The conclusion of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, the story that inspired Disney’s Frozen.

The inspiration for Disney’s Frozen, The Snow Queen is a Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844.

A different sort of episode, where I read to you Star Mother’s Youngest Child by Louise Moeri, like my mother read to me every Christmas Eve.

The details of the myths of Prometheus vary across Ancient Greek sources, but all carry the same themes. The sources used for this retelling include Hesiod’s Theogony (6th or 7th Century BCE), Apollodorus’ Bibliotecha (2nd Century BCE), and Hyginus’ Astronomica (4th Century CE)

This story comes from the Skáldskaparmál, part of the Prose Edda written by Snorri Sturlson during the early 13th century.

The Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh sourced from Welsh manuscripts dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, with the first full collection in English compiled and translated by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1838-1845.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Chinese occasion celebrating the Moon. These are some of the legends associated with the holiday, featuring characters such as Chang’e, the Jade Rabbit, and Wu Gang. Similar celebrations take place across East Asia and Southeast Asia, including “Tsukimi” in Japan.

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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter is one of 33 poems written in the epic style between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE. It covers the myth of Hades’ abduction of Persephone, and acts as the origin story for the seasons and the Eleusinian Mysteries.

The Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh tales sourced from Welsh manuscripts dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, with the first full collection in English compiled and translated by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1838-1845.

This story comes from the Gylfaginning, the first book of the Prose Edda written by Snorri Sturluson in the early 13th century. It is a popular Norse Myth as it includes many comedic elements.