They were two sea monsters from Greek mythology that represented real-life hazards in the Strait of Messina. One was a jagged, rocky cliff wall, and the other, a deadly whirlpool. Greek sailors who tried to pass through the strait found themselves caught between a rock and a hard place...literally.
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Scylla & Charybdis

Travel the world in search of the strangest and most powerful creatures from myth and legend. These beasts are alternately beautiful and ferocious, seductive and sadistic. But no matter what form they take, they tell a story about their culture as only a monster can. Mythical Monsters is a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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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 Persephone. From Mythology, a Parcast Original from Spotify.
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Zagreus: Heir of Hades

In this tale from Iceland, undying love is anything but romantic… Enjoy this episode from Tales! 
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The Deacon of Myrká

For skeptics and believers alike, the Mothman is a phenomenon that’s not going away. Today we explore the most compelling theories surrounding the famous cryptid. This episode originally aired on Unexplained Mysteries.
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The Mothman Pt. 2

Angel of death? Harbinger of doom? In the late 1960s, countless people in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, saw a strange creature on the outskirts of town. Soon afterward, witnesses had prophetic dreams of a deadly disaster. This episode originally aired on Unexplained Mysteries.
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The Mothman Pt. 1

Stories of ghost ships are as old as mythology itself… Now 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 foretells doom for anyone sailing along South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope — once known as “The Cape of Storms.” This episode originally aired on Mythology.
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Scylla & Charybdis

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