Myths and Legends
@mythsandlegends.com
Official account of a podcast you've probably seen or even listened to once upon a time but maybe lost track of. Mainly folklore stuff here.
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Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/1HWpiRH
Links: https://mythsandlegends.com
tfw you were not only called in on your day off to play for the fairy tale forest creatures, but NONE of other people in the band showed.
July 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
tfw you were not only called in on your day off to play for the fairy tale forest creatures, but NONE of other people in the band showed.
#CreatureOfTheDay is the cat-sìth, the king of the cats from Celtic folklore. With a white spot on its chest and walking on hind legs, it steals the souls of dead people. You can keep it away with music, games, dance, and, of course, catnip.
July 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the cat-sìth, the king of the cats from Celtic folklore. With a white spot on its chest and walking on hind legs, it steals the souls of dead people. You can keep it away with music, games, dance, and, of course, catnip.
#CreatureOfTheDay: Satori (覚) is a mind-reading monkey monster from Japanese folklore. In the forest, it’ll speak your thoughts before you can. Given the chance, it’ll kill and eat you, but if something unexpected happens, it flees. So hope a bird flies into its head
July 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay: Satori (覚) is a mind-reading monkey monster from Japanese folklore. In the forest, it’ll speak your thoughts before you can. Given the chance, it’ll kill and eat you, but if something unexpected happens, it flees. So hope a bird flies into its head
"I accidentally made that ice cube way too big! Use that sword to chop it up real good, Galahad." --King Arthur
July 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"I accidentally made that ice cube way too big! Use that sword to chop it up real good, Galahad." --King Arthur
#CreatureOfTheDay is the kikimora, from Slavic folklore. A small old woman with chicken legs and a beak who secretly lives in your house and helps out and/or messes with stuff and breaks dishes. She'll make mouse noises behind your stove to let you know she wants food.
July 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the kikimora, from Slavic folklore. A small old woman with chicken legs and a beak who secretly lives in your house and helps out and/or messes with stuff and breaks dishes. She'll make mouse noises behind your stove to let you know she wants food.
#CreatureOfTheDay is the nuno sa punso, from Philippine folklore. The "old man of the mound" is a hobgoblin who lives in termite mounds. If you disturb his mound, his curses can include: vomiting blood, urinating black liquid, and hair growth on the back
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the nuno sa punso, from Philippine folklore. The "old man of the mound" is a hobgoblin who lives in termite mounds. If you disturb his mound, his curses can include: vomiting blood, urinating black liquid, and hair growth on the back
#CreatureOfTheDay is the squonk, a fearsome critter from Pennsylvania, in North America. A pig monster covered in warts and moles, it is always unhappy. When escape from a hunter is impossible, it will weep to the point that it dissolves itself in its own tears.
July 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the squonk, a fearsome critter from Pennsylvania, in North America. A pig monster covered in warts and moles, it is always unhappy. When escape from a hunter is impossible, it will weep to the point that it dissolves itself in its own tears.
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Kamaitachi(鎌鼬) the sickle weasel, from Japan. They ride in dust devils and use their sickle-like front claws to give people painless slices on their legs. They live in the mountains of Japan or "any place with weasels" so I guess watch out.
July 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Kamaitachi(鎌鼬) the sickle weasel, from Japan. They ride in dust devils and use their sickle-like front claws to give people painless slices on their legs. They live in the mountains of Japan or "any place with weasels" so I guess watch out.
Me in January: I’m gonna set boundaries this year
Me in June after accepting a magical quest and the role of champion of the damp goblin-frogs in the cursed swamp:
Me in June after accepting a magical quest and the role of champion of the damp goblin-frogs in the cursed swamp:
June 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Me in January: I’m gonna set boundaries this year
Me in June after accepting a magical quest and the role of champion of the damp goblin-frogs in the cursed swamp:
Me in June after accepting a magical quest and the role of champion of the damp goblin-frogs in the cursed swamp:
#CreatureOfTheDay is the laminak, from Basque folklore. Tiny fairies that clean your house, you can tell they are a mythical creature because they have duck feet. Also b/c they are tiny fairies cleaning your house for you. All male laminak are named "William". Art by Morburre
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the laminak, from Basque folklore. Tiny fairies that clean your house, you can tell they are a mythical creature because they have duck feet. Also b/c they are tiny fairies cleaning your house for you. All male laminak are named "William". Art by Morburre
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Muryan, from Cornish folklore. Said to have offended God, but they were too good for hell & too bad for heaven. As punishment, they shrink each time they shapeshift. The largest are ant-sized, the smallest imperceptible. They'll do a jig if you ask nicely
June 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Muryan, from Cornish folklore. Said to have offended God, but they were too good for hell & too bad for heaven. As punishment, they shrink each time they shapeshift. The largest are ant-sized, the smallest imperceptible. They'll do a jig if you ask nicely
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Lutin, from France. It takes many forms - a horse that gives magical rides, a tiny person that crawls through your child's hair, or a fancy human. Its favorite form is a white cat, often seen in France & Canada as a Lutin in disguise. Art by Godo.
June 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Lutin, from France. It takes many forms - a horse that gives magical rides, a tiny person that crawls through your child's hair, or a fancy human. Its favorite form is a white cat, often seen in France & Canada as a Lutin in disguise. Art by Godo.
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Korrigan. Celtic princesses who opposed Christianity in Brittany, they're "lovely lustful women who try to lure men into their beds and into a watery death." Trying to put someone to sleep in water is barely a euphemism for murder so that's kind of on you
June 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Korrigan. Celtic princesses who opposed Christianity in Brittany, they're "lovely lustful women who try to lure men into their beds and into a watery death." Trying to put someone to sleep in water is barely a euphemism for murder so that's kind of on you
"The Influenza Fiend (1893)" by Arthur Rackham.
Sure it's not strictly-speaking scientifically accurate (or accurate in any way), but maybe we should revisit thinking about infectious disease as little nude goblins that breathe in your mouth, bite your head, and lick your ears
Sure it's not strictly-speaking scientifically accurate (or accurate in any way), but maybe we should revisit thinking about infectious disease as little nude goblins that breathe in your mouth, bite your head, and lick your ears
June 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"The Influenza Fiend (1893)" by Arthur Rackham.
Sure it's not strictly-speaking scientifically accurate (or accurate in any way), but maybe we should revisit thinking about infectious disease as little nude goblins that breathe in your mouth, bite your head, and lick your ears
Sure it's not strictly-speaking scientifically accurate (or accurate in any way), but maybe we should revisit thinking about infectious disease as little nude goblins that breathe in your mouth, bite your head, and lick your ears
#MythologySource this week is the Prose Edda, by Snorri Sturlson. *The* source for Norse mythology, we'll see a blood ocean, Thor's weird habit of kicking mourners into fire, and why you shouldn't invite Loki to your party (he'll kill your kids). https://myths.link/edda
June 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#MythologySource this week is the Prose Edda, by Snorri Sturlson. *The* source for Norse mythology, we'll see a blood ocean, Thor's weird habit of kicking mourners into fire, and why you shouldn't invite Loki to your party (he'll kill your kids). https://myths.link/edda
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Cactus Cat, from the American Southwest. With a branched and spiky tail, armored body, and Wolverine-style bone claws, the cat will use its fearful appendages...solely to smash or cut cactuses to drink the fermented liquid inside and get really drunk.
June 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Cactus Cat, from the American Southwest. With a branched and spiky tail, armored body, and Wolverine-style bone claws, the cat will use its fearful appendages...solely to smash or cut cactuses to drink the fermented liquid inside and get really drunk.
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Gashadokuro, from Japan. The giant "starving skeleton" created from the bones of people who starved or were left on the battlefield, it wanders around at 2am eating anyone it finds so avoid giant skeletons at that hour (and all other hours)
June 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Gashadokuro, from Japan. The giant "starving skeleton" created from the bones of people who starved or were left on the battlefield, it wanders around at 2am eating anyone it finds so avoid giant skeletons at that hour (and all other hours)
#CreatureOfTheDay is Papa Bois, from Trinidad and Tobago. A jacked grandpa w/ a beard of leaves, a body covered in hair, & horns on his forehead, he'll protect animals by getting hunters lost in the forest. Just don't look at his cloven hooves. He won't hurt you, it's just rude.
June 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is Papa Bois, from Trinidad and Tobago. A jacked grandpa w/ a beard of leaves, a body covered in hair, & horns on his forehead, he'll protect animals by getting hunters lost in the forest. Just don't look at his cloven hooves. He won't hurt you, it's just rude.
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Kludde, from Flanders. An evil black dog that approaches in the least evil way possible: hopping on hind legs. Lunges at the throat of travelers & can take the form of a cat, bat, or frog. You can tell something is off because the animal will be on fire.
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Kludde, from Flanders. An evil black dog that approaches in the least evil way possible: hopping on hind legs. Lunges at the throat of travelers & can take the form of a cat, bat, or frog. You can tell something is off because the animal will be on fire.
#CreatureOfTheDay are the Blue Men of the Minch from Scotland, blue men who live in the Minch. Bring your rhyming dictionary, b/c they'll challenge sailors with two lines of poetry, and the sailors will have to complete the rhyme...or the blue men will capsize the ship.
June 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay are the Blue Men of the Minch from Scotland, blue men who live in the Minch. Bring your rhyming dictionary, b/c they'll challenge sailors with two lines of poetry, and the sailors will have to complete the rhyme...or the blue men will capsize the ship.
When your favorite superhero gets a gritty reboot
June 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When your favorite superhero gets a gritty reboot
I don't know what I notice more, the giant carrying the cows like that, the combo of no pants + the shirt being SO short, or just how over it his wife is.
From the story "Jack and the Beanstalk". Art by Arthur Rackham.
From the story "Jack and the Beanstalk". Art by Arthur Rackham.
June 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I don't know what I notice more, the giant carrying the cows like that, the combo of no pants + the shirt being SO short, or just how over it his wife is.
From the story "Jack and the Beanstalk". Art by Arthur Rackham.
From the story "Jack and the Beanstalk". Art by Arthur Rackham.
#Mythology source: The Library. Falsely attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, the work is a comprehensive compendium of Greek mythology and the cover has the happiest naked dudes fighting to the death that you've ever seen (maybe?). https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html
June 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Mythology source: The Library. Falsely attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, the work is a comprehensive compendium of Greek mythology and the cover has the happiest naked dudes fighting to the death that you've ever seen (maybe?). https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Şüräle, from Turkic folklore. He's naked with a wooly body, long, creepy fingers, and a horn on his forehead. He lures people into the forest and gets them lost so he can tickle them to death.
June 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the Şüräle, from Turkic folklore. He's naked with a wooly body, long, creepy fingers, and a horn on his forehead. He lures people into the forest and gets them lost so he can tickle them to death.
#CreatureOfTheDay is the fossegrim, the "waterfall lord" from Norway. A watery fiddle player (pictured with a harp?) who plays so well that “tables and benches, gray-beards and grandmothers, [...], even babes in the cradle” dance. Throw a goat into a waterfall correctly & he'll teach you how to play
June 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#CreatureOfTheDay is the fossegrim, the "waterfall lord" from Norway. A watery fiddle player (pictured with a harp?) who plays so well that “tables and benches, gray-beards and grandmothers, [...], even babes in the cradle” dance. Throw a goat into a waterfall correctly & he'll teach you how to play