129A-Persian Mythology: The Mammoth that Rides

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

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🗓️ 21 November 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The story of Rostam from the Shahnameh, an important book in Iranian Mythology. It starts out in a weird place, with a strange little Benjamin Button-type baby being raised by a mythological peacock dog, and only gets stranger, but it explores themes of loyalty, fealty, and power, even if a leader is not deserving. The creature this week is the Jackalope, from Wyoming, and you can only hunt them one day a year. Unfortunately, that day doesn't exist. -- Sponsors: Waiting to buy Simplisafe? Wait no more. From now until November 26th, you can get 25% off a new security system. Go to http://simplisafe.com/legends Blue Apron! Go to http://www.blueapron.com/legends to check out this week’s menu and get your first 3 meals free. -- Music: "Softly Villainous" by Blue Dot Sessions "De Facto" by Chad Crouch "Common Merganser" by Chad Crouch "Gadwell" by Chad Crouch "Investigation" by Chad Crouch "An Oddly Formal Dance" by Blue Dot Sessions "Tessalit" by Blue Dot Sessions "Drch" by Blue Dot Sessions "As Nihilism Gives Way to Existentialism" by Nihilore

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0:00.0	This week, on Myths and Legends, we're in Persian mythology, talking about probably
0:05.2	its most famous hero, Rostom.
0:07.6	You'll see why that pet elephant might be a bad idea for your super buff 5-year-old
0:12.2	and why it's always a good idea to call your mom on ancient world FaceTime, especially
0:16.9	if she's a mythological bird who's going to coach you through a medical procedure.
0:20.7	The creature this time is what you should stay inside during lightning storms.
0:24.4	Not for the obvious safety reason, but because of the deadly rabbits that will shoot at you
0:28.6	at 65 miles per hour, if you interrupt them while mating.
0:37.4	This is Myths and Legends, episode 129A, The Mammoth That Rides.
0:46.7	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:49.9	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:54.8	Those are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth the listen.
0:59.4	Rostom, the central character of these next few episodes, is quite possibly the biggest
1:03.6	character of pre-Islamic Persian mythology.
1:06.3	He's one of the main characters of a text called the Shanama.
1:09.1	Like any good epic hero, the story of Rostom doesn't actually start with Rostom, but with
1:13.3	his parents.
1:14.3	And now the birth of his father, the future epic hero, Zal, was super disappointing.
1:28.1	Hey, said Sam, the King's Champion, knocking on the door.
1:34.8	He just wanted to check if everything was okay.
1:37.5	His lady had gone into labor and he hadn't heard anything.
1:40.9	That was like a week ago, so I mean...
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