The Story of Santa Claus
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Ho ho ho! In this festive special, we open up our sack of gifts to give you the story of Santa Claus, from the story of Saint Nicholas of Myra, through to Germanic traditions around Christmas, and how much these influenced the jolly old man delivering presents on Christmas Eve. Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Music: Carol of the Bells (Celtic Version) by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)...
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The Loch Ness Monster, Part 3
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Resurfacing with part three, we continue our voyage through the history of the Loch Ness Monster, following the organisations making scientific efforts to identify Nessie, and the story of one particularly infamous Nessie Hunter. Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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The Loch Ness Monster, Part 2
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What lurks in the unfathomable depths of Loch Ness? This time we dive into the mystery of the famous monster, from mythical creatures of Scotland, to the sightings that gave birth to the legend we know today. Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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The Loch Ness Monster, Part 1
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What lurks in the unfathomable depths of Loch Ness? This time we dive into the mystery of the famous monster, from mythical creatures of Scotland, to the sightings that gave birth to the legend we know today. Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Pandora's Box and the Creation of Man
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Hey guys, it’s your girl Pandora, welcome to my latest unboxing video. Charles and Crofty join me to unpack my jar of evils, on the way learning of the creation of humanity, the trickery of Prometheus, and how the story evolved from Ancient Greece to the present day. Mythillogical logo + Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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The Flying Dutchman
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On our second ever solo episode, Charles takes a deep dive into the briny seas of the 18th century, to track the origins of the phantom ship of legend. Over the course of a hundred years of voyaging we'll watch the slow development of the Dutchman from merely an unfortunate vessel doomed by storms and plague, to an ill omen for all who encounter her. Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...
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Amaterasu and the Japanese Creation Myth
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So folks, it’s been a while! On today’s episode Crofty and Charles journey to the land of the rising sun, to examine the head of the Japanese pantheon and mythical ancestress of it's Imperial family, Amaterasu. Together they examine her earliest appearances in Japanese myth, along with wider theories as to her origin and evolving significance in Japan’s culture. Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...
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The Fairies, Part 2
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In the second part of their examination of Fairies, Charles and Crofty tour the fairy ruins and otherworlds of both Ireland and Scotland. Here they delve too deeply into the unique fairies and pagan gods that call those nations home, and explore some of the darker sides of how fairy belief was treated in centuries past. Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
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The Fairies, Part 1
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In the first episode of a two parter, Charles and Crofty run the risk of being trapped in fairy land on a quest to understand the origins of its famous denizens. Together they trace the history of these mysterious creatures throughout Britain and Ireland, examining how they evolved from elusive elves in Anglo Saxon times, to the regal fairy courts of Elizabethan literature, before finally take their iconic forms amongst the Victorian folklore craze. Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
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Trickster Gods of Africa and Voodoo - Bonus Episode
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Who's that figure standing at the crossroads? After following Anansi’s journey from Africa to the New World, today’s bonus episode sees Charles and Crofty investigate two other trickster figures who were brought from Africa to the Americas, the gods Eshu and Legba. Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
info_outlineOn today's episode Crofty makes a triumphant return, joining Charles to wax poetic about Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxon epic rich in historical and legendary connections, and to ask if the eponymous hero was a poet’s creation, or a figure of legend himself?
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