Stories That Made Us

Join us on a journey across cultures and civilizations as we tell you their stories, mythologies, and legends. Check out the podcast on your favorite player!

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

It's #Viking #Saga as we recount the tales of Eric the Red, the founder of #Greenland's first settlement, & his son Leif Ericsson, who sailed to America 500 years before Columbus! link 👇:
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#History #mythology #stories #folklore #Iceland #Norway

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Sun was stuck in a tree & couldn't rise. Animals sent a squirrel to free him. The squirrel, however, lost its fur & eyesight to the Sun's heat. Sun then granted the animal its one wish-to fly! This is the bat! #NativeAmerican #Ojibwe #nature #mythology #folklore #FolkloreThursday

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Image credit: Artwork by Oleg Kuzmin, titled "The battle of Gilgamesh and Enkidu with the heaven bull" from the Epic of Gilgamesh

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Gugalanna, the Bull of Heaven, was an ancient Sumerian god who could change into a fearsome bull. He was sent by the gods to kill Gilgamesh for rejecting the advances of Inanna-the queen of heaven. He was, unfortunately, slain by the hero. #FairyTaleTuesday #folklore #mythology

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A new episode where we recount the wanderings of the #Norse #goddess Freyja: a tale of love, desire, & heartbreak that personifies nature! Link:
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#podcast #Germany #denmark #norway #iceland #sweden #folklore #mythology #storytime #storytelling #podnation

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

The new #podcast episode is the finale of the tale of Culhwch & Olwen. Set during the times of King Arthur, it's a tale of how Culhwch obtained Olwen's hand in marriage after completing a series of quests!
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh

#mythology #folklore #podnation #podernfamily

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

The new #podcast episode continues the tale of Culhwch & Olwen. An intriguing hero quest that was undertaken by the knights of King Arthur to obtain for Culhwch the hand of beautiful Olwen! Link below!
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#folklore #mythology #britain #england #wales #UK

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

A new #podcast episode for a new series! We recount the grand hero quest that is the tale of Culhwch & Olwen from the Mabinogion! Check it in the link below:
https://t.co/xWg3XTN2lR
#mythology #folklore #British #Britain #Welsh #Celtic ##podnation #PodernFamily #fairytales

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

It's our final #podcast episode of the series on creation myths, & we delve into the stories of the #NativeAmerican tribes: Tewa, Yuma, Yokut, & Zuni! Link below!
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#mythology #folklore #USA #stories #spirituality #religion #creation #podnation #podernfamily

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

It's our penultimate episode on creation myths, & this week we tell tales of ancient Persians/Zoroastrians; & the Babylonian Talmudic interpretation of the #Jewish sacred text, the Torah. Link below:
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#Persian #Jew #Jewish #mythology #folklore #religions

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

The new #podcast episode celebrates the creation myths of the #Hindus! These are stories from the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, & Puranas - some of the oldest texts of the world! Link:
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#india #indian #mythology #folklore #hinduism #religion #spirituality

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

@Ftalez Norse myths are absolutely fascinating!

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

The new #podcast episode is all about the creation myth of the Norse, or the #Vikings! It's the tale of the giant Ymir, & the creation of the world from his body by #Odin, Villi, & Ve; also, the 9 realms in Ygg Drasil! Link below:
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#mythology #folklore

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

This week, our new #podcast episode speaks of the creation myths of the Iroquois #NativeAmerican tribes. It's the tales of the #Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, and Oneida! Check out the link below!
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#mythology #folklore #story #storytime #podnation #PodernFamily

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

We've got a new #podcast episode & this one concludes our 3 part tale of the #Japanese! This one's about Amatsu & HikoHoho, & the end of the age of Gods & the beginning of the age of emperors upon Earth!
#Japan #mythology #folklore #podnation #podernfamily
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh

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@StoriesSandman @HistoryAotearoa Thank you, you're very kind!

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

The new #podcast episode continues the creation myth of the #Japanese. Our story this #week picks on the tales of Amaterasu-the sun goddess, Sosa Nowono-the trickster deity, & the hero Ohono-Moji! #Japan #mythology #Folklore
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

It's #Monday, which means a new #podcast episode! This week, we cover the creation #myth of the #Japanese. It's the story of Izanagi & Izanami, & their quest to create our world! Link below:
https://t.co/xWg3XTN2lR
#Japan #mythology #folklore #gods #spirituality #podnation

[Thomas - HANZ @HistoryAotearoa]

New Episode! This episode we have something special from @storiesthtmdeus giving us a retelling of the Māori creation story as well as a few other tales from elsewhere in the Pacific! https://t.co/tYwHkPGUrH

[Stories That Made Us @storiesthtmdeus]

This #Monday, in our new #podcast episode, we speak of the creation myths of the #Navajo & Mandan #NativeAmerican tribes of the #USA! Check out the stories in the link below:
https://t.co/xWg3XTvqXh
#mythology #folklore #podnation #PodernFamily #mondaythoughts #god #spirituality