The stories featured in Grecing Out are usually original adaptations of classic Greek myths.

This week's story features snakes pretending to be people, potion drinking, a violent crane,

and mountains where mortals can't go.

Breaking out the greatest stories in history

we're told in Greek mythology.

Geeching out gods and heroes amazing feats, bliss and you'll see. G.

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Welcome back to Grecing out.

Today, we're taking a field trip back to China to learn more about Dow Legends.

Now, longtime listeners may remember that we discussed another Dow legend back in season 8 the legend of the Jade

emperor and that was our first dip into the Taoism waters. Now we're back for

another episode from Chinese mythology.

What we are calling Chinese mythology here is a collection of history, religion, and folk tales that all come from the large area of land we now call the People's Republic of China.

It features elements from three major belief systems, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

Yeah, that's right, and over time the stories kind of blended together and got all mixed up when they were passed down from generation to

generation, kind of like the thousand year long game of telephone that we

refer to from time to time. And today we're talking about a very famous tale from Taoism. It's so beloved

that it's been featured in books, movies, and in TV series for years. And if you're a fan of

snakes, like the Oracle is if you're a fan of snakes like the Oracle is you're really

gonna love this one because today it's all about the legend of the white snake

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