This week, Brandon takes a listener request and talks about the Shield of Achilles! The two are also joined by special guests from the Fake Nerd Podcast! Patreon: Patreon.com/fakenerdpodcast Teepublic: Teepublic.com/user/fakenerpod Sources: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/shield-achilles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles%27_heel#cite_note-4 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ekphrasis https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-shield-achilles-represent-how-does-464397 https://www.owleyes.org/text/iliad/read/book-xviii#root-219022-1-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_of_Achilles

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Greek: The Shield of Achilles

A week late, but we have a new report from Sparkz! This week, we continue through Greek Mythology by talking about Prometheous, the Titan doomed to chained and eaten alive day after day! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fakenerdpodcast Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fakenerdpod

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Greek: Prometheus

This week Brandon takes the reigns to tell you about the Greek god of death. He doesn't play a large role in mythology and it's rare if anyone has even heard of him. Take a listen!

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Greek: Thanatos, The Greek God of Death

We're back! This week, Sparkz takes us to a new ancient region, Greece. He tells the story of the creation of the universe as told by the ancient greeks.

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Greek: Creation Myth

Want to learn more about the ancient origins of our Christmas celebration? Well travel with us back to the ancient time of Yuletide festivals and learn what may be the reason for the season, as it were, for Norse myths and the Scandinavian people during the Winter Solstice.

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Yule: The Origin of Yule and the Winter Solstice

We promised to get a couple specials out on our off weeks, so here's the first one! This was recorded for The Fake Nerd Podcast but we figured it would be a good fit for this feed as well! Enjoy!

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Review of God of War (2018)

This week Brandon tells the Sparks about how Santa Claus was inspired by Odin! No really! Sources https://www.dictionary.com/e/yuletide/ Tales of Norse Mythology by Helen A. Guerber https://www.norwegianamerican.com/featured/dont-take-odin-out-of-yule/ https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/visit-st-nicholas http://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/hunt.htm

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Norse: Yule and the Mythological Origins of Santa Claus

This week, Sparkz tells Brandon about Ville and Ve, the two brothers of Odin that seemingly disappeared from mythology.

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Norse: Villi & Ve (The Brothers of Odin)

It's the debut episode of Mythellaneous! This week, Brandon T. McClure takes you through the creation of the world through the eyes of Norse mythology Sources: http://norse-mythology.net/the-nine-worlds-in-norse-mythology/ https://norse-mythology.org/tales/norse-creation-myth/ http://norse-mythology.net/creation-of-the-world-in-norse-mythology/ Norse Mythology by Neil Gaimon Tales of Norse Mythology by Helen A. Guerber Myths & Legends by Philip Wilkinson

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Norse: Creation and the Nine Realms

A new, Podcast where Brandon T. McClure and Sparkz take you around the ancient world, telling stories lost from time!

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