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Where Myths Meet History
by Rohanswaminathan
An exploration of some of humanity's most enduring stories, focusing on mythological narratives that have shaped cultures across the world. Each episode focuses on a story or collection of stories, how they connect to one another, and how their threads are woven throughout the cultures that gave rise to them.
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Deucalion, Pyrrah, and the Punishment of Humankind
An episode wrapping up flood myths, for now, in a discussion of the ancient Greek and Roman myth of the flood, and how it relates to several other myths detailing a collapse of human civilization.
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Egyptians, The Norse, and the Flood
In this episode, I bring a much needed audio upgrade, while diving into two different traditions and the significance that flood myths hold in each: The ancient Egyptian tradition, and its significance as a constant state that creation only interrupts, and the Norse, who see it as a periodic cycle of rebirth.
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Atrahasis and the First Flood
The beginning of a series on Flood Myths from across cultures, starting with two of the first in recorded history: The Sumerian myths of Atrahasis and Utnapishtim.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
An exploration of some of humanity's most enduring stories, focusing on mythological narratives that have shaped cultures across the world. Each episode focuses on a story or collection of stories, how they connect to one another, and how their threads are woven throughout the cultures that gave rise to them.
HOSTED BY
Rohanswaminathan
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An exploration of some of humanity's most enduring stories, focusing on mythological narratives that have shaped cultures across the world. Each episode focuses on a story or collection of stories, how they connect to one another, and how their threads are woven throughout the cultures that gave...
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Where Myths Meet History is created and hosted by Rohanswaminathan.
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