26 episodes
Mythillogical Podcast Charles Snart
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5.0 • 74 Ratings
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Mythillogical is the podcast where two enthusiasts of mythology, history and folklore try and make sense of the wide variety of fantastic tales told by cultures around the world. We discuss why the same idea can show up in the mythology of cultures on opposite sides of the world, what real events can inspire superstition and folklore, how stories can completely change over time, and where possible try to figure out what could have inspired people to dream up dragons, demons, gods and monsters. May contain wild speculation, terrible puns, and if we’re lucky, actual facts.
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The Flying Dutchman
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.
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Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Amaterasu and the Japanese Creation Myth
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.
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Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
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Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The Fairies, Part 2
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.
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Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/
https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/
Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod
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The Fairies, Part 1
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.
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Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/
https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/
Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod
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Trickster Gods of Africa and Voodoo - Bonus Episode
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.
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Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/
https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/
Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4440-suonatore-di-liuto
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Anansi the Spider
Today Charles and Crofty discuss the enigmatic trickster, Anansi the Spider, tracing his origins on the fringes of West African society and religion, to his evolution into a symbol of slave defiance and rebellion in plantation Jamaica.
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Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:
https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/
https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/
Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4440-suonatore-di-liuto
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licensehttp://incompetech.com/
Customer Reviews
Delightfully Dorky and Endearing
The hosts do a great job presenting the vast amounts of research they bring to every episode. Very fascinating content.
Perfectly soothing and informative!
It’s the perfect podcast to wind down to- please don’t stop researching and recording.
Came here from the Youtube channel! Excellent content!
Thanks for all the work that must go into these deep dives! I’ve shared with a close friend!