House of Legends: World Myths & Legends

A story from the island of Skye, on Scotland's west coast. It can be found in my book, Scottish Myths & Legends.Skye also plays a part in the Cuchulainn legends, when Cuchulainn comes to the island to study at the warrior school belonging to Scathach. My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

Our first guest on House of Legends is Martina Pisciali, a young storyteller from Italy whom I was fortunate enough to work with at Storyfest in Singapore. Martina is a regular performer at Raccontaminuastoria, the International Storytelling Festival of Rome, as well as at international festivals in Sharjah and Bolzano. She is the apprentice of the highly-regarded storytellers Paola Balbi and Davide Bardi and a translator of bilingual performances. Martina's repertoire consists of Greek and Roman myths and global folktales, with a focus on the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Follow Martina on Instagram at @martinapisciali and catch her live if you can!My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

A classic Russian tale, taken from Men and The Water of Life by Michael Meade.Dedicated to Mon, Head Trainer at Diamond Muay Thai, Koh Phangan.Learn more about Michael's amazing work as a storyteller, teacher and community leader here.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

A literary, pseudo-folk tale by the Japanese author Haruki Murakami, featured in his novel IQ84.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

This story is taken from:'The Creative Fire: Myths & Stories on the Cycles of Creativity' by Clarissa Pinkola EstesEstes is best known for her seminal work 'Women Who Run With The Wolves'. If you enjoy this podcast, you will enjoy this book! If you've already read it, do give her audiobooks a try. They're full of great material and her voice is incredibly rich.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

A gorgeous wintry Tsimshian tale, taken from Winter Tales by Lari Don.Discover more of Lari's work here.Learn more about the Tsimshian culture here.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

I heard this story from Ian Stephen, a storyteller, author and poet from the Isle of Lewis. Learn more about Ian's work here.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

The classic Celtic legend of Ossian and Niamh, in which the son of Fionn Mac Cumhaill travels to Tir Nan Nog, Land of the Ever Young.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

In this episode we visit Siberia for the story of Seventy Languages. This story was taken from ‘Singing Story, Healing Drum’ by Kira Van Deusen. Other recommended volumes by the author are ‘Raven and The Rock’ and ‘The Flying Tiger’.Learn more about Siberian spiritual traditions in the seminal text, ‘Shamanism; Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy’ by Mircea Eliade.A wonderful album of Siberian music is ‘Voices From The Distant Steppe’ by Shu-De.My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

This episode welcomes you to the House of Legends before taking you to the Kalahari Desert for the story of the Hunter’s Tears.If you would like to learn more about the San or Bushmen people, who tell this story, take a look at:The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens Van Der PostThis clip from The Life of Mammals, showing a San hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_oThe Bushmen face many pressures today - learn more about their situation and how to help at https://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/bushmenMy new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.