Lore and Legends

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Lore and Legends explores humanities past, present, and future through the lense of the lore and legends built up by dominant cultures like Ancient Egypt, Greece, and more forgotten or ignored groups like the Native Americans or Tribal Africans, as well as modern myths, legends, and phenomena from bigfoot, to UFO's, psychic powers and even religions.... https://www.loreandlegends.net

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Deucalion and the Flood

Dec 30 2023 11 mins

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2023/12/deucalion-and-flood.html for more info!The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha and the Great Deluge is the Ancient Greek equivalent to the more familiar Biblical story of Noah's Ark. Credit:cBecker, K. F., Schmidt, F., & Putnam), U. G. P. (George. (n.d.). Deucalion and Pyrrha. In Gods and heroes. essay, Project Gutenberg. Music in Epis

The Ruins of Sodom

Sep 04 2022 13 mins

For more visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/09/the-ruins-of-sodom.html The story of the destruction of Sodom is a powerful one. So much so, that the word "sodomy" is with us to this day to describe a certain type of deviant behavior. But as with many stories of the ancient world, we dont have a lot of physical proof. Or do we? A team of researchers has suggested that

The Chronovisor

Aug 14 2022 15 mins

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/08/the-chronovisor.html for more!This episode tells the story of the Chronovisor. An alleged time machine put together by various scientists under the direction of the Vatican in the 1950's. The Chronovisor, according to Fr Pellegrino Ernetti, allowed its operators to hear, see, and record past events without interacting with them. Deem

The First Voyage of Amerigo Vespucci and the Naming of America

Mar 01 2022 37 mins

https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/03/the-first-voyage-of-amerigo-vespucci.html for notes and more on this episode!Who actually found America first and how did it get its name? Both of those questions are answered in the colorful account of Amerigo Vespucci's First Voyage, which is read verbatim in this episode. But is the story fact or fiction? You might be surprised...Music:

CBDC's and the Future

Feb 23 2022 12 mins

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/02/cbdcs-and-future.html for more! Central Bank Digital Currency is not Crypto Currency. It is fiat currency on steroids with the guarantee of eliminating privacy and financial freedom. Money and information are powerful tools. What happens when they intersect like never before and are controlled by government banks? Quoted in Episode:http:

The Carancas Impact Event

Jan 15 2022 9 mins

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/01/the-carancas-event.html for more info!In September 2007 a meteorite would hit the earth outside the village of Carancas Peru. It left behind a large crater, pieces of the meteor...and a strange illness that seems to have swept through the area in humans and animals alike. What was the cause? And are we ready for things like this in the

The Universe 25 Experiment

Jan 08 2022 14 mins

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/01/the-universe-25-experiment.html for more info!What could be our ultimate doom? Climate, disease, lack of resources, war? Its hard to say, but one experiment in the late 1960s designed and carried out by John Calhoun dubbed "Universe 25" suggested safety, surplus, and comfort could be just as if not more deadly to a society than w

The Hypersonic Arms Race

Oct 23 2021 12 mins

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/10/the-hypersonic-arms-race.html for more info!China made some media waves recently with its alleged launch of a "hypersonic" space weapon. And with all that is going on in the world with trade, Taiwan, and covid it makes a lot of people feel on edge. But pursuit of these wild speeds are nothing new the Americans either. Is a new ar

A Russian Ghost

Oct 17 2021 9 mins

A Russian Ghost. An alleged true story, of a father's encounter with a ghost shortly after the birth of his child. Recorded in "True Ghost Stories" by Hereward Carrington in 1915. Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/10/a-russian-ghost.htmlMusic:"The Complex" by Kevin Macleod (Licensed)"The Dread" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creati

A Dead Secret

Oct 09 2021 9 mins

A Dead Secret is a short Japanese Ghost Story recorded in "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" written by Lafcadio Hearn in the early 1900s. Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/10/a-dead-secret.htmlMusic in Episode:Licensed Theme "The Complex" by MacLeod"Shadowlands 7 - Codex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: