Mythology & Fiction Explained

By Marios ChristouFiction History Drama

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August 06, 2021 Episode 34: Ovid's Metamorphoses: A Collection of Gruesome and Unmissable Transformation Tales & Legends
Today we finally take a look at Ovid's Metamorphoses a selection of cautionary transformation tales. Some of the figures we'll be taking a look at today include Calisto, Arachne, Pygmalion, Daedalus & Icarus and Battus.

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19 min
July 16, 2021 Episode 33: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - (Exploring Arthurian Lore)
Today we will be exploring the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. A great piece of Arthurian lore that covers multiple themes from Honesty, chivalry, temptation, seduction and human nature.

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12 min
June 30, 2021 Episode 32: The Seven Deadly Sins - What Are They and Why Are They So Dangerous?
Today we take a look at the Seven Deadly Sins with one main goal, to find out why they were considered so deadly. In order to uncover their origins we must examine how and why they came to exist.

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14 min
June 23, 2021 Episode 31: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Who Are They & What Do They Represent? -
Today we take a look the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Conquest, War, Famine and Death. We examine who are they are and what they represent using information from the book of revelation and the book of ezekiel.

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13 min
May 31, 2021 Episode 30: Purgatorio - A Summary of the Divine Comedy Pt. 2
Today we finally return to Dante's Divine Comedy with Purgatorio, having covered Inferno and due to very very popular demand we are now tagging along with Dante and Virgil as they travel through Purgatory. Join us on this wild adventure and we take another look into the wild mind of Dante Alighieri.

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38 min
May 13, 2021 Episode 29: Hera: The Queen of Gods - (Greek Mythology Explained
Today we explore the queen of Olympus herself, Hera! We take a look at the domains and worship surrounding Hera, as well as the many stories she appears in. The story of how she married Zeus, her involvements in the story of Jason and his hunt for the golden fleece, her hatred for Heracles, how she played a large role in starting the Trojan war and of course the treatment of Zeus' many lovers.

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16 min
March 25, 2021 Episode 28: The Worst Punishments of Greek Mythology - Mortal Edition (Greek Mythology Explained)
Today Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the worst punishments of Greek mythology that were dished out to kings and regular mortals alike.

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14 min
March 12, 2021 Episode 27: Mermaids: The Dark & Messed Up Origins - (Exploring the Myths Behind Infamous Sea Creatures)
Mermaids - Today we take a look at the stories behind Mermaids from Greek mythology, Mesopotamian mythology, Russian & British folklore.

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16 min
January 28, 2021 Episode 26: The Watchers - The Angels who Abandoned God & Heaven (Exploring the Book of Enoch)
The book of Enoch is a religious text that covers Angels, Demons, Giants and even the events surrounding the great flood. Today we take a look at the book of the Watchers which discusses the angels fall from grace.

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13 min
December 24, 2020 Episode 25: A Christmas Carol - The Story of Ebenezer Scrooge (A Charles Dickens Story)

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12 min

About Mythology & Fiction Explained

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The Mythology & Fiction Explained podcast is a weekly show that aims to cover all sorts of Mythological tales and crazy fiction. Many of these episodes have come from the popular Youtube channel…