180-Azorean Folklore: Power

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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The story from Azorean folklore about a sorcerer who turned his life around. He became a priest, helped his people flee, and then faced a choice when his old life came hunting for him. The creature is a dirty dish towel named the Shirouneri. Like most towels it's actively trying to show you just how much it hates you. Show post (and disclaimer): https://www.mythpodcast.com/14203/180-azorean-folklore-power/ -- Fictional! Apple Podcasts: http://apple.fictional.fm/ Stitcher: http://stitcher.fictional.fm/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5D3FdZ9Pq286O7owqg7tH5 -- Sponsor: Betterhelp: Talk to a therapist online and get help at http://betterhelp.com/legends. Save 10% off your first month with the discount code LEGENDS -- Music: "The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III" by Chris Zabriskie “03. Prelude No. 3” by Chris Zabriskie "49th Street Galleria" by Chris Zabriskie “Vik Fence Haflak” by Blue Dot Sessions “Undercover Vampire Policeman” by Chris Zabriskie "There's probably no time" by Chris Zabriskie

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0:00.0	Quick disclaimer, this week on the podcast there's mentions of sexual assault.
0:03.4	Please check out the post on mythpodcast.com for more information.
0:06.9	This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the story of a magical island in the Atlantic,
0:11.4	and the reason why you shouldn't trust the devil when it comes to dating.
0:14.4	The creature this week is your nasty dish towel.
0:17.6	Seriously, do laundry, or else it will show you just how much it doesn't like being a nasty dish towel
0:23.0	by rubbing itself in your face.
0:24.9	This is Myths and Legends, Episode 180.
0:33.4	Power.
0:39.1	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:42.4	Some are incredibly popular stories you'd think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:46.6	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening.
0:50.0	Today's story is a legend, set in the Azores.
0:53.0	The islands in the middle of the Atlantic, which are part of Portugal.
0:55.9	It's set in the 8th century AD, so at the very start of the Middle Ages.
1:00.5	For some context, we're less than 100 years from the Viking Age.
1:04.2	Rome is gone, fractured into dozens of smaller kingdoms mostly run by dramatic tribes that
1:08.5	took down the empire.
1:10.0	The Byzantine Empire is about to hit its golden age, and what used to be the Eastern Roman
1:13.5	Empire, and, most important to our story, the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate, is about to hit
1:19.0	the peak of its power throughout Northern Africa, in the Middle East.
1:22.3	Even though today's story belongs to the folklore of the Azores, we aren't going to start
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