Vicious Cycles Episode 9: Stolen Secrets of the Gods

In this episode, we’re looking at the ImpossibleQuest that Commodus called “Stolen Secrets of the Gods”. As I understand it, he was using some knockoff of Mimir’s Well? I guess his inspiration was Odin sacrificing his eye for wisdom – but we’ve talked about that in a couple of episodes already, so let’s look at a couple of other stories featuring the acquisition of forbidden wisdom: stealing fire from the gods, and catching a magical fish. [Transcript for S4E9] If you'd like to submit something to our 1001 Stories, just head to the World of Mythik page! ----more---- Stuff to Read:  Prometheus Prometheus – Mythopedia  Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity | TheCollector  Pandora’s Box: Curiosity, Misfortune, and Hope (Greek Myth) | TheCollector  Prometheus - World History Encyclopedia  Finn MacCool Heroic Biography: Finn McCool - A Giant of Irish Folklore and Tradition - The Brehon Academy  Why the Salmon? The Irish legend of Finn Mac Cumhaill and the Salmon of Knowledge Stuff to Watch: Our curated YouTube playlist for the stories in this episode!