Mythology
237 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5.1K ratingsAncient myths, modern twists. This episodic audio drama brings history’s greatest stories to life, analyzing their origins and giving insight into how our ancestors saw the universe. Mythology is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Thanksgiving Special: Zorro, the Curse of Capistrano
November 22, 2022 08:01 - 1 hourHe’s the swashbuckling fox of Southern California, a masked bandit who fights injustice with skill and swagger. In our Thanksgiving Special, meet the Curse of Capistrano, the lion-hearted legend himself, as he outwits his ruthless enemies and falls in love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lancelot & Guinevere Pt. 2
November 15, 2022 08:01 - 50 minutesTerrified by a vision of Camelot’s doom, Merlin plots to put an end to Lancelot and Guinevere’s affair — and unwittingly steps into his own downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lancelot & Guinevere Pt. 1
November 08, 2022 08:01 - 45 minutesIn Arthurian lore, their affair is infamous — the gallant Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. They wrestle with their desires before a quest pulls the White Knight away. But defeating one enemy will reveal another... and this time, the whole kingdom may be at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Day of the Dead
November 01, 2022 07:01 - 59 minutesAfter Pixar’s Coco, you may think you know The Day of the Dead. But the roots of this holiday can be traced back centuries, long before Mesoamerica spoke Spanish. Today, we’ll follow a king’s descent through the hellish levels of the Aztec underworld… until at last, he meets face-to-skull with the Lady of Death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Flying Dutchman
October 25, 2022 07:01 - 58 minutesStories of ghost ships are as old as mythology itself… This Halloween, we’re bringing life to one of the most famous of them all: the Flying Dutchman. It vanished sometime in the 1600s, only to reappear as a specter that foretells doom for anyone sailing along South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope — once known as “The Cape of Storms.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ramayana Pt. 3: Rama & The Demon King
October 18, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourHanuman volunteers to rescue Sita from her prison high up in the mountains — but only Rama can defeat the evil that lurks there. He prepares to face off against the demon Ravana and his horde of Rakshasas in a battle of epic proportions, where only one can survive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ramayana Pt. 2: Rama in Exile
October 11, 2022 07:01 - 52 minutesRama, Sita, and Lakshmana arrive in the forest that is to be their home for the next 14 years. But they are not its only residents. Demons walk these woods. And when one falls in love with Rama, his rejection spurs her to call upon a greater evil: her big brother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ramayana Pt. 1: A Royal Wedding
October 04, 2022 07:01 - 52 minutesHe was the son born to defeat evil. She was the princess shackled by a curse. Together, Rama and Sita would rule a kingdom — if not for a promise made long ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zagreus: Heir of Hades
September 27, 2022 07:01 - 55 minutesThe Titans have been torn apart, their limbs scattered across multiple realities. They’ll never be whole again. But in the Underworld, another kind of brokenness has taken root in the heart of young Zagreus, the brooding son of Hades and Persephone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hades Pt. 2
September 20, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourHades' story continues as we turn our attention from the Lord of Shades to the underworld he ruled — starting at its very bottom: the dreaded prison pits of Tartarus. This episode originally aired in October 2021. We’ll be back with a new episode next week — but in the meantime, enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hades Pt. 1
September 13, 2022 07:01 - 58 minutesListeners, this week we’re sharing a classic episode from the Mythology archive on the Lord of Shades himself. Hades is one of the most famous gods in the Greek Pantheon, and possibly its most misunderstood. Today, we descend into the underworld, piecing together disparate stories and long-forgotten myths in an attempt to understand this grim ruler of the dead. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ring of Power Pt. 2: The Valkyrie
September 06, 2022 07:01 - 53 minutesDecades have passed since Fafner walked out of Valhalla with the Ring of Power. He has since transformed into a dragon, and holds the ring in his hoard. Wotan is playing the long game, scheming to take back the ring — whether to use it or destroy it, even he isn’t sure. This is our second episode on Richard Wagner’s epic opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ring of Power Pt. 1: The Rhinegold
August 30, 2022 07:01 - 53 minutesBefore there was Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, there was Richard Wagner’s The Ring of Nibelung. Infused with ancient Norse and Germanic myths, the composer’s epic opera cycle deals in power, corruption, and uncontrollable destruction. At its center is a ring forged from the enchanted riches of the Rhine river. All who look upon it will do anything to possess it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Morgana le Fay Pt. 2
August 23, 2022 07:01 - 55 minutesPlotting to save Camelot puts Morgana head-to-head with King Arthur. Believing he has grown mad with power, Morgana embraces her abilities to become a magical force feared across Britannia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Morgana le Fay Pt. 1
August 16, 2022 07:01 - 50 minutesSexy, scheming, and filled with magic, Morgana le Fay is one of the most infamous characters of Arthurian lore. Often using her powers for good and evil, she sets out to save Camelot — even if it means going against her half-brother, King Arthur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paradise Lost IV: Outrage from Lifeless Things
August 09, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourBlood spills in the Garden of Eden. Sin and Death have merged the worlds of Chaos and Paradise, unleashing horrors never seen before. As Satan enjoys the fruits of his labor, Adam and Eve are guided out into a fallen world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paradise Lost III: The Shades of Night
August 02, 2022 07:01 - 51 minutesThe Angels of Paradise are called upon to protect the Garden of Eden — and its two innocent occupants — from an intruder: none other than Satan himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paradise Lost II: Pandemonium
July 26, 2022 07:01 - 59 minutesWelcome to Hell. Satan has fallen, imprisoned alongside his treacherous allies. His arduous journey to escape will reunite him with Sin and introduce him to his progeny, Death. And then it’s out of Hell — and into Chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paradise Lost I: Fallen Angels
July 19, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourHigh up in the heavens, a kingdom celebrates a new creation. But there is one who won’t partake in the revelry. Instead, he plots. Lucifer has a curiosity he can’t ignore, and he’ll do anything to satisfy it. Even if it takes a rebellion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Knights of the Round Table
July 12, 2022 07:01 - 58 minutesPrincess Guinevere enters the fray, Merlin reveals dark family secrets, and King Arthur chooses the Knights of the Round Table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Orishas: Eshu & The Great Trick
July 05, 2022 07:01 - 50 minutesEshu is a sly trickster who craves chaos. But when he finds himself without any gods to dupe, he convinces the Sun and Moon to switch houses — and reverse the order of the day. Unfortunately for Eshu, his move makes the Supreme God supremely unhappy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Achilles Pt. 2
June 28, 2022 07:01 - 53 minutesFor centuries, scholars have debated the nature of Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship. The 2004 movie “Troy” cast them as cousins. What if they were actually lovers? This week, their rivalry-romance heats up, and a mysterious enemy reveals themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Achilles Pt. 1
June 21, 2022 07:01 - 50 minutesBefore he was a great warrior of Greek mythology, Achilles was a boy still learning his own strength under the tutelage of the centaur Chiron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Journey to the West: The Six Eared Macaque
June 14, 2022 07:01 - 52 minutesTwo monks are cursed after drinking from the mystical Child and Mother River. The Monkey King faces off against his demon impostor. Countdown to the CULTS book release! Parcast’s first book hits shelves July 12th. It’s an unflinching exploration of shame, secrecy, power, exploitation, and destruction. Learn more at www.parcast.com/cults! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Lady of the Lake
June 07, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourKing Arthur leaves the world of men to travel to the land of the Fae, where the Lady of the Lake imparts her steely wisdom. Merlin hunts for Morgause and glimpses a deep evil we’ve only just begun to uncover. Parcasters, we have exciting news! Our first book hits bookshelves July 12th. Don’t miss this chilling summer read that takes you deep into the darkest sides of human nature. Learn more and grab your copy at www.parcast.com/cults! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
The Hero Twins: Game of Death Pt. 2
May 31, 2022 07:01 - 45 minutesThey set out to avenge their father. By the end, they’ll discover their cosmic destiny. Parcasters, we have exciting news! Our first book hits bookshelves July 12th. Don’t miss this chilling summer read that takes you deep into the darkest sides of human nature. Learn more and grab your copy at www.parcast.com/cults! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Hero Twins: Game of Death Pt. 1
May 24, 2022 07:01 - 44 minutesA ballgame with the ancient Lords of Death will determine the fate of the Hero Twins, two teen gods from Mayan legend who are still discovering the limits of their power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Lost City of Atlantis
May 17, 2022 07:01 - 54 minutesGlittering structures, rare wildlife. The extraordinary beauty of Atlantis was guarded over by Poseidon and his kin. One man’s misguided quest for glory will bring it all down. In its place, a legend will arise about a city lost beneath the waves. This is the story of the greatest civilization in the world… before its fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Camelot
May 10, 2022 07:01 - 49 minutesThe end of the war is just one battle away, but even a victory can’t dissolve the heaviness that hangs over King Arthur. The seductive Lady Morgause offers her friendship... and more. Merlin interprets a terrible dream. And the Knight of the Fountain chases glory. The decisions our young king makes now will shape his world forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Moon Goddess & The Dragon
May 03, 2022 07:01 - 54 minutesIn legends from Hawaii and New Zealand, a powerful beast tries to force marriage upon Hina of Hilo — goddess of the moon and mother to Maui. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Exodus Pt. 3
April 26, 2022 07:01 - 57 minutesThe plagues are growing more terrible, and still Pharaoh refuses to let the Israelites go. His fury is met with God’s wrath. The angel of death is coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Exodus Pt. 2
April 19, 2022 07:01 - 54 minutesAfter forty years apart, Moses and Aaron reunite as brothers and set out on their mission. But convincing the defiant Pharaoh to see things God’s way will take more than a couple miracles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Exodus Pt. 1
April 12, 2022 07:01 - 54 minutesFrom the banks of the Nile, a servant girl picks up a basket cradling an infant boy. He’s bestowed a name, Moses, by the Pharaoh’s daughter, and raised as her own son. This is part 1 of our 3-part series on the Exodus, a biblical epic that sees an enslaved people led to freedom... with some help from the divine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Journey to the West: Princess Iron Fan
April 05, 2022 07:01 - 53 minutesThe adventures of the Monkey King continue! Facing a dangerous mountain range, Sun Wukong must use his wits to find safe passage through. Standing in his way? An old enemy with a vicious grudge and power unlike anything he’s seen before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Old Man Coyote Makes The World
March 29, 2022 07:01 - 47 minutesIn this retelling of the Crow Tribe’s creation myth, the world is shaped by the first being to ever exist. Old Man Coyote crafts a paradise, but his manipulative brother has more malevolent plans for Earth’s creatures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Boyhood Deeds of Finn McCool Pt. 2
March 22, 2022 07:01 - 57 minutesOn the eve of Samhain, Fionn makes a deal with King Conn that has him facing off with Aileen the Burner — a destructive god whose only agenda is destroying everything in her path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Boyhood Deeds of Finn McCool Pt. 1
March 15, 2022 07:01 - 52 minutesLong before he led a band of fighters sworn to defend Ireland, Fionn Mac Cumhaill was a boy of ten dead-set on settling a score with his father’s enemy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
King Arthur Pt. 2: The Flame of Carlion
March 08, 2022 08:01 - 57 minutesArthur may have just fulfilled a prophecy, but not everyone’s on board with the boy-king’s coronation. Merlin sends Morgana to offer protection, and they make their escape from Londinium — straight into the royal armies of six kings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
King Arthur Pt. 1: The Sword in the Stone
March 01, 2022 08:01 - 54 minutesA loose dog leads a knight’s squire into the forest, where he crosses paths with an old magician. Later, a bit of improvisation leads him to an enchanted sword… and his destiny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hoori the Hunter Pt. 2
February 22, 2022 08:01 - 57 minutesTrapped in the Sea Kingdom, Hoori can’t help having strange dreams about returning to the surface. But are they dreams, or memories? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hoori the Hunter Pt. 1
February 15, 2022 08:01 - 49 minutesAs a second-born prince, Hoori enjoys all the privileges of royalty without the pressure of ruling. But when he swaps royal duties with his brother, Hoori loses something precious — and is on the hook for getting it back. Can he take on a sea monster with an appetite for vengeance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cupid & Psyche
February 08, 2022 08:01 - 57 minutesA divine playboy falls for a legendary beauty. But they each have contradictions they can’t help. Cupid is deeply skeptical of love, and Psyche believes her looks are a curse. On top of it all, the jealous goddess Venus will stop at nothing to keep her son away from her rival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chinese New Year: Legends of the Tiger
February 01, 2022 08:01 - 55 minutesBefore the Tiger joined the Zodiac, he was a student learning the ways of balance and wisdom. The townspeople fear him, but it is the mighty Lion who wreaks havoc. When the smoke clears, the Tiger goes hunting for a tyrant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Orishas: Oba & The Wives of Shango
January 18, 2022 08:01 - 51 minutesOba was disappointed that she no longer had the same relationship with her husband now that Shango had two more wives. So at the urging of one of the other wives, she decided to give a piece of herself to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Io
January 11, 2022 08:01 - 56 minutesAfter an encounter with Zeus and Hera, a mortal woman is transformed against her will. Losing hope, she stumbles upon Prometheus, the god of forethought, who gives her a reason to fight forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Prometheus
January 04, 2022 08:01 - 56 minutesThe story of Prometheus comes alive in all of its god-defying, fire-stealing glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Best of 2021: At the Seance
December 28, 2021 08:01 - 44 minutesAs we look ahead to the new year, we want to take one last chance to say thank you for the year that was — and present our "Best of 2021"! Please enjoy this episode from Mediums, one of our favorite new shows of this year, where we take you straight into the heart of a 19th-century seance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Lost Nativity: An Apocryphal Christmas Tale
December 21, 2021 08:01 - 1 hourDark, sweeping, and brimming with cosmic significance — this is the nativity story as you’ve never heard it before. Join us for a pulse-pounding tale sourced from ancient texts and apocryphal gospels, featuring scenes that didn’t quite make it into the Bible. This is a storytelling special from Parcast Network, hosted by Vanessa Richardson and Alastair Murden. Coming up: A prophecy unfolds, and a child — unlike any other — is born… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Ragnarök Pt. 3
December 14, 2021 08:01 - 1 hourIn Asgard, Vithar and Thor grapple with mysteries before preparing for the final battle — where Loki’s monstrous children wreak havoc, and Thor embraces his destiny. At the end of everything, Vithar discovers what exactly he’s the god of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ragnarök Pt. 2
December 07, 2021 08:01 - 1 hourThe alliance formed against Loki’s invading forces now races to find the Allfather. Vithar proves himself against a deadly foe. And in the realm of fire, with the fate of the World Tree hanging in the balance, the gods face a primordial enemy of unimaginable strength. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices