World Folklore

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    • Mischief, Myth, and Art
    • By: Lewis Hyde, Michael Chabon - foreword
    • Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
    • Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 05-31-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • In Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde brings to life the playful and disruptive side of human imagination as it is embodied in trickster mythology—Hermes in Greece, Eshu in West Africa, Krishna in India, and Coyote in North America, among others....

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    • A Beginner’s Guide into the World of Celtic Myths, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Warriors, Celtic Gods and Creatures: Mythology Collection, Book 3
    • By: Lucas Russo
    • Narrated by: Jared Zak
    • Series: Mythology Collection Series, Book 3
    • Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 04-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • Relive the magic of captivating legends and folktales in this rich collection on Celtic Mythology. In 58 BCE, when Julius Caesar – the famous Roman general – wrote a commentary on the Gallic wars, he described the “Celt” speaking people who lived in the area....

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    • Arcturus World Mythology
    • By: Richard Gordon Smith
    • Narrated by: Geoff Sugiyama
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 12-12-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • This enthralling collection brings together over 50 ancient tales from Japanese folklore, gathered and retold by 19th century traveler and naturalist Richard Gordon Smith.

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    • By: Lisa Ann Verge
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 02-12-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • Introducing book one in the CELTIC LEGENDS SERIES, a star-crossed lovers tale from the RITA-nominated author of passionate, magical romances Conor ...

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    • A History
    • By: Barbara Graziosi
    • Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
    • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 07-16-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • The gods of Olympus are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization: even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad, or just plain silly. Yet for all their foibles and flaws, they proved to be tough survivors, far outlasting classical Greece itself....

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    • Old World Conjuring Spells and Folklore
    • By: Natasha Helvin
    • Narrated by: Robin Douglas
    • Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-19
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
    • Natasha Helvin offers a practical guide to the ancient magical tradition of Russian sorcery and Eastern Slavic magical rites....

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    • By: Edith Hamilton
    • Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
    • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 03-14-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,764 ratings
    • Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious listeners and academics alike.

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    • The Women of the Viking World
    • By: Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
    • Narrated by: Ann Richardson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 06-01-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows, and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war....

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    • By: Stephen Graham Jones
    • Narrated by: Cara Gee
    • Series: The Indian Lake Trilogy, Book 1
    • Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 08-31-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1,489 ratings
    • Alma Katsu calls My Heart Is a Chainsaw “a homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre.” On the surface is a story of murder in small-town America. But beneath is its beating heart....

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    • Folktales from around the world (Fairy Tale Book, Bedtime Stories for Kids ages 6-12)
    • By: Teya Evans
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 39 mins
    • Release date: 06-22-25
    • Language: English
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    • The traditional retold fairy tales in this volume speak of the awesome and the marvellous, of the perilous and the exhilarating. We shall explore ...

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    • An Anthology
    • By: David Adams Leeming
    • Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
    • Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 02-03-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Gilgamesh - these are the figures that leap to mind when we think of myth. But to David Leeming, myths are more than stories of deities....

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    • Dark & Twisted Folklore Stories from Around the World
    • By: Lilla Bölecz - illustrator, Balázs Tátrai
    • Narrated by: Frances Butt
    • Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 09-03-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • In this fascinating volume, discover witches real and legendary, who once terrorized, devoured, helped or empowered their communities, but who are now largely forgotten.

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    • 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes Across North America
    • By: Tom Pecore Weso
    • Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
    • Length: 1 hr
    • Release date: 09-10-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape.

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    • Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond
    • By: Sharon Blackie, Angharad Wynne, Little Brown Book Group Limited
    • Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Sharon Blackie
    • Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 10-14-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • From early childhood, we learn about the world and its possibilities through myths and fairy tales. The heroines, though, tend to be young princesses or fair maidens, and the evildoers older women: wicked witches or unforgiving matriarchs.

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    • A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology
    • By: Cory O'Brien
    • Narrated by: Cory O'Brien
    • Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 05-23-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • All our lives, we've been fed watered-down versions of the classic myths. In reality, mythology is more screwed up than a schizophrenic shaman doing hits of unidentified . . . wait, it all makes sense now....

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    • Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
    • By: Adrienne Mayor
    • Narrated by: Fran Tunno
    • Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 09-21-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 169 ratings
    • Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men....

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    • The Greek Myths Reimagined
    • By: Stephen Fry
    • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
    • Series: Mythos, Book 3
    • Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 06-22-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5,318 ratings
    • In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War....

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    • By: Frank Joseph
    • Narrated by: Blake Kubena
    • Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 02-17-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
    • Atlantis and Other Lost Worlds is the most up-to-date and comprehensive investigation of history's infamous sunken city....

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