We are once again joined by our friend @Gnarles _ from _ Apocrypha on Tik Tok to talk about the ancient deity Dagon, or Dagan depending on what city you’re from. Don’t be a Philistine about the original ancient inspirations from the Hebrew bible that leads to dissing on Lovecraft’s personal views and lauding his writing talents while retelling the short story “Dagon”. Once again, we tie Mesopotamian myth to Dungeons & Dragons.
Read MoreWe have breaking news of the haunted rock variety! The Sessho-Seki or “The Killing Stone” of Nasu, Japan has been split in half! This mythical rock contained the spirit of Tamamo No Mae, one of Japan’s top 3 ranked Yokai demons, or at least it did until March of 2022. Now after 1000 years, the beautiful nine-tailed fox demon girl is free to terrorize your local emperors.
Read MoreThis Women’s History Month, we’re repping our badass and beloved Greek Goddesses. Starting with a collector of names and weaver of tales, patron goddess of Athens and Heroes alike. WHO? It’s ya girl, Athena. We weave three myths of Athena’s petty justice. Gor(gone) girls best watch out for this one.
Drunk Mythology is a podcast created by Krista and Christian, recounting the feats and failures of world Mythology, with a few drinks along the way.
Read MoreIt’s our 100th episode! Join us one last time in 2021 for our centennial celebration of bawdy Bacchanalia as we take a closer look at Bacchus, the Roman equivalent of my OC don’t steal for Dionysus. It’s our big Roman party, there’ll be drinking, singing, myths, and us absolutely dragging Livy for being the ultimate party pooper.
Read MoreIt’s our 99th episode! A special deep dive look at our patron god, Dionysus. Dionysus and his cohort of Satyrs and MAE NADS are getting into shenanigans involving a teetotaler king, King Goldfinger, and the best bard this side of a Dionysia Festival. It’s no Dionysian Mysteries as to why this god may be the last to join the pantheon but is number 1 in our hearts.
Read MoreHappy Spooky Season! Welcome to our transition from Grimm Adventures to Scary Tales! We travel down to the medieval German town of Hamelin, which is under siege from like 10,000 rats. But wait, there’s a new man in town, Der Rattenfänger, offering to make their rat troubles go away. But you better make sure you pay the Pied Piper.
Read MoreWe’re going Grimm this fall, starting with one of our favorite fairy tales that stars the one, the only, Rumbletitskid, Rumperskersin, no… wait, ah yes, Rumpelstiltskin! He’s weaving for the life of the miller’s daughter and wants his payment. A man, friend or fae, needs a name.
Read MoreThose Hunahpu boys are back at it, and this time, they’ve found their old man’s sports gear and they are ready for some justice served in the Pitz of Hell (or rather the Pok-a-Tok ball courts of Xibalba). It’s two on Twelve with Xibalanque and Hunahpu duking it out in the rematch of the century against the Twelve Lords of Death who murdered their father and uncle, but the Xibalbans are the only ones with tricks up their sleeves.
Read MoreToday we are talking about the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, the central heroes in the Popol Vuh. If you’ve seen The Road to El Dorado, these are the two Trickster Heroes that Tulio and Miguel are impersonating. These two magical jaguar boys are gonna take down one big, gaudy, god bird and his sons in a mafia style hit ordered by Don Huracan.
Read MoreWe are heading to Japan for a tale of murder and revenge served farm to table. On the one side, we have just an awful badger, on the other side a poor old farmer and his naïve wife. We’ll see who comes out on top when the empathetic, clever, and really good at torturing and boat-building rabbit joins the battle.
Read MoreThe thrilling conclusion of our talk on kings and succession. Good-Boy-Falcon-God Horus and his uncle Storm-and-Sex-God Set take their war for who’s the next King of Egypt from the battlefield to the tribunal court of the Ennead. Now, we will have order in the court of Atum-Ra.
Read MoreListeners! Be prepared! We’re talking about kings and succession. Falcon-God Horus and his uncle Storm-and-Sex-God Set are gonna duke it out for King of Egypt. Featuring awkward family reunions. Boat races. Horny horny hippos. Butt races. And unplanned pregnancies. Ya better yeet that skeet. And for the love of Ra, don’t eat that salad.
Read MoreHeads up! This week we have a ghost story from Japan featuring the nosiest Yokai on this side of the Pacific - the Rokurokubi. Prepare to learn about what really happens to people who crane their necks to listen on the hot goss. But don’t worry about those long necks, it’s the Nukekubi you really gotta watch out for. It’s samurai monk up to bat against bouncing head ghosts.
Read MoreIt’s Babylonian, Baby! This myth is part creation story and part epic battle. It all starts with a family tree of gods and goddesses and also the plot of neighbors. These youth are too damn noisy. Gods damn it, Tiamat’s gonna do something about it. We talk about the Babylonian/Akkadian myth and then in the latter half of the episode relate it back to that DND title monster, Tiamat.
Read MoreWe are joined by Nicole O’hara and Giada Fornello, some of the creators of Myth Illogical, an upcoming animated series dealing with Gods and Goddesses in the modern day and their struggle to stay relevant in the era of tik-tok and followers. We search for the heart in animation today and Giada leads us with another story of siblings. This time it’s Romulus and Remus, and you’ll never guess what those sons of Mars are up to now — founding the eternal city of Rome. For more, we hope you’ll check out more info about Myth Illogical at www.mythillogicaltheseries.com.
Read MoreSome places are better left at rest. Some stories are better left untold. Someday maybe we’ll learn that lesson, but not this day. This day we’re talking about another urban legend local to Maryland… the legend of Hell House. Buckle up for some rumor milling and ghostly gossip-mongering as we have fun mixing myths and facts in the history and “history” of St. Mary’s College in Ilchester, Maryland.
Read MoreToday-O, we got a Dwayyo. It’s a tall, black dog that wants to eat you. Hey-O, it’s in Maryland-O. Could be another case of small-town fake news. Wait-O, maybe real-O. A little boy says he sees them everywhere too.
Read MoreOn our sexiest episode, we got it, we flaunt it! We showcase the Mesopotamian goddess of sex, war, shepherds, and other miscellaneous. But for all she’s got, this Lady of the Heavens wants MORE MORE MORE. We learn about her being the keeper of Me and journey with her to the Underworld and back again. Ishtar, Inanna, Inana, Astarte, whatever you call her, she’s bringing sexy back and all the gods better watch their backs!
Read MoreSampo! Ask for it by name! What is it? We don’t exactly know! But we do know that it mills flour, salt, and money and it’s the pride of Kalevala and the prize of Pohjola. In this Finnish epic we team up with a bard, a smith, and a troublemaker to get some free Sampos.
Read MoreWe’re on the hunt for a good ole fashion Greek tragedy story of a heroic hunt. Along the way we learn that Atalanta is the very best, like no one ever was, don’t forget to role call every single god during the harvest festival, and what happens when you try to go against the 3 fates. All to do with one feral hog.
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