The Fairy Tellers

#124 Hero and Leander


Listen Later

In this episode, Geoff and Katrina issue two rare corrections. After falsely claiming in episode #123 that there isn't an ATU type 666, they set the record straight by apologizing for the terrible lie and righting their wrongs. With the tale of Hero and Leander, they show that everyone makes mistakes. Some mistakes (like tempting Fate) are worse than others but even Renaissance historians got things wrong and had to reverse course. They once thought that the story of Hero and Leander pre-dated Homer by mixing up two guys with the same name. Next, Geoff and Katrina apologize for mixing up two guys with the same first name. Giovanni Boccaccio and Giovanni Straparola were both Italian storytellers but were alive over a hundred years apart and the later recorded an ATU type 666 variant in his collection of tales that Katrina retells to finish off the episode. Will they banish themselves to a hut on an island to repent of their sins? Nope. So hopefully this episode is repentance enough.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Fairy TellersBy The Fairy Tellers

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

41 ratings


More shows like The Fairy Tellers

View all
Myths and Legends by Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

Myths and Legends

23,447 Listeners

Ologies with Alie Ward by Alie Ward

Ologies with Alie Ward

24,351 Listeners

Vulgar History: Regency Era by Vulgar History | Realm

Vulgar History: Regency Era

347 Listeners

Fairy Tale Fix by Fantastic Worlds Productions

Fairy Tale Fix

46 Listeners

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal by History Hit

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

1,090 Listeners