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  • The Lost City of Atlantis: Plato's Masterpiece
    2024/11/07

    Buckle up, because we are deep diving into one of the biggest legends out there that still has people searching for clues today! Where did Atlantis come from? Why is there so much mystery surrounding it? How are people still trying to look for it centuries later?! Let's find out!

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    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    Critias by Plato - https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/critias.html

    Timaeus by Plato - https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/timaeus.html

    'Atlantica' Documentary Trailer by Merlin Burrows - http://www.ingeniofilms.com/

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/atlantis-the-story-behind-the-legend/144097

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis

    https://www.thecollector.com/atlantis-truth-behind-myth/

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Plato

    https://www.historydefined.net/history-of-atlantis/

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Antediluvian_World

    https://atlantipedia.ie/samples/wirth-hermann/

    https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/bimini-road-mystery-unearthing-atlantis/

    https://www.livescience.com/64176-lost-city-atlantis-spain.html

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X18302591?via=ihub

    https://www.livescience.com/28219-holocene-epoch.html

    https://www.merlinburrows.com/

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    50 分
  • Hallow's Eve & Dia de los Muertos
    2024/10/31

    What better way to celebrate Halloween than by discovering all about the days where the barrier between the living and dead is at its thinnest? Take out your pumpkin and start carving - we've got a spooky (and silly) episode!

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    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

    https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain

    https://dayofthedead.holiday/history/

    https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/day-of-the-dead

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/the-history-of-trick-or-treating-and-how-it-became-a-halloween-tradition#:~:text=In%20modern%20times%2C%20trick%2Dor,that%20fell%20on%20November%201.

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/trick-or-treat-history

    https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack

    https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/

    https://poets.org/poem/halloween

    https://www.today.com/life/holidays/history-of-halloween-rcna34503

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    46 分
  • Nightmares: Sleep Paralysis or Demons?
    2024/10/24

    Ever wondered why you wake up in the middle of the night, terrorized by a nightmare? What's the reason for these scary dreams? Your Sirens investigate the folklore tales on why nightmares happens and how to deal with them.

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    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_(folklore)

    https://ericwedwards.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/the-folkore-of-the-nightmare/

    https://sleepopolis.com/education/causes-of-dreams-and-nightmares-mythology/

    https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/the-oneiroi.html#google_vignette

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_(folklore)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesanta https://compendiumiberica.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/pesanta-and-dip/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocnitsa#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20folklore%2C%20night%20hags%20are%20made%20of%20shadow,the%20hypnagogic%20state%20of%20sleep.

    https://www.stjo.org/native-american-culture/lakota-legends/dreamcatcher-legend/#:~:text=The%20Dreamcatcher%20Legend,in%20the%20light%20of%20dawn.

    https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep/common-nightmares-that-are-actually-warnings#statistics

    https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/dream-interpretation/teeth-falling-out

    https://www.sleep.com/sleep-health/sleep-paralysis-demon

    https://www.farmersalmanac.com/halloween-herbal-folklore

    https://www.centraltexasgardener.org/resource/dream-pillows/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku_(mythology)#:~:text=Baku%20(%E7%8D%8F%20or%20%E8%B2%98)%20are,finished%20creating%20all%20other%20animals.

    https://sites.google.com/view/krokopeplos-org/faq/what-does-krokopeplos-mean

    https://religionandgender.org/13-african-cultural-views-on-dream-meanings/

    https://www.chinafetching.com/dream-interpretation

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    51 分
  • Werewolves: Lycanthropes, Loup-Garous, Wolf Men, Oh My!
    2024/10/17

    Spooky Season is among us and what better way to reel it in with some werewolf tales? Learn about different werewolf myths from around the world and try to not think about Jacob Black from Twilight (we're not sorry).

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    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stumpp

    https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/opinion/columns/chapman-the-origins-of-the-werewolf/article_dee5123a-ef5a-11e9-88fd-8b64c8a75b9d.html#:~:text=The%20origins%20of%20the%20werewolf%20date%20far%20back%20in%20human,previous%20mate%20into%20a%20wolf.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-to-jean-chastel

    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1152/1152-h/1152-h.htm

    https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend

    https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/german-werewolf-009397

    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loup-garou

    https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Werewolf

    https://www.historiamag.com/the-history-of-werewolves/

    https://www.farmersalmanac.com/werewolves-and-other-spooky-moon-lore

    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loup-garou#:~:text=Traditional%20tales%20about%20the%20Loup,Garou%20is%20often%20a%20dog.

    https://justhistoryposts.com/2020/11/30/mythical-creatures-a-history-of-european-werewolves/

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Epic-of-Gilgamesh

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Akkadian-language

    https://italoamericano.org/werewolves-puglia/

    https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-clinical-lycanthropy

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    41 分
  • The Monster Under Your Bed: El Coco AKA The Boogeyman
    2024/10/10

    Mami & Papi loved to scare us Hispanic kids with 'El Coco'... but did you know that is one of the many variations of The Boogeyman? This week, we dive into the scary monster underneath all our beds and talk about how they shaped us... and gave us generational trauma! Yay!

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    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/bogeyman

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/native-american-monsters/3

    https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/13-terrifing-spooky-and-awesome-latin-american-horror-monsters-legends/

    https://acis.com/blog/5-spanish-myths-and-legends/

    https://llamitasspanish.com/latin-american-spanish-folktales-kids/

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    45 分
  • Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughter
    2024/10/03

    Looking for a podcast that takes you into the world of myths and legends, but also makes you laugh? We've got you. Here's a little taste of what to expect with your Sirens!

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    2 分
  • The Monkey King, Sun Wukong: Part 2
    2024/10/03

    We left you with a bit of a cliffhanger on part one, but in this final part of the series we get to learn about all of the trials MK and his unlikely friends face in their spiritual journey! We're rooting for them all!

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    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    Myths and Legends of China by E.T.C. Werner

    Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en

    https://journeytothewestresearch.com

    https://www.ridingthebeast.com/numbers/nu81.php

    https://www.wayfengshui.com/81-numbers-table/

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pali-language

    https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/pig/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West

    How The Monkey King Became a God Chapter: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15250/pg15250-images.html#d0e5108

    Artist Alexander He (@alexanderrrhe)

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    57 分
  • The Monkey King, Sun Wukong: Part 1
    2024/09/26

    How does a monkey become a god? We're about to find out. Join us we cover one of the most famous and beloved literature figures in Chinese culture, Sun WuKong AKA The (Handsome) Monkey King.

    UPDATE: The 1986 version of Monkey King is the only dubbed version. The version produced in '96 was not dubbed, but it is the one with Dicky Cheung!

    Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast

    Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens - any donation automatically invites you to our discord!

    Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

    Links to research:

    Myths and Legends of China by E.T.C. Werner

    Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en

    https://mythopedia.com/topics/sun-wukong

    ​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Cheng%27en

    https://journeytothewestresearch.com/

    https://mythopedia.com/topics/jade-emperor

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_King#History

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    47 分