Just as a quick disclaimer, there's some slight adult stuff this week in a little bit of

violence, so check out mythpodcast.com for more of on that.

This week, I'm Myths and Legends, we're wrapping up the current run of King Arthur stories,

and you'll learn so much, like how to meet that special someone in medieval times.

Spoiler alert, the answer is almost always trick them with magic, and we'll also see

the kind of sadistic way Merlin leaves a voicemail for King Arthur.

The creature this time is a spiky octopus, or a hungry spiky blanket, regardless it's

totally gonna ruin your day at the beach.

From Bartik, this is Myths and Legends, episode 100b, Family reunion.

This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.

Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with sparsing origins.

Other stories you might not have heard, but really should.

Previously on Myths and Legends, Yvain found himself banished from King Arthur's court,

and going decided to join him, the pair encountered the Knight Marhoss, and the trio accepted

three individual quests from three women in the country of strange adventure.

We followed Gawain's quest, on which he met some knight harassing the noble woman,

Edward, and became the stranger's wingman.

But Gawain disappeared for three days, and when his new night friend,

Palace, came to his rescue, it turned out he had just been in bed with Edward the whole time.

Today, we start not with Gawain, but with his mother,

Marhoss. On the other side of Great Britain, if you recall,

Marhoss was the wife of King Lot, the leader who died in rebellion against Arthur,

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