Myths and Legends

🐵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: Cacus A half spider man that does whatever a spider can. Providing spiders breath file, steal cattle, and get killed by Hercules --- Links 🎧 Connect with us! Discord: https://myths.link/discord Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 🛒 The Myths and Legends store is back! https://shop.nextpod.com 📼 YouTube We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos --- 📢 Sponsors Quince Gift luxury this holiday season, without the luxury price tag. Go to https://Quince.com/legends for 365-day returns and free shipping on your order. FirstLeaf Treat yourself with wines from Firstleaf. Go to https://TryFirstleaf.com/LEGENDS to sign up, and you’ll get your first SIX handpicked bottles for just $44.95.

💀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: Bwca An elf-like creature that does not like bowls of pee. --- Links 🛒 Shop is open again! Check out the merch at https://shop.nextpod.com 🎧 Connect with us! Discord: https://myths.link/discord Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 📖 Sources Metamorphoses: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21765/21765-h/21765-h.htm Hesiod's works: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/348 The Library of Apollodorus: https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html The Extant Odes of Pindar: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10717 The Iliad: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6130 The Odyssey: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727 The Greek Myths: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310786/the-greek-myths-by-robert-graves/ 🎮️ Greek Punishment Games Let's Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: https://pippinbarr.com/lets-play-ancient-greek-punishment/ 📼 YouTube We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos --- 📢 Sponsors BetterHelp Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find comfort this December by going to https://BetterHelp.com/MYTHS to get 10% off your first month. PrettyLitter Pretty Litter is amazing for our picky cats! Go to https://PrettyLitter.com/legends to save 20% on your first order and get a free cat toy. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details. Dinnerly Give the gift of yummy, affordable food with Dinnerly. Head to https://Dinnerly.com/offer/LEGENDS and use code LEGENDS for up to 27 FREE meals. --- 🎵 Music Credits "Contemps" by Blue Dot Sessions

🏰 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 fruit. --- Links ⚠️ Disclaimer https://myths.link/395 🎧 Connect with us! Discord: https://myths.link/discord Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 📖 Sources Sir Degarré: https://myths.link/degare 📼 YouTube We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos --- 📢 Sponsors Uncommon Goods Spark something uncommon this holiday with just the right gift from Uncommon Goods. Head to https://UncommonGoods.com/LEGENDS for 15% off your next gift! BetterHelp Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Let the gratitude flow, with BetterHelp. Go to https://BetterHelp.com/MYTHS to get 10% off your first month. --- 🎵 Music Credits "Death of the Dragon" by Yagull Music "March of the Dragons" by Yagull Music "Dream Roads Forever" by Yagull Music "Town Market" by Blue Dot Sessions

🧙‍♂️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! Discord: Click here to join! Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 📖 Sources Toller's Neighbors: https://www.wisdomlib.org/scandinavia/book/a-collection-of-popular-tales-from-the-norse-and-north-german/d/doc64489.html The Man Without A Heart: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Danish_Fairy_and_Folk_Tales/The_Man_without_a_Heart 📼 YouTube We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos --- 📢 Sponsors Shopify Upgrade your selling today with Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/legends (all lowercase). BetterHelp Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Let the gratitude flow, with BetterHelp. Go to https://BetterHelp.com/MYTHS to get 10% off your first month. --- 🎵 Music Credits "Upper Registers" by Blue Dot Sessions "Bergeron" by Blue Dot Sessions