Mythos Of The World

MTW03 - Arachne The Tale of The First Spider

Hi in this episode we look at Arachne, a tragic story from greek mythology about how a beautiful and talented weaver falls prey to one of mankind's worst enemies of all time, Hubris. 
different versions of this story
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Arachne
https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Arachne/arachne.html
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Greek-Mythology-Arachne-and-Athena-The-Punishment-for-Hubris
A small documentary about weaving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KgTh8Vs6IA
 

MTW02 - Thor's Journey To The Land Of The Giants

Hi, we are going to start off with a story from the Norse mythology and join Thor on his journey to the land of the giants, where he gains insight about his own strength as well as the secret of work itself.
While preparing for this story I got to learn some interesting facts about the culture and I thought I’ll share them as well.
The religion of the Vikings, known as Asatru is the fastest-growing religion in Iceland. Here is a link to an article that shares some more interesting facts about this growing faith - https://icelandmag.is/article/11-things-know-about-present-day-practice-asatru-ancient-religion-vikings
 
Thor and Loki have become very popular thanks to the awesome marvel universe. But there are also some misconceptions about the original Norse mythology, for example in Norse Mythology Thor Loki aren’t brothers, the Aesir Gods and the Giants aren’t different species and so on, I’ve included links to two videos by Dr. Jackson Crawford, who’s an author as well as an instructor on Nordic Studies, the first video is about common misconceptions and the second is about how to pronounce some of these names the proper Nordic way. If you would like to know more please do check out the links.
5 Misconceptions about Norse Mythology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnSJYDzQkE0
How to pronounce the names of Norse Gods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwOt9Cna8vI&t=86s
 
 
Thank you for listening and I’ll see you again with another story.

MTW01 - Mythos Of The World Introduction

Hi, I'm Shaan and Welcome to the Mythos of The World Podcast, where I retell some incredible and insightful stories from around the world, these include; Myths, legends, folktales, fables, epics, zen stories, etc.
 
 
 
Why stories?
There is a Yiddish Proverb that says  'God made man because he loves stories'. Stories are amazing, fun, entertaining and they also give us something more,  an understanding about a different culture, great wisdom, and virtues and almost always they open a door into another world, but sometimes that door can be within us helping us to heal and lead to self-growth. 
 
I was introduced to the art of storytelling by one of my acting teachers, and I just loved it, it showed me the roots as well as the big tree which acting is a part of and a great way to learn many things. So join with me in this podcast as we look at some wonderful stories from around the world :)