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    Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs

    Join Sarah & Yenni as they deep dive into your favorite myths and legends from around the world, with a whole lot of laughter in between. From tales of our ancestors to stories written in the present, our lovely Sirens go on the hunt to find as much information and bring it to your lovely ears.

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    Homer's The Odyssey: Part One Jan 15, 2025
    Show notes

    Do you also have Epic the Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herran's on repeat? Learn about the story of Odysseus and his men, including his family, in this deep dive of Homer's The Odyssey!

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Map of Journey: https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901

    Links to Research:

    • ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson
    • ‘The Greek Myths’ Vol. II by Robert Graves, co. 1955, 1960
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laestrygonians
    • https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section1/
    • https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelines
    • https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicones
    • https://www.britannica.com/topic/Odyssey-epic-by-Homer
    Seelie & Unseelie Courts: The Truth About the Fae Jan 08, 2025
    Show notes

    Ever wondered what the Unseelie and Seelie Courts consists of? While there might be a hot fae on either side, we're certain that both will get a kick out of torturing you.

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to Research:

    • https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/the-seelie-and-unseelie-courts/
    • https://seasonofearth.com/seelie-vs-unseelie-fairy-courts/
    • https://www.britannica.com/
    • https://folklorescotland.com/
    Fox Spirits: Folklore, Fables & Facts Jan 01, 2025
    Show notes

    Happy New Year, listeners! Starting off the year with some cute and rather crazy (because, folklore logic) folktales, fables and facts on our furry little friends: foxes!

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    FOX SPIRIT by Min Ding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCQ6C03Ln5A&t=322s

    Links to Research:

    https://www.theoi.com/Ther/AlopexTeumesios.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmus

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/kitsune

    https://yokai.com/kitsune/

    https://sakura.co/blog/what-is-a-kitsune-japans-shapeshifter?srsltid=AfmBOooAARYZ0P5fUSOULs96qsRWhfpmQSfz-DpnfWCa09UPdQQN4TUJ

    https://vampire_mythology.en-academic.com/307/Huli_Jing

    https://academia.issendai.com/chinese-fox-stories.shtml

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumiho

    https://pantheon.org/articles/k/kumiho.html

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reynard-the-Fox-literary-character

    https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/files/reynardlowresforblogpdf

    https://www.worldhistory.org/article/664/aesops-fables/#:~:text=Written%20by%20a%20former%20Greek,teaching%20a%20moral%20or%20lesson.

    https://aesopsfables.org/C18_aesops_fables_about_foxes.html#:~:text=There%20are%2028%20fables%20in,order%20based%20on%20their%20title.)

    https://www.wildthingsfood.co.uk/news/10-facts-about-foxes-that-may-surprise-you/

    Krampus: The Christmas Devil Himself Dec 25, 2024
    Show notes

    Christmas was yesterday and we hope you were on the Nice list. If not, you were probably greeted by the meanest, scariest, most gruesome Christmas demon… KRAMPUS! Join your Story Sirens as they deep dive into the Santa's co-conspirator and all-around evil spirit, Krampus.

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    http://www.rvakrampus.com/p/history.html

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Krampus

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/frau-perchta-christmas-witch-winter-goddess

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/

    Santa Claus: The Holly Jolly History of Ol' St. Nick Dec 18, 2024
    Show notes

    We all know about ol' Saint Nick - but do we know the true origins of how he came to be so beloved? Time to deep dive into Santa Claus' true origins... and some of his helpers, too!

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Poems and Stories:

    Katherine Lee Bate’s poem “Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Goody_Santa_Claus_on_a_Sleigh_Ride

    Thomas Nast’s Santa Claus - 1881 - https://longislandwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nast-cover.jpg and https://www.thedailymeal.com/img/gallery/jolly-facts-you-didnt-know-about-santa-claus/24_A_political_cartoonist_first_portrait_GettyEditorial.webp

    Podcast Episode:

    A Christmas in Pine Grove NOSLEEP BONUS episode - for purchase only!

    Links to Research:

    • https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas
    • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholas
    • https://explorethearchive.com/where-did-santa-claus-originate-from
    • https://www.norsegarde.com/blogs/lore-and-mythology/odin-the-allfather?srsltid=AfmBOooj6lzlIf6feHP6_NM7fvkAIdXbOxp2JMvn-yddbc4nWdeNe7UT
    • https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
    • https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus
    • https://www.sttammanylibrary.org/blogs/post/the-legend-of-santa-claus-part-1-the-origin-and-history-of-a-christmas-legend/#:~:text=The%20name%2C%20Santa%20Claus%2C%20was,minister%20for%20his%20three%20daughters.
    • https://www.thoughtco.com/clement-clarke-moore-1773672#:~:text=Moore%20died%20in%20Newport%2C%20Rhode,accessed%20October%202%2C%202024).
    • https://www.childrensmuseum.org/blog/why-does-santa-wear-red
    The Nutcracker: The Story Before the Ballet Dec 11, 2024
    Show notes

    We all have gone to The Nutcracker ballet at least once in our lives... but what's the story behind it? Time to travel to 1816, and deep dive into this! Get ready for a (rather startling) tale of ETA Hoffman's The Nutcracker and The Mouse King.

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    • https://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/167732828/no-sugar-plums-here-the-dark-romantic-roots-of-the-nutcracker
    • https://www.thecollector.com/german-romanticism-revolt-against-capitalism/
    • https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nutcracker_and_Mouse-King/Chapter_1
    • https://nutcracker.com/history-of-nutcracker/
    • https://nutcrackerballetgifts.com/blogs/blog/history-of-the-nutcracker#:~:text=The%20story%20for%20the%20Nutcracker,was%20in%201892%20in%20Russia.
    • https://www.nutcrackermuseum.com/history.htm#:~:text=The%20first%20wooden%20nutcrackers%20were,or%20screw%2C%20is%20cracked%20open.
    • https://www.oldstyletales.com/single-post/2018/12/17/e-t-a-hoffmanns-the-nutcracker-an-analysis-of-the-dark-creepy-story-behind-the-classic-ch#:~:text=The%20fickle%2C%20eccentric%20Drosselmeier%20uses,instead%20of%20assuming%20that%20the
    Snow Maidens: Snegurochka & Yuki-Onna Dec 04, 2024
    Show notes

    It's December! Time to deep dive into winter tales, and your Sirens are starting off the month with Snow Maidens, particularly the tales of Snegurochka and the Yuki-Onna. Also, Happy Mariah Carey Christmas Album Month!

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Book to Read:

    Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn

    https://www.amazon.com/Kwaidan-Stories-Studies-Strange-Things/dp/0804836620

    Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis

    https://www.amazon.com/Myths-Legends-Japan-Hadland-Davis/dp/0486270459

    Mysterious Tales From Japan by Rafe Martin

    https://www.rafemartin.com/bk_mysterious.html

    Links to research:

    https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/145/the-pink-fairy-book/4841/snowflake/

    https://www.russianamericancompany.com/the-snowmaiden/#:~:text=The%20Snowmaiden,in%20at%20least%20two%20folktales.

    https://yokai.com/yukionna/

    https://www.americanfolklore.net/the-snow-maiden/

    https://hyakumonogatari.com/2013/12/18/yuki-onna-the-snow-woman/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn

    Magical Fruits: Gifting Immortality and Love, with a side of Death Nov 27, 2024
    Show notes

    Happy Thanksgiving! Deep dive with your Sirens on the history of fruit in mythology from around the world... which mostly involves some kind of death. It'll make you think twice about that fruit bowl!

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    • https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fruit-mythology
    • https://www.onmanorama.com/food/features/2020/06/30/mythical-tales-fruit.html
    • https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/surprising-pomegranate-facts#:~:text=Symbol%20of%20death%20and%20fertility&text=It%20also%20prominently%20featured%20in,in%20Ancient%20Greece%20and%20Rome.
    • https://www.alimentarium.org/en/fact-sheet/pomegranate-miracle-fruit#:~:text=Pomegranates%20have%20diverse%20cultural%2Dreligious,in%20Greek%20and%20Persian%20mythology.
    • https://www.worldhistory.org/Idunn/
    • https://www.nps.gov/npsa/learn/historyculture/sinatuna.htm
    • https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/food/the-story-of-the-strawberry/
    • https://www.nativerootsde.org/blog/strawberries#:~:text=Strawberries%20are%20a%20traditional%20Indigenous,said%20she%20was%20never%20returning.
    • https://mythcrafts.com/2019/07/25/strawberries-the-fruits-of-love/
    • https://www.britannica.com/topic/pantao
    • https://archive.shine.cn/district/jinshan/Peach-of-immortality-in-Chinese-mythology/shdaily.shtml
    • https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelines
    • https://academics.nsuok.edu/Portals/39/Three%20Sisters%20Legend.pdf
    • https://thegardenstrust.blog/2023/06/10/the-garden-of-the-hesperides/
    • https://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Eris.html
    • https://hilo.hawaii.edu/news/kekalahea/spring-2023/march/origin-of-hawaiian-plants
    • https://deeprooted.co/blogs/religious-and-cultural-significance-of-mango
    • https://ima.princeton.edu/2019/11/18/digging-into-the-horn-of-plenty/
    Sinbad the Sailor & The Seven Voyages Nov 20, 2024
    Show notes

    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.

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    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 Nov 13, 2024
    Show notes

    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.

    If you or anyone you know is experiencing abuse, help is always available. The National Domestic Violence Hotline has advocates available 24/7 at 1(800) 799-SAFE OR you can text ‘BEGIN’ to 88788.

    ---

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    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.

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