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Welcome to the Mysteries of Mythology podcast, hosted by Mr. Myst!Join me as I bring ancient legends to life with captivating storytelling and easy-to-follow explanations.
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The REAL creature that inspired Dracula (opens the original)
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula is often linked to Vlad the Impaler, but the evidence is far less certain than popular culture suggests. Could an Irish revenant called Abhartach offer another clue to the origins of the world’s most famous vampire? Dracula’s origins are more complicated than the familiar story of Vlad III of Wallachia inspiring Bram Stoker’s Count. Stoker certainly encountered the name “Dracula”, yet his surviving research notes reveal surprisingly little interest in Vlad the Impaler himse
Why Vikings Feared Their Own Dead | The Draugr (opens the original)
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The Draugr wasn't just a Viking zombie. It remembered who you were, where it lived, and exactly who still owed it money. Discover the terrifying Norse undead from Icelandic sagas, where the dead returned with their grudges intact. A Draugr was one of the most feared creatures in Norse folklore because it was never a mindless monster. Drawn from Icelandic sagas including Grettis Saga and Eyrbyggja Saga, this video explores the terrifying stories of Þórólfr Twist-Foot, Glámr, Grettir Ásmundarson a
The Original Medusa Was NOT a Women (opens the original)
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Medusa wasn't always the snake-haired monster most people imagine. The oldest Greek myths tell a very different story.Was Medusa born a Gorgon, or did a Roman poet completely reshape one of mythology's most famous legends? The story of Medusa has changed more than almost any other figure in Greek mythology. This episode follows her journey from Hesiod's earliest account through Homer, Perseus, the Gorgons, Athena and Poseidon, before reaching Ovid's Metamorphoses, the version that shaped the mod
Why Would Anyone Hang a Demon's Face in Their Home? (opens the original)
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Pazuzu was one of the most feared demons of ancient Mesopotamia—but people hung his image in their homes for protection.Why would the king of the evil wind demons become a guardian against even darker supernatural forces? Pazuzu is one of the most recognisable figures from Mesopotamian mythology, largely because of The Exorcist. Yet the real story is far stranger than the horror films. In this video, we explore the origins of Pazuzu in ancient Assyria and Babylonia, his role as the king of the e
Dionysus Was One of Greece's Oldest Gods (opens the original)
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Dionysus was far more than the Greek god of wine. Discover how theatre, mystery cults, rebirth, Bacchus in Rome, and one of Greece's oldest gods shaped ancient religion in ways that still fascinate today. Dionysus is best known as the Greek god of wine, but his influence reached far beyond feasting and celebration. In this video, we explore how Dionysus became the patron of ancient Greek theatre, why the City Dionysia gave rise to the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and how lat
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