Myths & Monsters
142017•45m•6.8/10
DocumentaryMystery
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.8/10(9)
This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
Production
3DD Entertainment
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
December 23, 2017
Last Aired
December 23, 2017
Networks
Netflix
Created By
Daniel Kontur
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Heroes & Villains
Air date: 2017-12-23
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.
E2
The Wild Unknown
Air date: 2017-12-23
The tragic Greek myth of Actaeon, the Celtic Otherworld, the Kraken and the woods of Brothers Grimm.
E3
War
Air date: 2017-12-23
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.
E4
Love & Betrayal
Air date: 2017-12-23
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.
E5
Change & Revolution
Air date: 2017-12-23
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.
E6
The End of All Things
Air date: 2017-12-23
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
Joanne Shortt Butler
Herself - Contributor
Liz Gloyn
Herself - Lecturer in Classics
William Simpson
Writer
Nicholas Day
Himself - Presenter
