FAMOUS FOLK HEROES & LEGENDS

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Today we cover the stories of 1),Kokopelli, the Hopi Indian legend, 2.) Grutte Pier, the 16th century Frisian folk hero who exacted revenge upon an entire nation for the loss of his family, 3) Buford Pusser, the sheriff who wouldn't back down against organized crime in his county, whose wife was killed in a drive by shooting, and who promised and enacted revenge upon the criminals who had done it, 4) Finn McCool, the legendary Giant who created the Giant's Causeway in Ireland, 5.) Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox Babe, the legend of the American northwoods, 6),"Coyote in Indian legend, 7) Anansi, the spider who gives us the magic or storytelling, 8), and Australia's "bad guy" folk hero- Ned Kelly, whose bullet proof suit of armor stopped bullets but couldn't prevent his being hanged for murder. Save at Ancestry now and discover your roots! Use www.ancestry.com/1001 and support our sponsors! TWO NEW MEMBER ONLY SHOWS NOW AVAILABLE TO PATRONS! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Thank you. Join for one dollar a month and get THE BEST OF 1001, mostly ad free! Join at 2.99/month and up and get PRIME CUTS- visit us at http://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork and check us out! YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:35.2	1,001's famous folk heroes and legends, part one, and I can already tell from the
1:42.1	research I've been doing for this episode that this is going to be a really fun one to do
1:47.1	Because it covers every corner of the world and picks up three categories on our show
1:52.0	Those being heroes, legends, and histories, and
1:56.5	we'll no doubt add a few mythological mysteries along the way.
2:01.1	What is a full hero, you ask? I think we all have different answers. As a folk hero can be a real hero, a fictional hero, or a mythological hero.
2:11.0	And one thing they have in common is that their name, their personality, and their deeds
2:16.4	have become embedded in the consciousness of a people or culture.
2:20.2	And they're often thought of and mentioned reverently in folk songs, stories and tales,
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