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59-Greek Myths: The Violence of Our Ancestors
Many connected stories from Greek mythology. We'll start with story of Hades and Persephone, and learn why she's always hanging around the underworld…
9 years, 4 months ago
58-Native American Folklore: Monster
The first story today is from the Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Maliseet people, about all the things that can go wrong when creating the animals and w…
9 years, 4 months ago
57-Japanese Fairy Tales: Faithful
This week, there are two stories from Japanese folklore. The first has to do with a butterfly that just won't give up trying to land on the face of…
9 years, 4 months ago
56-Nepali Folklore: Hope You Guess My Name
A story of a young woman from Nepal who has a (sadly) common problem for folklore, but a very uncommon solution. Also she eats goat vomit. She probab…
9 years, 4 months ago
55-Grimm: My (Bird) Heart Will Go On
This story from the Grimm brothers has giants, witches, magical animal organs, enchanted produce, and a helpful (and maybe a little homicidal) cloud …
9 years, 4 months ago
54C-Gilgamesh: Dust
The end of the saga of Gilgamesh...and possibly the end of Gilgamesh, but not if the demi-god has anything to say about it. After a tragic loss, Gilg…
9 years, 5 months ago
54B-Gilgamesh: Huge
Gilgamesh and his new best friend are heading out on an adventure to fight a firebreathing giant named "Hugeness the Terrible." Also there's a giant …
9 years, 5 months ago
54A-Gilgamesh: Did We Just Become Best Friends?
The Epic of Gilgamesh is amazing. It is quite possibly the oldest epic we have, and though it only exists in fragments, it tells a surprisingly human…
9 years, 5 months ago
53-African Folklore: Crocodile Tears
The story of a dragon slayer from South Africa has, of course, dragons, but it also has giant towers, underwater villages, and a frog who is just try…
9 years, 5 months ago
52-Greek Mythology: An Eternal Flame
Two love stories from Greek mythology...because those go so well. The first is the story of Narcissus and Echo, which was doomed from the moment one …
9 years, 6 months ago