5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2015

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

As it turns out, Koschei the Deathless is very, very hard to kill, a fact one could probably guess from his name. This episode explores his tragic origins, as well as the ludicrously complex way he's hidden his soul (a Russian nesting doll situation that's unpleasant for everyone involved). He'll prove his name incorrect as he finally meets his demise in what amounts to the most heart-wrenching egging of all time.

In the creature this week, despite forests being kind of the only place where forest fires can take place, this sticky giant thinks nothing of tapping the ashes from his giant cigars into the dry leaves.

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0:00.0	This week on the Myths and Legends podcast, we'll finish out the story of Kashi the Deathless,
0:04.5	a mostly evil sorcerer from Russian folklore.
0:08.2	Despite kidnapping princesses having worked out exactly zero times for him, he'll keep
0:12.6	at it.
0:13.6	Finally opening up to one of his captives to disastrous results.
0:18.0	On the creature of the week, if you hear rustling in the tree leaves when there's no wind,
0:21.9	it's probably this giant, sticky brown chain smoker who's fallen in love with you.
0:31.8	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, Episode 5B, The First Horcrux.
0:36.4	This is a podcast where I tell the original tales behind legendary stories.
0:46.8	Some of popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:50.8	Those are stories you probably haven't heard, but really should.
0:54.9	Previously on the podcast, I started the story of Kashi the Deathless, a being from Russian
0:59.2	folklore who, surprise, can't die.
1:02.7	He's a powerful magician, and last story found him kidnapping a princess and then being
1:07.0	pummeled to pieces by that princesses' husband and cremated.
1:11.2	Slowly, over the course of several decades, the dust on the wind made its way back to
1:15.7	his castle, where he was reassembled.
1:18.2	Today, we'll find out exactly what can kill Kashi the Deathless.
1:22.2	I'm going to say that I'm going off book with this one.
1:24.8	I'm telling the stories, but I'm liking them in such a way that they weren't really
1:28.0	linked in folklore.
1:29.8	For example, there are two main stories about Kashi, the one last week and the one this week.
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