Season 1
6 episodes · Dec 23, 2017
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- S1E1
Heroes & Villains
Dec 23, 201745mThe strange Slavic story of Ivan and Koschei the Deathless, the origins of King Arthur and the wizard Merlin, the journey of Odysseus as he resists the beautiful songs of the Sirens, and finally Sigurd and his battle with the dragon Fafnir.
- S1E2
The Wild Unknown
Dec 23, 201745mThe tragic Greek myth of Actaeon, the Celtic Otherworld, the Kraken and the woods of Brothers Grimm.
- S1E3
War
Dec 23, 201745mThe violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War, exploring the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great, and 15th Century Romania with its bloodthirsty ruler, Vlad the Impaler.
- S1E4
Love & Betrayal
Dec 23, 201745mLove is a universal and powerful emotion. But it can also be destructive. Lust can destroy, betrayal can wound. Such an often-irrational force asks questions of any society.
- S1E5
Change & Revolution
Dec 23, 201745mHow does a community form? How does it survive and adapt to change? The role myths and legends have played in establishing the rules of society and the punishments for those who break them.
- S1E6
The End of All Things
Dec 23, 201745mDeath is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help explore those anxieties. But they tell us about more than mortal fear alone. For in a culture's tales of death we can see what it is they value in life.