Myths & Monsters

This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

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Documentary
Created By

Daniel Kontur

First Aired on

Dec 23, 2017

1 seaons till Dec 23, 2017

Popularity: 4.9339
7 votes
Networks
Production

3DD Entertainment

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The End of All Things

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1Heroes & Villains45 min

    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.

  • Episode 2The Wild Unknown45 min

    The tragic Greek myth of Actaeon, the Celtic Otherworld, the Kraken and the woods of Brothers Grimm.

  • Episode 3War45 min

    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.

  • Episode 4Love & Betrayal45 min

    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.

  • Episode 5Change & Revolution45 min

    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.

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