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Myths and Legends

227-Greek/Roman Mythology: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Olympus

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, Arts, History, Books

4.825.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Two stories from Greek/Roman mythology this week with the (not remotely) love story of Apollo and Daphne as well as the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe, where we'll see that a wall can bring people together as well as keep them apart.

The creature is the Bakru, from Suriname, a mythological creature in the form of a child that stopped on the way to becoming a real boy and you can also hire him to burn down someone's house on Fiverr.

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Music:

"Sunset Stroll in the Wood" by Podington Bear

"Douglas Fir" by Chad Crouch

"The Speed of Life" by Podington Bear

"Helado" by Blue Dot Sessions

"OneEightFour" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Kallaloe" by Blue Dot Sessions

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Transcript

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0:39.2

Quick disclaimer this week.

0:40.4

We're in Greek mythology, so just kind of the general Greek disclaimer of mentions of sexual assault, suicide,

0:47.8

other adult themes.

0:49.3

Like I said, it's Greek and Roman mythology.

0:51.2

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0:55.6

This week on myths and legends, there are two stories from Greek and

0:59.2

Roman mythology, where we'll see that if you love someone, let them go.

1:03.2

If they return to you, it's meant to be.

1:05.6

If you end up chasing them through the woods screaming, you're doing something seriously

1:09.9

wrong, you don't understand love.

1:12.2

The creature this week is a fun little freelancer.

1:14.5

You can hire to throw rocks at your enemies, but they might just end up burning your house

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