Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs

Sinbad the Sailor & The Seven Voyages

Get ready to go on an adventure with the coolest sailor in Baghdad, Sinbad! Journey with your Sirens through Sinbad's seven (absolutely insane) voyages.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
http://mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/arabian/pages/04.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Thousand-and-One-Nights
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sindbad-the-Sailor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/scheherazade-the-story-of-a-storyteller
https://forebears.io/surnames/sinbad
https://www.thebump.com/b/sinbad-baby-name
https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sinbad
https://www.britannica.com/topic/roc-legendary-bird

Deer Woman: Protector of Women

The Sirens deep dive into a being from Native American folklore that protects women and children.
A note to our listeners: most legends of Deer Woman deal with topics such as sexual assault and death. Listener discretion is advised. 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
‘Deer Woman: An Anthology’ links:
https://globalvoices.org/2017/10/03/deer-woman-an-anthology-sheds-light-on-violence-against-native-women-in-north-america/
https://atcgbooksandcomics.com/products/deer-woman-an-anthology-digital-edition
Links to research:
https://www.wernative.org/articles/who-is-deer-woman-from-reservation-dogs
https://endicottstudio.typepad.com/articleslist/deer-woman-and-the-living-myth-of-dreamtime-by-carolyn-dunn.html
https://fauna-protect.com/en-us/blogs/spirit-animals/spirit-animal-deer?srsltid=AfmBOor63MDzO7uO-lToVkb7Q65IZ0nSzuUprGIgUVB0erH8MKwaUpCS
https://www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com/history/the-deer-woman
https://www.allcreation.org/home/the-deer-woman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Woman
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Artemis-Greek-goddess
https://www.faena.com/aleph/notes-on-the-symbolism-of-deer#:~:text=In%20the%20Christian%20imagination%2C%20the,a%20magnificent%20and%20enormous%20deer.
http://www.buddhistsymbols.org/animals.html
https://www.samyeinstitute.org/sciences/arts/dharma-wheel-pair-deer-buddhism/#:~:text=Dharma%20wheel%20symbolism,teachings%20of%20the%20holy%20dharma.

The Lost City of Atlantis: Plato's Masterpiece

Buckle up, because we are deep diving into one of the biggest legends out there that still has people searching for clues today! Where did Atlantis come from? Why is there so much mystery surrounding it? How are people still trying to look for it centuries later?! Let's find out!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
Critias by Plato - https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/critias.html
Timaeus by Plato - https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/timaeus.html
'Atlantica' Documentary Trailer by Merlin Burrows - http://www.ingeniofilms.com/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/atlantis-the-story-behind-the-legend/144097
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis
https://www.thecollector.com/atlantis-truth-behind-myth/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Plato
https://www.historydefined.net/history-of-atlantis/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Antediluvian_World
https://atlantipedia.ie/samples/wirth-hermann/
https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/bimini-road-mystery-unearthing-atlantis/
https://www.livescience.com/64176-lost-city-atlantis-spain.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X18302591?via=ihub
https://www.livescience.com/28219-holocene-epoch.html
https://www.merlinburrows.com/

Hallow's Eve & Dia de los Muertos

What better way to celebrate Halloween than by discovering all about the days where the barrier between the living and dead is at its thinnest? Take out your pumpkin and start carving - we've got a spooky (and silly) episode!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain
https://dayofthedead.holiday/history/
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/day-of-the-dead
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/the-history-of-trick-or-treating-and-how-it-became-a-halloween-tradition#:~:text=In%20modern%20times%2C%20trick%2Dor,that%20fell%20on%20November%201.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/trick-or-treat-history
https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/
https://poets.org/poem/halloween
https://www.today.com/life/holidays/history-of-halloween-rcna34503

Nightmares: Sleep Paralysis or Demons?

Ever wondered why you wake up in the middle of the night, terrorized by a nightmare? What's the reason for these scary dreams? Your Sirens investigate the folklore tales on why nightmares happens and how to deal with them. 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_(folklore)
https://ericwedwards.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/the-folkore-of-the-nightmare/
https://sleepopolis.com/education/causes-of-dreams-and-nightmares-mythology/ 
https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/the-oneiroi.html#google_vignette
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_(folklore)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesanta  https://compendiumiberica.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/pesanta-and-dip/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocnitsa#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20folklore%2C%20night%20hags%20are%20made%20of%20shadow,the%20hypnagogic%20state%20of%20sleep.
https://www.stjo.org/native-american-culture/lakota-legends/dreamcatcher-legend/#:~:text=The%20Dreamcatcher%20Legend,in%20the%20light%20of%20dawn.
https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep/common-nightmares-that-are-actually-warnings#statistics
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/dream-interpretation/teeth-falling-out
https://www.sleep.com/sleep-health/sleep-paralysis-demon
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/halloween-herbal-folklore
https://www.centraltexasgardener.org/resource/dream-pillows/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku_(mythology)#:~:text=Baku%20(%E7%8D%8F%20or%20%E8%B2%98)%20are,finished%20creating%20all%20other%20animals.
https://sites.google.com/view/krokopeplos-org/faq/what-does-krokopeplos-mean
https://religionandgender.org/13-african-cultural-views-on-dream-meanings/
https://www.chinafetching.com/dream-interpretation

Werewolves: Lycanthropes, Loup-Garous, Wolf Men, Oh My!

Spooky Season is among us and what better way to reel it in with some werewolf tales? Learn about different werewolf myths from around the world and try to not think about Jacob Black from Twilight (we're not sorry). 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stumpp
https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/opinion/columns/chapman-the-origins-of-the-werewolf/article_dee5123a-ef5a-11e9-88fd-8b64c8a75b9d.html#:~:text=The%20origins%20of%20the%20werewolf%20date%20far%20back%20in%20human,previous%20mate%20into%20a%20wolf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-to-jean-chastel
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1152/1152-h/1152-h.htm
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/german-werewolf-009397
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loup-garou
https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Werewolf
https://www.historiamag.com/the-history-of-werewolves/
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/werewolves-and-other-spooky-moon-lore
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loup-garou#:~:text=Traditional%20tales%20about%20the%20Loup,Garou%20is%20often%20a%20dog.
https://justhistoryposts.com/2020/11/30/mythical-creatures-a-history-of-european-werewolves/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Epic-of-Gilgamesh
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Akkadian-language
https://italoamericano.org/werewolves-puglia/
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-clinical-lycanthropy

The Monster Under Your Bed: El Coco AKA The Boogeyman

Mami & Papi loved to scare us Hispanic kids with 'El Coco'... but did you know that is one of the many variations of The Boogeyman? This week, we dive into the scary monster underneath all our beds and talk about how they shaped us... and gave us generational trauma! Yay!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/bogeyman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman
https://allthatsinteresting.com/native-american-monsters/3
https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/13-terrifing-spooky-and-awesome-latin-american-horror-monsters-legends/
https://acis.com/blog/5-spanish-myths-and-legends/
https://llamitasspanish.com/latin-american-spanish-folktales-kids/

Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughter

Looking for a podcast that takes you into the world of myths and legends, but also makes you laugh? We've got you. Here's a little taste of what to expect with your Sirens! 

The Monkey King, Sun Wukong: Part 2

We left you with a bit of a cliffhanger on part one, but in this final part of the series we get to learn about all of the trials MK and his unlikely friends face in their spiritual journey! We're rooting for them all! 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research: 
Myths and Legends of China by E.T.C. Werner
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
https://journeytothewestresearch.com
https://www.ridingthebeast.com/numbers/nu81.php
https://www.wayfengshui.com/81-numbers-table/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pali-language
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/pig/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West
How The Monkey King Became a God Chapter: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15250/pg15250-images.html#d0e5108
Artist Alexander He (@alexanderrrhe)
 
 

The Monkey King, Sun Wukong: Part 1

How does a monkey become a god? We're about to find out. Join us we cover one of the most famous and beloved literature figures in Chinese culture, Sun WuKong AKA The (Handsome) Monkey King.
UPDATE: The 1986 version of Monkey King is the only dubbed version. The version produced in '96 was not dubbed, but it is the one with Dicky Cheung!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
Myths and Legends of China by E.T.C. Werner
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
https://mythopedia.com/topics/sun-wukong
​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Cheng%27en
https://journeytothewestresearch.com/
https://mythopedia.com/topics/jade-emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_King#History