Mythical Monsters
Travel the world in search of the strangest and most powerful creatures from myth and legend. These beasts are alternately beautiful and ferocious, seductive and sadistic. But no matter what form they take, they tell a story about their culture as only a monster can. Mythical Monsters is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Griffin
Part eagle, part lion, these formidable creatures have commanded respect for centuries.
43 min
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Abaddon’s Locusts
They are an obscure but truly disturbing army of monsters found in the Book of Revelation.
47 min
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Nephilim
They’re a mysterious race of giants mentioned in the Book of Genesis.
43 min
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Beelzebub
He is a demon prince of hell, often depicted as the right-hand man of Satan. But long before Beelzebub appeared in the Bible or Paradise Lost, he was the pagan god Ba'al Zebub, the "Lord of the Flies."
43 min
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NEW: The Behemoth
Appearing in Abrahamic mythology, the Behemoth is a gargantuan beast of chaos.
37 min
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Crossover Week: Tales (The Sandman Pt. 2)
An adult Nathanael attempts to overcome the traumatic experiences of his childhood.
47 min
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Crossover Week: Tales (The Sandman Pt. 1)
Young Nathanael fears the one who comes in the night, who takes the eyes of children.
39 min
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Succubus
Prevalent in medieval European folklore, the Succubus is a demonic entity that assumes a female form and seduces men as they sleep.
48 min
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Scylla & Charybdis
They were two sea monsters from Greek mythology that represented real-life hazards in the Strait of Messina.
42 min
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Parcast Classic: Ogre
He’s not the loveable guy you’re used to seeing in animated films: These 12th century monsters were usually depicted as large, hideous, man-like beings that ate humans—especially infants and children.
43 min
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Mermaids
They’re one of history's most pervasive mythological creatures, appearing in the folklore of cultures from around the world.
41 min
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Banshee
Known as the “Irish harbinger of death,” this female fairy appears before the death of members of the oldest families of Ireland.
38 min
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Lamia
Before Lamia was a monster, she was a queen. Her children were sired by Zeus, and her life was perfect. But then, Hera, the queen of the gods, became jealous.
44 min
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Yumboes
Pearly white and standing no more than two feet tall, Yumboes have been described as Senegal’s Wolof counterpart to the European fairy.
39 min
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Inkanyamba
For years, Zulu people living near Howick Falls in South Africa have reported encounters with the Inkanyamba—a giant water-dwelling serpent with a horse-like head.
35 min
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Grootslang
It’s a legendary creature said to live in the Richtersveld, a desert region of South Africa. Was the Grootslang an abomination from the dawn of the Earth, or a mythological warning against the dangers of man’s greed?
38 min
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Kongamato
The Kongamato is a legendary winged creature first described by the Kaonde tribe of modern Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia. Sightings of the Kongamato have continued well into the 21st century, leading some cryptozoologists to believe that it might actually exist.
35 min
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Narasimha
In Hindu Mythology, Narasimha was the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Vishnu took the form of the half-lion, half-man to face the evil Asura Hiranyakashipu—adopting Narasimha’s fierce lion appearance to fight evil, injustice, and to protect the earth.
43 min
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Draugr
A walking corpse with inhuman strength and the power to change its shape and size, the Draugr was a true outcast. In death, it preyed upon the society it had scorned in life.
44 min
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Ymir
Long before the Vikings, before the first man, and even before the Gods, there was Ymir—a primordial giant who figures prominently in the Norse creation myth. As the first being to exist in Norse cosmology, Ymir gets to the very heart of their culture and belief system.
39 min
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Nosferatu & Dracula
Vampires have sucked on our attention for centuries, thriving on our fears. But they reached a new height in 1897, when Irish author Bram Stoker published his novel, Dracula.
47 min
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Chimaera
It had the head and body of a lion, as well as a goat’s head protruding from its back, and a long tail that ended in the head of a serpent.
41 min
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The Abominable Snowman
Also known as the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman has purportedly stalked the mountainous areas of Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan for hundreds of years.
43 min
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Jorōgumo
According to Japanese legend, when a golden orb-weaver spider turns 400-years-old, it grows horrifically large and becomes capable of transforming into a beautiful woman known as the Jorōgumo.
42 min
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Tengu
A powerful and mischievous shape-shifter from Japanese mythology, Tengu was known as a mythological trickster.
49 min