Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs – Details, episodes & analysis

Happy Thanksgiving! Deep dive with your Sirens on the history of fruit in mythology from around the world... which mostly involves some kind of death. It'll make you think twice about that fruit bowl! 

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Links to research:

• https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fruit-mythology
• https://www.onmanorama.com/food/features/2020/06/30/mythical-tales-fruit.html
• https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/surprising-pomegranate-facts#:~:text=Symbol%20of%20death%20and%20fertility&text=It%20also%20prominently%20featured%20in,in%20Ancient%20Greece%20and%20Rome.
• https://www.alimentarium.org/en/fact-sheet/pomegranate-miracle-fruit#:~:text=Pomegranates%20have%20diverse%20cultural%2Dreligious,in%20Greek%20and%20Persian%20mythology.
• https://www.worldhistory.org/Idunn/
• https://www.nps.gov/npsa/learn/historyculture/sinatuna.htm
• https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/food/the-story-of-the-strawberry/
• https://www.nativerootsde.org/blog/strawberries#:~:text=Strawberries%20are%20a%20traditional%20Indigenous,said%20she%20was%20never%20returning.
• https://mythcrafts.com/2019/07/25/strawberries-the-fruits-of-love/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/pantao
• https://archive.shine.cn/district/jinshan/Peach-of-immortality-in-Chinese-mythology/shdaily.shtml
• https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelines
• https://academics.nsuok.edu/Portals/39/Three%20Sisters%20Legend.pdf
• https://thegardenstrust.blog/2023/06/10/the-garden-of-the-hesperides/
• https://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Eris.html
• https://hilo.hawaii.edu/news/kekalahea/spring-2023/march/origin-of-hawaiian-plants
• https://deeprooted.co/blogs/religious-and-cultural-significance-of-mango
• https://ima.princeton.edu/2019/11/18/digging-into-the-horn-of-plenty/

Get ready to go on an adventure with the coolest sailor in Baghdad, Sinbad! Journey with your Sirens through Sinbad's seven (absolutely insane) voyages.

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Links to research:

http://mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/arabian/pages/04.htm

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Thousand-and-One-Nights

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sindbad-the-Sailor

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

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/scheherazade-the-story-of-a-storyteller

https://forebears.io/surnames/sinbad

https://www.thebump.com/b/sinbad-baby-name

https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sinbad

https://www.britannica.com/topic/roc-legendary-bird

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!

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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

Just in time for Autumn Equinox, happening September 22nd, we bring you our first Holiday episode! On this episode, we learn about how people around the world celebrate this celestial event.

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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres

Links to research:

https://byjus.com/physics/difference-between-equinox-and-solstice/#:~:text=While%20the%20solstices%20result%20in,received%20all%20across%20the%20earth.

https://www.discovery.com/dnews/how-to-celebrate-the-autumn-equinox

https://www.cancunadventure.net/chichenitza-equinox/#:~:text=At%20Chichen%20Itza%2C%20during%20the,slowly%20down%20the%20northern%20staircase.

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

https://mytjnow.com/2021/09/22/legends-of-the-autumnal-equinox/

https://www.triplemoonpsychotherapy.com/archetypes-and-symbolism-myth-and-psyche/autumn-symbolism-harvest-gods-harvest-goddesses-and-archetypal-meanings

https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/fall-equinox

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-causes-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-explained

https://irishcultureandtraditions.org/2022/08/10/celebrating-the-autumn-equinox-called-mabon/#:~:text=The%20name%20%E2%80%9CMabon%E2%80%9D%20comes%20from,Fruits%2C%20and%20the%20Wine%20Harvest.

https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival.htm

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-the-august-moon-festival-mid-harvest-festival/

https://www.britannica.com/science/autumnal-equinox

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-when-autumnal-equinox

https://www.weather.gov/cle/Seasons

Why did we choose to be called 'Sirens'? The true meaning of legend's Keepers of Knowledge is explored as we deep dive into what Sirens are and their role in the world of myths and legends. 

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Links to research:

https://www.audubon.org/news/sirens-greek-myth-were-bird-women-not-mermaids

https://www.centreofexcellence.com/sirens-in-mythology/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology)

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

https://www.aswangproject.com/sirena/

https://arkhorton.com/2020/07/07/alkonost-and-sirin/

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545942

We all know the mainstream Tamlin with beautiful blonde hair and betrayal of our favorite illiterate 19-year-old girl. But the real story of Tamlin is quite different - and has a happy ending! Deep dive with us into the Celtic tale of Tamlin.

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Links to research:

https://tam-lin.org

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

https://sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch039.htm

‘Tam Lin (Child 39)’ performed by Anaias Mitchell and Jefferson Hammer

We are one week away from the premier! Get to know your Sirens as they chat about who they are, how Story Sirens came to be, and get a sneak peak at the next few episodes! See you at the premier on September 5th, wherever you listen to podcasts! 

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What's Story Sirens all about? A bunch of myths and legends... and a whole lot of laughter! 

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Music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com.

Artwork by Alexis Torres

Magic and mysteries await. See you soon!

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The Sirens deep dive into a being from Native American folklore that protects women and children.

A note to our listeners: most legends of Deer Woman deal with topics such as sexual assault and death. Listener discretion is advised. 

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‘Deer Woman: An Anthology’ links:

https://globalvoices.org/2017/10/03/deer-woman-an-anthology-sheds-light-on-violence-against-native-women-in-north-america/

https://atcgbooksandcomics.com/products/deer-woman-an-anthology-digital-edition

Links to research:

https://www.wernative.org/articles/who-is-deer-woman-from-reservation-dogs

https://endicottstudio.typepad.com/articleslist/deer-woman-and-the-living-myth-of-dreamtime-by-carolyn-dunn.html

https://fauna-protect.com/en-us/blogs/spirit-animals/spirit-animal-deer?srsltid=AfmBOor63MDzO7uO-lToVkb7Q65IZ0nSzuUprGIgUVB0erH8MKwaUpCS

https://www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com/history/the-deer-woman

https://www.allcreation.org/home/the-deer-woman

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

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Artemis-Greek-goddess

https://www.faena.com/aleph/notes-on-the-symbolism-of-deer#:~:text=In%20the%20Christian%20imagination%2C%20the,a%20magnificent%20and%20enormous%20deer.

http://www.buddhistsymbols.org/animals.html

https://www.samyeinstitute.org/sciences/arts/dharma-wheel-pair-deer-buddhism/#:~:text=Dharma%20wheel%20symbolism,teachings%20of%20the%20holy%20dharma.