a mythical naked dwarf who wants to be left alone...except when he doesn't and he drowns you. Other music: "Beeth" by Blue Dot Sessions