Mythology

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Society & Culture History

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Ancient 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...

11.22.2022

He’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! ...

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11.22.2022 Thanksgiving Special: Zorro, the Curse of Capistrano He’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! ...
11.15.2022 Lancelot & Guinevere Pt. 2 Terrified 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
11.08.2022 Lancelot & Guinevere Pt. 1 In 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 ...
11.01.2022 The Day of the Dead After 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 ...
10.25.2022 The Flying Dutchman Stories 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 ...
10.18.2022 The Ramayana Pt. 3: Rama & The Demon King Hanuman 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 ...
10.11.2022 The Ramayana Pt. 2: Rama in Exile Rama, 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 ...
10.04.2022 The Ramayana Pt. 1: A Royal Wedding He 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 ...
09.27.2022 Zagreus: Heir of Hades The 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 ...
09.20.2022 Hades Pt. 2 Hades' 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 ...
09.13.2022 Hades Pt. 1 Listeners, 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 ...
09.06.2022 Ring of Power Pt. 2: The Valkyrie Decades 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 ...
08.30.2022 Ring of Power Pt. 1: The Rhinegold Before 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 ...
08.23.2022 Morgana le Fay Pt. 2 Plotting 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
08.16.2022 Morgana le Fay Pt. 1 Sexy, 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 ...
08.09.2022 Paradise Lost IV: Outrage from Lifeless Things Blood 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 ...
08.02.2022 Paradise Lost III: The Shades of Night The 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
07.26.2022 Paradise Lost II: Pandemonium Welcome 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 ...
07.19.2022 Paradise Lost I: Fallen Angels High 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 ...
07.12.2022 Knights of the Round Table Princess 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
07.05.2022 Orishas: Eshu & The Great Trick Eshu 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 ...
06.28.2022 Achilles Pt. 2 For 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 ...
06.21.2022 Achilles Pt. 1 Before 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
06.14.2022 Journey to the West: The Six Eared Macaque Two 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 ...
06.07.2022 The Lady of the Lake King 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. ...
05.31.2022 The Hero Twins: Game of Death Pt. 2 They 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 ...
05.24.2022 The Hero Twins: Game of Death Pt. 1 A 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
05.17.2022 The Lost City of Atlantis Glittering 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 ...
05.10.2022 Camelot The 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 ...
05.03.2022 The Moon Goddess & The Dragon In 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
04.26.2022 Exodus Pt. 3 The 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
04.19.2022 Exodus Pt. 2 After 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 ...
04.12.2022 Exodus Pt. 1 From 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 ...
04.05.2022 Journey to the West: Princess Iron Fan The 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 ...
03.29.2022 Old Man Coyote Makes The World In 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 ...
03.23.2022 Introducing: Rituals The co-hosts of And That’s Why We Drink are teaming up with Parcast Network! Every week on Rituals, Christine and Em take a tour through the dark arts. They’re summoning historical tales and contemporary accounts of mystical objects, perverse events, ...
03.22.2022 The Boyhood Deeds of Finn McCool Pt. 2 On 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. ...
03.15.2022 The Boyhood Deeds of Finn McCool Pt. 1 Long 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
03.08.2022 King Arthur Pt. 2: The Flame of Carlion Arthur 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 ...
03.01.2022 King Arthur Pt. 1: The Sword in the Stone A 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
02.22.2022 Hoori the Hunter Pt. 2 Trapped 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
02.15.2022 Hoori the Hunter Pt. 1 As 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 ...
02.08.2022 Cupid & Psyche A 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 ...
02.01.2022 Chinese New Year: Legends of the Tiger Before 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 ...
01.18.2022 The Orishas: Oba & The Wives of Shango Oba 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 ...
01.11.2022 Io After 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 ...
01.04.2022 Prometheus The story of Prometheus comes alive in all of its god-defying, fire-stealing glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12.28.2021 Best of 2021: At the Seance As 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 ...
12.21.2021 The Lost Nativity: An Apocryphal Christmas Tale Dark, 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 ...
12.14.2021 Ragnarök Pt. 3 In 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 ...

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Mythology episodes:

Thanksgiving Special: Zorro, the Curse of Capistrano

Lancelot & Guinevere Pt. 2

Lancelot & Guinevere Pt. 1

The Day of the Dead

The Flying Dutchman

The Ramayana Pt. 3: Rama & The Demon King

The Ramayana Pt. 2: Rama in Exile

The Ramayana Pt. 1: A Royal Wedding

Zagreus: Heir of Hades

Hades Pt. 2

Hades Pt. 1

Ring of Power Pt. 2: The Valkyrie

Ring of Power Pt. 1: The Rhinegold

Morgana le Fay Pt. 2

Morgana le Fay Pt. 1

Paradise Lost IV: Outrage from Lifeless Things

Paradise Lost III: The Shades of Night

Paradise Lost II: Pandemonium

Paradise Lost I: Fallen Angels

Knights of the Round Table

Orishas: Eshu & The Great Trick

Achilles Pt. 2

Achilles Pt. 1

Journey to the West: The Six Eared Macaque

The Lady of the Lake

The Hero Twins: Game of Death Pt. 2

The Hero Twins: Game of Death Pt. 1

The Lost City of Atlantis

Camelot

The Moon Goddess & The Dragon

Exodus Pt. 3

Exodus Pt. 2

Exodus Pt. 1

Journey to the West: Princess Iron Fan

Old Man Coyote Makes The World

Introducing: Rituals

The Boyhood Deeds of Finn McCool Pt. 2

The Boyhood Deeds of Finn McCool Pt. 1

King Arthur Pt. 2: The Flame of Carlion

King Arthur Pt. 1: The Sword in the Stone

Hoori the Hunter Pt. 2

Hoori the Hunter Pt. 1

Cupid & Psyche

Chinese New Year: Legends of the Tiger

The Orishas: Oba & The Wives of Shango

Io

Prometheus

Best of 2021: At the Seance

The Lost Nativity: An Apocryphal Christmas Tale

Ragnarök Pt. 3