
Myths & Monsters
S1 · E1IMDB:
6.8
Released
12/23/2017
Duration
0h 45m
Genre
Documentary, Mystery
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Joanne Shortt Butler, Liz Gloyn, William Simpson
Overview
This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

Myths & Monsters
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
6.8Released
12/23/2017
Genre
Documentary, Mystery
Cast
Joanne Shortt Butler, Liz Gloyn, William Simpson
Duration
0h 45m
Country
United Kingdom
Overview
This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableHeroes & Villains
The strange Slavic story of Ivan and Koschei the Deathless, the origins of King Arthur and the wizard Merlin, the journey of Odysseus as he resists the beautiful songs of the Sirens, and finally Sigurd and his battle with the dragon Fafnir.

Heroes & Villains
The strange Slavic story of Ivan and Koschei the Deathless, the origins of King Arthur and the wizard Merlin, the journey of Odysseus as he resists the beautiful songs of the Sirens, and finally Sigurd and his battle with the dragon Fafnir.
EP 2AvailableThe Wild Unknown
The tragic Greek myth of Actaeon, the Celtic Otherworld, the Kraken and the woods of Brothers Grimm.

The Wild Unknown
The tragic Greek myth of Actaeon, the Celtic Otherworld, the Kraken and the woods of Brothers Grimm.
EP 3AvailableWar
The violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War, exploring the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great, and 15th Century Romania with its bloodthirsty ruler, Vlad the Impaler.

War
The violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War, exploring the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great, and 15th Century Romania with its bloodthirsty ruler, Vlad the Impaler.
EP 4AvailableLove & Betrayal
Love is a universal and powerful emotion. But it can also be destructive. Lust can destroy, betrayal can wound. Such an often-irrational force asks questions of any society.

Love & Betrayal
Love is a universal and powerful emotion. But it can also be destructive. Lust can destroy, betrayal can wound. Such an often-irrational force asks questions of any society.
EP 5AvailableChange & Revolution
How does a community form? How does it survive and adapt to change? The role myths and legends have played in establishing the rules of society and the punishments for those who break them.

Change & Revolution
How does a community form? How does it survive and adapt to change? The role myths and legends have played in establishing the rules of society and the punishments for those who break them.
EP 6AvailableThe End of All Things
Death is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help explore those anxieties. But they tell us about more than mortal fear alone. For in a culture's tales of death we can see what it is they value in life.

The End of All Things
Death is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help explore those anxieties. But they tell us about more than mortal fear alone. For in a culture's tales of death we can see what it is they value in life.
Cast

Herself - Contributor
Joanne Shortt Butler

Herself - Lecturer in Classics
Liz Gloyn

Writer
William Simpson

Himself - Presenter









