Where Myths Meet History

Deucalion, Pyrrah, and the Punishment of Humankind

An episode wrapping up flood myths, for now, in a discussion of the ancient Greek and Roman myth of the flood, and how it relates to several other myths detailing a collapse of human civilization.

Egyptians, The Norse, and the Flood

In this episode, I bring a much needed audio upgrade, while diving into two different traditions and the significance that flood myths hold in each: The ancient Egyptian tradition, and its significance as a constant state that creation only interrupts, and the Norse, who see it as a periodic cycle of rebirth.

Atrahasis and the First Flood

The beginning of a series on Flood Myths from across cultures, starting with two of the first in recorded history: The Sumerian myths of Atrahasis and Utnapishtim.