44-Saint George: Here Be Dragons

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Three and a half stories of monsters of the ancient world. We meet vile beasts that lurk in the forests, the murky deep, and the wide, desolate places of the world. We meet the baby, the Thor, and the saints that slay them. We meet bears that can be bribed with cake. Folklore is weird. The creature is a little blue person. I know it's a struggle to not play in barley fields after school. It's a temptation we all deal with every day. Just don't do it. It will end with you being eaten by a little blue monster. Also, don't sumo wrestle children in the street. Sponsors: Blue apron is pretty great! Check out Blue Apron: http://www.blueapron.com/legends Casper mattresses are the most comfortable mattresses: http://www.casper.com/legends The discussion post: https://www.mythpodcast.com/4219/44-saint-george-dragons/ Music: "Blammo" by Podington Bear 'Filesharer's Lament" by Blanket Music "Manele" by Blue Dot Sessions "McKrary" by Blue Dot Sessions "Molasses" by Podington Bear "Crush at Maracas Bar" by Rolemusic "Showers" by Podington Bear "Wahre" by Blue Dot Sessions

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0:00.0	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, there are three stories of dragons and serpents of the ancient world.
0:06.3	You'll see that it's never too early to teach your newborn how to shoot a bow and arrow.
0:10.5	And that, if you're fighting a dragon, there's really nothing better than a bear army that you've bribed with cake.
0:16.9	Then, on the creature of the week, you'll see why you should not get into a sumo match with a child on the road at night.
0:23.8	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 44, here be dragons.
0:38.9	This is a podcast where I tell stories from folklore.
0:41.7	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:46.4	Others are stories that you might not have heard, but really should.
0:49.1	But this week, there are 3.5 stories of monsters, mainly dragons and serpents.
0:54.6	They come from Greek mythology, Norse mythology, and the lives of the saints.
0:58.4	We're going to get started in Greek mythology, so that of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Athena, all of them.
1:05.1	Lido needed to find a place where she could give birth.
1:21.2	As yet another human female focus of Zeus' ever-shifting affections, she had,
1:26.8	like so many others before her, come under the scrutiny of Hera.
1:30.7	Not choosing to mess around and turn her into a cow or something stupid like that,
1:35.5	Hera just sent a giant snake after her to eat her if she ever tried to give birth to the child she was carrying.
1:41.8	She had been forbidden from giving birth on earth or any island in the sea.
1:46.2	She had been standing on the beach, looking out onto the sea and lamenting her fortunes.
1:51.1	When she felt something, when she felt something picking her up, before she knew what was happening,
1:56.9	she was flying over the Mediterranean Sea. The wind was carrying her.
2:01.7	Zeus had come to her aid when she needed him most.
2:05.4	She flew for an hour or so until the wind began to lower her.
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