Oshun is the Yoruba river goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and balance, and according to myth, the world could not flourish without her.Discover the powerful story of Oshun, from the Yoruba creation myth to the sacred Osun-Osogbo Grove and her lasting influence across Africa and the Americas.

In this episode, we explore the mythology of Oshun, one of the most important Orishas in Yoruba religion. More than a goddess of love and beauty, Oshun represents the life-giving force that brings harmony, healing, fertility, prosperity, and balance to the world. From the creation story to her sacred river, her warning floods, the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Nigeria, and her journey through the African diaspora as Oxum and Ochún, this is the story of why Oshun still matters today.

The people of ancient Mesopotamia believed that knowledge was given to them by seven teacher figures who emerged from the sea. This video explores these ancient civilisations, examining their origins and divine status within Mesopotamian mythology. We trace this history through various reliefs, figurines, and depictions of ancient cities, offering a deeper look into the ancient history of Sumer and Babylon.

In the earliest myths of Mesopotamia, knowledge wasn’t discovered—it was given. The Apkallu stand at the centre of that belief, bridging gods and humans as bringers of order, wisdom, and civilisation itself. From fish-cloaked sages rising from the sea to the tragic story of Adapa and the lost chance at immortality, their story reveals how one of the world’s first civilisations understood its own origins—and its limits.

What was the original ghoul in Arabic folklore—and how did it become the graveyard monster we know today?In this deep dive into ghoul mythology, we explore its desert origins, ties to jinn, shape-shifting tricks, and terrifying journey into modern horror.The ghoul is one of the most misunderstood monsters in mythology. Long before it became a zombie-like graveyard creature in modern horror, the ghoul was a shape-shifting predator from Arabic folklore that haunted deserts, ruins, and lonely roads. In this episode, we uncover the original ghoul legend, its connection to jinn, the eerie tale of Sidi Nouman, and the strange way this ancient Middle Eastern monster transformed as it entered European storytelling.

Mermaids have appeared in myths from Mesopotamia to Japan, but their true origin is far stranger than most people realise.In this episode, we trace the history of mermaids from ancient gods and sea sages to sailors’ sightings and global folklore.From Oannes and Atargatis to Sirens, medieval carvings, Columbus, Suvannamaccha, ningyo, jiaoren, Mami Wata, and Pania of the Reef, this is the long and surprising story of how the mermaid became one of the world’s most enduring mythical beings. The deeper we go, the less familiar she becomes.

One ancient god has become one of the biggest puzzles in European religion, and his name might not even be complete.Meet Cernunnos, the antlered “Horned One” found on a forgotten pillar beneath Notre Dame… with no surviving myths.

In this episode of Mysteries of Mythology, we follow the clues historians actually have—inscriptions, reliefs, torcs, antlers, and the eerie ram-headed serpent—to reconstruct what Cernunnos might have meant to the Celtic-speaking peoples of Roman Gaul. The truth is stranger than any modern “horned god” story… because the story is missing.

The Greek god Pan wasn’t always a famous Greek god. He nearly vanished from history until one shocking story (and one runner) dragged him back into the spotlight.From Arcadian caves to the Battle of Marathon, discover how the nature god became the face of “panic,” wild freedom, and the fading of the old gods.Pan is the goat-footed god you think you know… but his real story is stranger: a “backwoods” Arcadian spirit mocked by city Greeks, suddenly adopted by Athens after Marathon, then reborn again through Roman poetry, eerie folklore, and one haunting announcement—“Great Pan is dead.”

Centaurs in Greek Mythology: Savage Beasts or Noble Teachers?During a recent trip to Athens, there was one creature more prevalent in art than Athena herself. From violent wedding massacres to the tragic death of Heracles, discover the dark origins and hidden meaning of the half-man, half-horse creatures of ancient Greece.Centaurs are some of the most recognisable creatures in mythology — but the truth behind them is far darker than modern fantasy suggests. In this deep dive, we explore their ancient Mesopotamian roots, the twisted punishment of King Ixion, the savage Centauromachy, the deadly revenge of Nessus, and the tragic sacrifice of Chiron. Were centaurs symbols of uncontrollable instinct? Foreign “barbarians”? Or a warning about what happens when civilisation loses control?

Fairies were never one “species”—they were a warning label for whatever lived beside us, didn’t belong, and could ruin your life if you got it wrong.From Tinker Bell to the Aos Sí, we’re tracing the REAL fairy traditions of Britain & Ireland—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.The fairies of folklore aren’t cute, tiny, and winged—they’re human-sized, rule-bound, easily offended, and dangerously literal. In this long-form deep dive, we peel back the modern “sparkly” image and travel region by region through Britain and Ireland’s most influential fairy beliefs: elf-shot and fairy rings, pixie-led travellers, changelings, Welsh lake maidens, Ireland’s mound-dwelling Aos Sí, and Scotland’s Seelie/Unseelie courts—where a single mistake can cost you years… or your life.

When is slaying a dragon an act of heroism… and when is it a crime against nature?From Nezha and Ao Bing to Saint George and the Tarasque, this episode looks at dragon slayers as mirrors of their cultures.In China, dragons bring rain and life; in medieval Europe, dragons are chaos that must be destroyed. In this final part of the dragon origins series, we follow heroes like Nezha, Hou Yi, Erlang Shen, Saint George and Saint Martha to ask a bigger question: do we see ourselves as part of nature… or its conquerors? Stick around to the end for the idea that dragons aren’t just beasts in stories, but reflections of our fear, faith, and place in the world.

The dragon didn’t start as a fire-breathing castle-burner — it began as a sacred water serpent tied to rain, crops, and survival. In Part 2, we trace that path from ancient Africa to China, Europe, and beyond, and ask: what was the first “dragon” really like?Explore how a helpful rain-snake became a world-serpent, a river-maker, and finally the monster heroes had to slay.Across rock art, archaeology, and old stories, we find a core pattern: a giant serpent linked to storms and rivers that later splits into “good” and “evil” forms. This episode keeps the language simple and the evidence front-and-centre — so you can see how one idea travelled the world and changed shape while it moved.