Forensic Mythology Podcast
HistorieForensic Mythology explores various myths and legends from different cultures around the world--both ancient and modern.
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- Fertility Goddesses and Easter (00:38:25)
This episode covers various goddesses associated with fertility (as well as beauty, sex, love, war, and childbirth) and their relation to spring holidays as well as a brief history of the breast.
- Tortuga and Pirate Ladies (00:48:47)
This episode covers several women who one way or another found themselves being pirates AND information about the famed pirate island in the Caribbean, Tortuga. Also, the audio quality is questionable in some places due to various tech disasters and multiple attempts at recording as well as our slow decent into rage. Visit our website at www.forensicmythology.com Please check out theelvira.com and get 25% off using promo code FORENSICMYTH Follow PodZ on Instagram @podznetwork or check out their website at www.podznetwork.com
- Inca Mythology: Child Sacrifice and Peruvian Mummies (00:31:21)
This episode explores Inca use of ritual human sacrifice and the mummified remains that were left behind in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
- Winchester Mystery Mansion (00:45:11)
It's spooky season again! This episode covers the tale of Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Rifle Company, her tragic life, and the allegedly haunted house she built in San Jose, CA--which served as an inspiration for the haunted mansion ride at Disneyland.
- Lycean Rock Tombs and Hacate the Goddess of Witchcraft and Magic (00:38:30)
This episode explores the Goddess Leto and her children Apollo and Artemis as well as the incredible rock tombs carved into the cliff face in Antalya Turkey. Leto's niece, Hecate, is also discussed, as Goddess of witchcraft and magic.
- Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess and Dracula and Vlad the Impaler (00:45:29)
This episode covers the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory--most prolific female serial killer AND Dracula, as well as Vlad the Impaler.
- Anubis and the Ten Plagues of Egypt (01:01:16)
This episode covers Anubis the Egyptian God of the underworld and theories on the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt. A few random off-subject trails of ridiculousness.
- Chaco Canyon, Selkies, & Grandmother Spider (01:01:06)
Trista goes over Selkies, the seal-maidens; and Kristal talks about Chaco-Canyon, New Mexico and the Puebloan mythology of Grandmother Spider. Ancient DNA Yields Unprecedented Insights into Mysterious Chaco Civilization - Scientific American
- Boudica Warrior Queen & Andraste Celtic Goddess of Victory (00:20:29)
Little, tiny, baby episode about Boudica the Queen that fought the Romans in Britain and the Goddess Andraste.
- The Donner Party & Andes Plane Crash (01:26:59)
This episode covers the story of the Donner Party and their disastrous trek and decent into cannibalism. It also covers the story of the a plane crash in the 1970s where the survivors had to resort to cannibalism to survive.
- Folklore w/ the MOTH Pod: Virginia City & Death Valley (00:53:44)
Virginia City, NV hauntings, buried treasure stories, and Death Valley, CA legends.
- A Tale of Two Julias: A Voodoo Priestess and the Queen of the Comstock Lode (00:36:26)
Julia Brown said to be a Voodoo priestess that summoned a hurricane to take out a whole town when she died and Julia Bulette, a prostitute in Virginia City, NV during the silver boom and known as the Queen of the Comstock.
- The Goddess Kali & Rasputin the holy weird guy of the Romanovs (00:54:40)
We cover the Hindu Goddess, Kali and the Rasputin the much maligned "holy man/cult leader" from the Romanov family.
- Norse Goddesses Freya & Hel (00:54:37)
Freya, goddess of love and war and various other things & Hel, goddess of the underworld.
- Holiday Lore (00:30:55)
Jolly Old Saint Yule Cat Krampus and the Sun God Horse Skeleton.
- Nazca Lines (00:30:25)
Exploring the giant geo-glyphs of southern Peru.
- The Princes in the Tower (00:29:16)
The mystery surrounding Richard III and whether he killed his nephews, the princes in the tower.
- The Library at Alexandria (00:27:07)
Discusses the Library of Alexandria, Egypt where a lot of ancient knowledge was lost in a fire or several.
- A Tale of Two Medusas (00:20:07)
The Medusa of Greek mythology and the shipwreck of the Medusa.
- The Curse of Ghost Towns (00:34:08)
Bodie, CA and Elizabethtown, NM
- The Amazons: Happy Mother's Day Wonder Women! (00:25:33)
This episode covers the myth of the Amazon warrior women.
- Creation Myths and Vampire Dudes (00:44:52)
Trista covers vampire-like creatures from Malaysia known as Penanggalan; and Kristal talks about ancient middle eastern creation myths.
- Spooky Halloween Witches (00:22:09)
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- Manticore and Minotaur (00:21:29)
This episode covers the Persian creature, the Manticore, and the Greek myth of the Minotaur.
- Legends of Lake Tahoe (00:28:00)
Covers several myths surrounding Lake Tahoe: Washoe legends, mob body dumping, Tahoe Tessie, and ancient forests.