Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser retell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. They explore both well-known tales like Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules, revealing surprising origins, and lesser-known stories that deserve attention. All stories are sourced from world folklore and adapted for modern audiences, featuring wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings.
Episodes
436: Korean folkore: Feet First
🪱Mr. Worm is getting married! That (not creepy) stranger is looking in your windows! Shin is driving tired!Five interconnected stories from Korean folklore about letting people know the real you. And 😈 The Creature: DuergarIf you're at risk of being beaten up by the Duergar, no offense, but you're probably already breaking several rules of the Myths and Legends podcast---🎉 The Giveaway!From now t
435: Medieval Knights: Fifty Shades of Graelent
⚔️Sir Graelent is too beautiful for his scruplesAt least that's what the queen thinks. Good thing she doesn't have the power to wreck his whole life if he doesn't love her. Oh, wait...😈 The Creature: The WitkəśSick bears eating dirt means you have to get your gunpowder boat, scarecrow, and slow stump wick. That sentence will make sense if you listen to the creature of the week.---📖 The Book!Myths
434: Norse Mythology: The Old Man and the Stick
🐐 Who knew packing so many epic Norse heroes into a single house could have such disastrous consequences?Not Odin, that's for sure. There's trouble brewing in Valhalla, and there's only one man who knows how to solve it: Skíði, the smartest famous man of our world, Midgard. But, has the world of Midgard changed too much since Odin last looked in on it?😈 The Creature: LuscaIf you see octopus hands
433: Spanish folklore: Doña of the Dead
⛰️When the unthinkable happens, Doña must become something she doesn't even recognize to bring justiceBut, once she travels so far from herself, can she find her way home? This is the story of Doña Josefa Ramirez y Marmolejo.😈 The Creature: SheepsquatchBasically a Wampa from Star Wars that lives in West Virginia.---📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Writte
432: Japanese folklore: Sword it Out
🍜Samurai Pirates, Stabby Sumo Wrestlers, and Punchable OniAre the consequences of Jiuyemon's actions. We all make mistakes. Too many of the samurai Jiuyemon's mistakes involved killing people with a sword while drunk, though. While the heat dies down, he needs to start a new life in exile. As a toothpaste salesman.😈 The Creature: KappaFamous for being cute and giving boat rides in Animal Crossing
431: Turkish folklore: These Dreams
✨Cobbler Ahmet just wants to fix shoes✨But his wife wants those sweet, sweet bath reservations, so it looks like he's going to go be the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan. The only problem(s)? He doesn't like astrology, doesn't know how to do it, and starts out by selling his astrology by the side of the highway.That's actually the second story, because this week there are two stories of two Ahmets
430: Finnish folklore: Worn Out
✏️Osmo is a pretty solid sketch artist✏️He’s not drawing a criminal, though. He’s drawing his sister, whose only crime is stealing the prince’s heart. And also maybe trying to escape the prison of the sea king, but that comes later.😈 The Creature: The JuruaJust when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, there’s the jurua who is taking their family out to a nice dinner…of your flesh. Ho
429: Slavic folklore: The Devilkin Made Me Do It
👞Goria the shoemaker has a bad boss👞
Is his boss the devil? Literally...well, no. Is the devil that Goria meets in a bar actually better than his boss? 100% yes.😈 The Creature: Jack-in-IronsA creature who made it a bad thing to walk around threatening people with a spiky club and wearing human heads. Thanks, Jack.---🔗 Links:Disclaimer: https://myths.link/429Ohio Potato Chip: https://myths.link/pot
428: Monkey King: The Pride
🐺Inside each of us there are two wolves. They are named 'Shifty' and 'Freaky'.🐺
Which one wins? Well it doesn't matter because they're both demons so maybe try to starve both of them out. Or spit in their faces and steal their name tags, like Sun Wukong does. No wrong answers because, in the world of the Journey to the West, anything goes.But for real, we catch back up with Monkey, Sandy, Pigsy, a
427: Norse Legends: Wither or Not
🧙♀️So, you think your stepmom might be a sorceress🧙♀️
Common problem. Well, common for fairy tales, at least. But, have you thought that she might not like you putting her in a box and deciding what she is before you even get to know her? It's something you might want to think about. Definitely because you shouldn't be prejudiced. Also because if she's really a sorceress do you really want to ma
426: 1001 Nights: Djinning Up Some Trouble
🧞♂️Trying to meet the love of your life? Maybe ask for help from two genies trying to kill each other.🧞♂️
Even if you're not trying to meet the love of your life or, like the characters in today's story, actively trying to avoid meeting the love of your life because you really don't want to marry, you still might end up falling for someone anyway. And then maybe dying of a broken heart because t
425: Flemish legends: A Night Out
🧌We've all been there.🧌You spend a night out with friends, hanging out in the dark forest, crashing an ogre party and making dog friends. The only problem? You were out past curfew. Oh, and you came in through the chimney and absolutely trashed your parents' house.😈 The Creature: JudThe personification (or horse-onification) of evil who wants to talk to you about your drinking.---Links:Membership:
424: Irish legends: Out of Time
🦌Oh, deer.🦌No, really, the love of your life might just be a deer...or, well, a human in the form of a deer. Just ask your two cousins who are also your best friends and your literal dogs. They'll lead you right to her. This is the story of Oisín in Tir na nÓg from Irish folklore.😈 The Creature: ChanequeA little shriveled man with the face of a baby who might eat your brain and/or soul---Links:⚠️
423: Japanese folkore: The Illusionists
👹Something is lurking in the forest temple👹While the country outside is rocked by the changes in the world, a village grapples with the idea that a monster of a land that's nearly gone still lurks in their midst.😈 The Creature: BoraroWatch out or he'll turn you into a human Capri-Sun---Links:🏰 Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe💬
422: Scottish folklore: Witchful Thinking
🧙♂️So you've decided to steal from a witch or wizard🧙♀️Are you sure about that? If you are, you might want to think about what you're going to do more than the characters in today's stories from Scotland and Norway. Especially if, like them, you end up stealing way more than you bargained for. 😈 The Creature: ewaipanomaThe headless friends of all the children in South America. No you can't see t
421: Viking Legends: Famous
🔥All the Viking warriors' hearts burn with love for Nítíða🔥And also the rest of them is on fire as well because that's what happens when you try to kidnap a maiden-king.😈 The Creatures: HenkieThe henkie is dancing with itself. When it's not watching you sleep, that is.---Links:📚️ All of Fictional season 6 is available!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord📷️ Instagra
420: Korean Grim Reaper: Saja Boys
⚰️It's Halloween⚰️What do you do when death comes for you? Well, the characters in today's stories have a lot of ideas, and they're surprisingly successful. The problem? Death works on a much, much longer timeline.😈 The Creatures: BulgasariWhy you don't feed your rice monster metal needles. Unlike most pets, it will be fine. You'll be in trouble, though.---Links:📚️ All of Fictional season 6 is ava
419: Slavic folklore: Bad Heir Day
Ivan fights wizards and monsters and Baba Yaga with a music streaming subscriptionWhat do you get when your daughters have been kidnapped by a sleezy cloud and your son not only spends all of his days jamming with his self-playing harp, but DOESN'T want to tear the heads off his friends? You get Tsar Wisehead, who apparently just figured out that parenting is hard.😈 **The Creature: GarmGarm is s
418: French stories: Our Son, Ourson, the Bear
🐻Ourson is a Beary Good Guy🐻Sorry, I couldn't resist, but he is actually a good guy. He isn't a bear though. He just looks like one to people who have probably never seen a bear, because he's kind of just a very hairy kid. He's like that because his mom kicked a toad that wasn't a toad and the toad cursed him. Don't worry, it'll make sense (mostly).😈 The Creatures: Ga-GoribA monster who does bad b
417: Guy of Warwick: Don't Be That Guy
🛡️This Guy?🛡️This guy is Guy of Warwick, and he's your guy. But only if you need someone to be the best guy in the world at fighting and killing. It's just too bad Guy hates being that guy.😈 The Creature: Freybug and the BarguestTwo black dogs who might give you wounds that will never heal, or maybe just stand there awkwardly until you leave.---Links:📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/sub
416: Hans Christian Andersen: Humbugs
🪲They're not so different🪲One is the king of the world, and the other is a beetle. One wants to fight God, the other wants to wear golden horse shoes. When it comes to being completely arrogant and insufferable, though, they have more in common than you might think. It's two fairy tales of pride and power from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen.😈 The Creature: The Elle-folkThey're NOT elves. Th
415: Aesop's Fables: Bray it Ain't So
🫏One little rent-a-donkey, one big journey🫏Actually he's a full-grown rental donkey but the journey is a big one because, when you're a poorly treated rental donkey and you have a chance to escape, you take it. Then, spend the rest of the time trying to get back to captivity because the world is dangerous and scary.😈 The Creature: EikthymirThe giant stag from Norse myth that makes it rain...rain.
414: Monkey King: Ham-bushed
🐷Sun Wukong is a bad friend🐷But, to be fair, he never said he and Pigsy were friends...because you don't send your friends to dinner parties where everyone is trying to murder you.😈 The Creature: Each TenedA horse committed to justice. If the punishment for every crime was searing thigh fire.---Links:📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Ins
413: European folklore: Justice
🔔Ring the bell for justice🔔Want justice? Ring the bell. Doesn't matter if you're a horse or a snake or a merchant or a peasant but if you're one of the latter two probably don't get caught ringing the bell of justice. King Charlemagne puts of a bell of justice and consequences ensue.😈 The Creature: The Dun CowA giant cow that just wants to give your free groceries. Just don't try to take more than
412: Indian folklore: Dicey
🎲Losing your kingdom in a game of dice🎲The story of Nala and Damayanti is a tale of love, loss, and losing everything but your underwear because of your terrible decisions and then also your underwear.😈 The Creature: DrekavacThe creature is the Drekavac, and it's many things to many people. All of them are weird---Links:💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/myth
411: Celtic folklore: The Wake
⛵️Get lost at sea with Maelduin⛵️All Maelduin wants to do is avenge his father's murder...with more murder. He should have listened to that wizard. Because he didn't, his trip just got a whole lot longer. And stranger.😈 The Creature: The DonestreThe lion headed stranger who will eat you, sure, but also feel really bad about it.---Links:📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discor
410: Japanese folklore: Provincial
⛩️Stories from the Japanese countryside⛩️Five interconnected stories of purpose, meaning, justice, talking animals, the boss falling off a cliff, mushrooms, and travel hampers.😈 **The Creature: The Dinny MaraThe Dinny Mara is a friendly merman who wants to rehabilitate the reputation of water creatures. They could probably start by not drowning so many people?---Links:⚠️ Disclaimer: https://myths.
409: Reynard: Nasty, Brutish, and Short
🦊 Reynard the fox hates meetings, too 🦊Especially because at most of the meetings he's invited to, people usually try to kill and eat him. Today, we're back in the stories of Reynard the fox, with sick kings, superpowered storks, and Isengrim the wolf trying to not constantly get skinned alive.😈 The Creature: The DevsI guess you have to worry about head trauma and TBI a lot less when you have seve
408: Knights of the Round Table: Hither and Thither
🏰When a knight says he'll be right back, he means itUnless he dies. Or gets captured. Or just forgets about it, prompting his son to come looking for him in the land of wickedness...and also maybe saving Camelot in the process? It's the story of Sir Morien.😈 The Creature: The KaichigoAll those games you haven't played are lonely...and also maybe messing with your stuff in the basement. ---Links🎧 C
407: West African folklore: Wiser
🍼Have a budding tyrant? You need a snarky talking baby🍼
Yenga Naa is wiser than the chief. How do you know? Well, he named himself that...the moment he was born.😈 The Creature: The CornuHow do you torment sinners without getting your hands dirty? The cornu, that's how.---Links🎧 Connect with us!
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406: Slavic folklore: Udder Nonsense
🐄Baba Yaga, Dragons, Giant Talking Pigs🐄We'll see what happens when a king who wants one son gets more than he bargained for: three sons, with the oddest one of all, the one capable of calming dragons (when he's not slaying them) and outsmarting giant evil pigs (when he's not slaying them), being born...from a cow.😈 The Creature: Coliunn Gun CheaunThe worst, best headless friend you hopefully neve
405: European legends: Ale to the King
🍺Meet Cambrinus, things aren't going so well for him🍺He's a peasant kid with a job that's going nowhere, a crush who doesn't love him back, and no one takes him seriously when he absolutely knocks it out of the park playing the viola. If only he knew he was destined to be legendary King of Beer.😈 The Creature: The CocoaA two-foot-long sparkling cat sounds like a lot of fun. Until it's very much no
404: Monkey King: Not Found
🤑 The Monkey King and friends are making money and staying in fancy hotels🤑What is this that you heard about them being monks? What? No. That's ridiculous. They don't know why you thought that. So weird. They are horse traders who trade horses while they pass through this city that murders monks. Wait NO DON'T TOUCH THEIR HATS.😈 The Creature: The CinnamologusWe meet the cinnamon bird, because who
403: Norse sagas: Wormtongue
⚔️The plight of the Viking celebrity poet⚔️Friends become enemies, enemies become friends, and none of what you actually say matters all that much...as long as you're famous.😈 The creature: the cicadaIt's not a creature at all. Just a normal bug...or maybe that's what Zeus wants you to think?---
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402: Japanese folklore: Misconceptions
🐸Love means never having to say I'm sorry (I poisoned you)"🐸...or something like that. This Valentine's Day there are three love stories from Japan. On the first, a man moves on after becoming a widower (kind of), on the second, two frogs fall out of love...with a place, and on the third, the whole world is in love with a geisha.😈 The Creature: Maikubi (舞首)Three heads that don't so much as dance a
401: Chinese Zodiac: Rat Race
🐀It's Race Day🐀Today, we tell the story of how the animals in the Chinese Zodiac got their years: a race that's terrible for all involved.😈 The Creature: NianWhy you want to dress in red to avoid long, unpleasant runs on New Year's Day, though any run in January or February (or in general) is unpleasant.---Links🎧 Connect with us!
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400: Celtic folklore: The Baddies
👸 Our princess is in another castle! 👸Two stories from Ireland where it's unclear who the villain is...and how it might just be among the people we least suspect.😈 The creature: le cheval BayardA horse who just wants to make you feel bad about your riding ability...and also destroy your marriage.---Links
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399: Canadian folklore: Wild Night
🎉At a bad New Year's party?🎉It has to be better than little Joe and Baptiste's New Years, in the frigid Canadian wilderness. But they're going to change that. By making a deal with the devil.😈 The creature: The YaleThe Yale, or the Centicore, is a super goat who's super famous despite not deserving it at all.---Links🎧 Connect with us!
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398: Nordic Christmas: In the Bleak Mid-winter
🌲Trolls, zombies, and evil housecats🌲It must be Christmas in the Nordic countries. Today, a young officer is stuck in the city after being in a brief coma. At least there are some tales to keep him company.😈 The Creature: Frau GaudenThe creature this week wants to give you that dog you wanted for the holidays. The catch is that it can never leave. Also, it will attack you.---Links🎧 Connect with us
397: Monkey King: King of Hearts
🐵Monkey and Co. are really hoping this city is different🐵I mean, it has to be, right? Not every city can be full of monsters...can it? We're back in the Journey to the West with Sun Wukong, the Monkey King.😈 The Creature: CacusA half spider man that does whatever a spider can. Providing spiders breath file, steal cattle, and get killed by Hercules---Links🎧 Connect with us!
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396: Greek Myths: Hades, Too
💀Hades is taking the long way home💀After dropping Persephone off in the world of the humans, Hades makes the long walk back down to his palace at the heart of his realms, giving us a tour of the greek underworld and all the things that creep within.😈 The Creature: BwcaAn elf-like creature that does not like bowls of pee.---Links🛒 Shop is open again!Check out the merch at https://shop.nextpod.com🎧
395: Breton folklore: Darkest Knight
🏰 Why maybe you should pass on dating that person with the dad who murders everyone trying to date them 🏰The tale of Degarré is a story of knights, chivalry, violence, and grappling with what it means when the person you've idolized and sought your whole life...might just be the villain of the story.😈 The Creature: Ninmenju (人面樹)That tree that thinks you're HILARIOUS...until you bite into its face
394: Danish folklore: Heartless
🧙♂️How a Scientist Becomes a Wizard🧙♂️Two stories from Denmark about people dealing with their neighbors in very different ways. One loves and accepts them. The other just wants to get away so he tears out his own heart.😈 The Creature: Abumi-guchi (鐙口)AKA Stirrup mouth. Your friend to the end. And beyond.---Links🎧 Connect with us!
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393: 1001 Nights: Let it Be(ak) (part 2 of 2)
📝A Cavern Full of Snakes is apparently a Great Classroom📝Hasib is still stuck in the room with the Queen of Serpents and twelve thousand snakes, and the QoS a story to tell. Two of them, actually. Long ones. Two years' worth of stories of guys lost in the world...and two different ways of dealing with mistakes and loss. Basically, she's being a very tricky teacher.---😈 The Creature: WokuloTiny inv
392: 1001 Nights: The Unthinkable (part 1 of 2)
🐍Hasib wants to avoid a freak library accident🐍So he will avoid learning anything. Ever. This week, it's the story of Hasib and the Queen of Serpents, the snake woman with a cistern full of honey...and a secret.---😈 The Creature: ChameleonBad news travels fast. Faster than a chameleon, at least.---Links🎧 Join the Community!Discord: Click here to join!📖 SourceThe Queen of the Serpents: https://myth
391: Japanese Horror: Handsome Bad Man
👹If you can't be with the one you love...👹Love the one you're with? What? No. Kill everyone in your way until you get what you want. This week: a ghost story from Japan about what happens when a ronin, a masterless samurai, has nothing to lose in a quest to regain what he lost, and the people unfortunate enough to be in his way.---😈 The Creature: WaterlordThe bargain bin version of the Hydra...jus
390: Hans Christian Andersen: Swan Song
🦢 Let them eat sand 🦢A story from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen about a witch who wants to take over the kingdom and the twelve kids who stand in her way. Just kidding, they have no idea what's going on.---😈 The Creature: WalekYou no longer need to leave your meat out forever on a sun-warmed stone. You know why? The Walek, that's why.---Links🎧 Join the Community!Discord: Click here to join
389: Korean folklore: Star-crossed
🖤 The story of why you don't menace crows. Even if the people you're doing it to try to mess with are extremely annoying and lovey-dovey. Or, if you're single and looking, here's why you should definitely throw some rocks at some crows. It might just lead to you meeting the love of your life... sixteen years later, after several trips through an active war zone. This is the unlikely love story of
388: Finnish folklore: Uh oh, Better Get Mikko!
The story of King Mighty Mikko, a young man who isn't a king or mighty, but he is Mikko, and maybe that's all he needs. Oh...and a very clever fox conman.The creature is Vishap, who lives at the top of a mountain and just wants to give you cash and prizes to not be covered in poison blood---Discord: https://myths.link/discord Source: https://myths.link/mightymikko---BetterHelp: This show is sponso
387: Slavic Folklore: Kind of Forgot About Vengeance (part 2 of 2)
The conclusion of the story of Bova, where last episode we saw him ride out to battle alone against an army...but now he faces more danger delivering a letter and dressing up like an elderly man.The creature is Sunakake-Baba, a little old lady who will throw sand in your face...for justice?Source: https://myths.link/bovaPost: https://myths.link/387Come join us on Discord! https://myths.link/discor
386: Slavic Folklore: Really, Really, Ridiculously Good-looking (part 1 of 2)
The story of Bova, a hero from Slavic folklore, the beautiful beautiful man who is on a lifelong quest for vengeance. Against his mom.The creature is the Vila (or Vile), a ghost with unfinished business...of dancing naked in the town square.Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Discord: https://myths.links/discord Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Anti-soggy cereal bowl
385: Aesop's Fables: On the Farm
More fables from Aesop about life on the farm and how, if someone stops by wearing your friend's skin...they might not be all that trustworthy.The creature is the Veo, a dragon you don't want to slay.Discord: https://myths.link/discordSocial Media: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegendsMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership---Sponsors:BetterHelp: Rediscover your curiosity, with BetterHe
384: Turkish folklore: The Silent Princess
The story of the silent princess and the prince who definitely has been cursed by that strange woman in the street. He totally hasn't just psyched himself out thinking that if he doesn't meet the silent princess, he will die, forcing him and his tutor to go on a 15-month-long, stinky quest.The creature is the Abaia, the eel that loves life so much it kills everybody.Links!Discord: https://myths.li
383: Monkey King: Food Fight (part 2 of 2)
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is dead. For real. He was eaten by a lion and is gone for good because we can all trust Pigsy because he's so honest and not looking for a reason to cut and run.The creature is Ugallu, a demon from Babylonian mythology, who might be your hero.---Our new Discord server! https://myths.link/discordUpdates for Myths and Legends and feed status, no logins required: https://
382: Sun Wukong: A Good Death (part 1 of 2)
We're back in the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and the Journey to the West, where Monkey goes undercover as a demon and defeats a whole army with a math equation.The creature is Tsuchi-gumo, the reason you don't want to be too good at your job. Especially if your job is eating people.---Our new Discord server! https://myths.link/discordUpdates for Myths and Legends and feed status, no logi
381: Japanese folklore: Lend Me Your Ears
Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets a massive new audience for the legend he has been telling. For the second, it's a man who needs to do his duty...which means doing something terrible to someone he loves.The creature is to Totoima, a boar with a stomach ache...from devouring his children...The Tale of the Heike: https
380: British Legends: I Loathe that for You
The story of the laidly worm is all about the costs and benefits of kissing dragons on the mouth.The creature is Topielec, and it might just make or break your video game franchise and/or book.Discord won out for the place to connect on the poll from a few weeks back, so I set up a server. Check it out here: https://myths.link/discord. Don't expect too much activity, though. I literally just launc
379: Norse Sagas: Forsaken (part 2 of 2)
We finish up the story of Bard with that of his son, Gest, which includes bloody Christmas parties, fun new games for you and your friends will try* and what happens when you forsake everyone and everything you know and love (spoiler: it doesn’t go well).The creature is Sega, a cute little bird who is very, very angry.Disclaimer: https://myths.link/379Source: https://myths.link/bardsagaDiscord won
378: Norse Sagas: Snowfell (part 1 of 2)
The first part of the story of Bard, a medieval Icelandic dad who goes full Batman.The creature is Stallo. It's made of turf and magic, but it takes half your remaining life as soon as it's born, so it's kind of like a real human child in that way.Links:Poll/disclaimer: https://myths.link/378 Source for these episodes: https://myths.link/bardsaga---Sponsors: BetterHelp: Myths and Legends is sponso
377: 1001 Nights: Science and Geometry
A story from "One Thousand and One Nights" about three wondrous gifts: a clock, a security system, and a fake horse that can fly. Bet you can't guess which one wins the prize at the king's big science and geometry fair.The creature is the Tangie! It'll be your friend, but only if you want to do crime.--Sponsors:BetterHelp: Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/
376: Danish folklore: Sweet Pea
Three stories from Denmark about learning from your mistakes. Or not learning, and donating six full bags of gold to the local thieves.The creature is the swamfisk. It's horrible, horrible smell is a personal choice.Dwarves fighting cranes in Greenland: https://myths.link/376 Dustache dustpan: https://myths.link/dustache---Sponsors:GhostBed: Ready for a more comfortable night of sleep? Visit https
375: Monkey King: The Eyes Have It
We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West where maybe this monastery is different and not haunted and infested with monsters? Maybe? Please? Also, we'll see if Xuanzang is old enough to go beg for food on his own without a bodyguard.The creature is Storsjöodjuret, and it's open season on cat-headed snake monsters.---The Storsjöodjuret video: https://www.youtube.com/wat
374: European Fairy Tales: Mermaider (part 2 of 2)
Undine the water elemental has a soul. And an evil uncle. And a friend who is in love with her husband. And about a thousand family members who want to see that everything works out for her. Her story, and that of Sir Huldbrand's, is far from over.The creature is Sore-Gus, who's actually pretty sore. Because he's missing both a chunk of meat from his side.Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/me
373: European Fairy Tales: The Elements (part 1 of 2)
The story of Undine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, is a direct precursor to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" and comes inspired by the soulless elemental creatures some alchemists thought populated our world. Really they just want to marry you and are mostly nice. The creatures this week are the Sirena, the Boa, and more - extremely dangerous snakes who just want to drink way too
372: Greek Myths: Things as they Are
The story of Demeter from Greek mythology is one of finding her place in the world. A world run by her terrible siblings, but it's ok. She's her own person and she can weather anything as long as she has her daughter Persephone by her side. As long as nothing happens to Persephone.The creature is the Ya-Te-Veo, a story told by people who traveled Central and South America in the 1800s.Disclaimer:
371: Flemish folklore: Stuck
Two stories from Flanders (the region of Belgium, not Homer Simpson's annoyingly nice neighbor) about people who are stuck. One is a married couple who wants their long awaited dream to come true. The other is people who are literally stuck to a thing they shouldn't be touching in the first place.The creature is the Asanbosam, a pink Batman with great legs.Membership! https://www.mythpodcast.com/m
370: Aesop's Fables: State of Nature
It's fable time on Myths and Legends...despite fables being neither myths nor legends... They're fun, though, and you might just learn some of the wisdom of the ancients, like how you should never question the king.The creature is a very wise dragon. So wise that you should get all your answers from him. Namely the answer to the question: is that dragon dangerous? The answer, of course, being, no.
369: Japanese folklore: Pilgrims
Two stories from Japan. On the first, a former samurai's wife is up to something and he's going to figure out what. On the second, we'll see that kindness matters most...but only if you're absolutely forced into doing it.The creature is the salamander! It'll turn you into a spicy human burrito!Want to support the show? https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipA TED-Ed video of the second story: https
368: Indian Fairy Tales: Eye Love You
When your seven spouses all have the same dream on the same night and ask you not to do the thing they dreamt would lead to problems for all of you...maybe don't immediately do that thing.The creature is Sæhrímnir from Norse myth, AKA ham sandwiches.Dog wigs: https://myths.link/dogwigsMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership---Sponsors:MeUndies: Get 20% off your first order, plus free sh
367: Irish folklore: Daft Monk
The madcap story of what happens when a monk decides he doesn't want to be a monk anymore. He wants to make way more money...as a poet.Also, why it might be weird if you're eating several cows for breakfast.Back shaver: https://myths.link/backshaver Irish source: https://myths.link/anier1 English source: https://myths.link/anier2---Sponsors:Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: L
366: Monkey King: Roadblock
Back in the Journey to the West and Monkey has a fan club, the Tang Monk teaches an impromptu class, and Pigsy finds his calling: sitting and eating.The creatures are the Ruslaki, and they're very easy to break up with. Shrok Pillow: https://myths.link/shrok---Music:"Germaine" by Blue Dot Sessions "Lush Arborio" by Blue Dot Sessions "Sparkling Craft" by Blue Dot Sessions "Simple Aside" by Blue Dot
365: Korean folklore: Goblin
Two stories of goblins (도깨비) from Korean folklore and how, if they stop by, you'll want to have drinks on hand because it might just save your life.The creature is Ratatoskr, the greatest* squirrel in Norse myth.*onlyDisclaimer and list of Dokkaebi: https://myths.link/365---Sponsors:Quince: Upgrade your wardrobe and enjoy free shipping and 365-day returns at https://Quince.com/legendsGhostBed: Rea
364: English folklore: Of Mice and Men...and Frogs...and Birds
When your parents get you three tiny men in a golden box as a going away present.The creature is the Neugle, who will drown you but feel super bad about it.AI Bird feeder that you probably shouldn't buy: https://myths.link/birdfeeder--Sponsors:Style for everyone and unmatched comfort—that’s MeUndies! Get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping, at https://MeUndies.com/legendsCan you solve the
363: Slavic Folklore: One High Five Man
The story of Yaroslav is one of growing up and figuring out who you are...so you can stop accidentally killing people with your deadly high-fives.The creature is the Pombrero, a sleazy, muscly little hobbit who might already be in your house.---Sponsors:Can you crack the case? Download June’s Journey for free today on iOS and Android! https://www.wooga.com/games/junes-journeyThis episode of Myths
362: Chinese folklore: Broken
Two stories from Chinese folklore about broken things. A broken pot, a broken future, and how things can come together to heal. And why you shouldn't go to work drunk or else you might have to arrest a tiger.The creature is the tooth tyrant, the Odontotyrannos, and it's not an angry dentist.Links: Uncle Jim's Worm Farm: https://myths.link/liftinjimmy---Sponsors:Ready for a more comfortable night o
361: English folklore: In a Pickle (jar)
Two stories from English folklore about perspective, and how you can't get something for nothing, but you can absolutely get nothing for something.The creature is an outlandish, bizarre, and strange creature known as an "ostrich."Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar: https://myths.link/vinegarThe Bogey Beast: https://myths.link/bogeysonyourtailMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSponsors:Shopify: Gr
360: Leprechauns: Lucky
The saga of Fergus mac Léti is, apparently, the first time leprechauns make their appearance in folklore. It's also the first time leprechauns try to kill a guy, get stuck in porridge, and offer some magical menswear.The creature this time is the Oyaleroweck, who's thriving in the absence of knights in Canada.We actually merged two stories of Fergus. Here's one translation of the overarching narra
359: Celtic Folklore: A Berry Good Day...for Murder?
Munachar and Manachar are two friends out for a fun day of berry picking, but when one commits the only unforgivable sin of hogging all the berries, the only response is swift, murder-y justice. Time to recruit some accomplicesThe creature is the nain, and it will help you know if you're making terrible life choices (and also encourage you to learn a foreign language!)---Munachar and Manachar: htt
358: Monkey King: Winded
Back in the Journey to the West where Monkey and the gang are actually having an easy time of it and WHY IS IT SO HOT?The creature is Muirbech who is not a sea bee, and while it should get in trouble for false advertising it is already in jail until Judgement Day?---Sponsors:Make a healthy choice today and try Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order plus free rush shipping with promo code LE
357: Icelandic Folklore: Dog Days
A lost prince, a magic TARDIS barrel, and a talking dog take us to Jötunheim and back in the story of Prince Ring from Icelandic folklore.The creature is mouse deer who just wants to dance and hopefully not kill anyone.---Links:Ring source: https://myths.link/princeringGlitter drink why would you do this: https://myths.link/glitterMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership---Sponsors:Facto
