Raconteur - History & Mythology

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Icarus & Daedalus - The Boy Who Flew Too Close To The Sun. Great Stories from History & Mythology

Icarus and Daedalus - The Boy Who Flew Too Close To The Sun. A classic tale from Greek Mythology of a loving father and tragic son that asks us a question of ourselves - How far would you go to touch the sun? Here at Raconteur, we bring to life the greatest stories from history and mythology to both entertain and educate. We are also on YouTube! For video versions of each story visit and subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4yfCCgXTUYcSPI0_5rP9w Video version of this story - https://youtu.be/_ASWwBK2xcg Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au New stories weekly. Thanks for listening!

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  Sun Wukong - The Monkey King of Chinese Mythology

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  Cernunnos - Horned God of Celtic Mythology

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  Adonis and Aphrodite - Tragic Love Story from Greek Mythology

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  Prometheus - Titan Saviour of Mankind in Greek Mythology

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  Odin and the Runes of Power - Norse Mythology

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  Wendigo - Demonic Spirit of Native American Mythology

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  Typhon - Father of Monsters in Greek Mythology

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  Orpheus and Eurydice - Tragic Love Story from Greek Mythology

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  Vercingetorix - Legendary King of Gaul & Bane of Caesar

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  Jūratė and Kastytis - Love Story from Baltic Mythology

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  The Kelpie - Shapeshifting Horse from Scottish Mythology

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  The Story of Medusa - Betrayed Priestess of Greek Mythology

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  The Death of Baldur - Norse Mythology

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  The Secret Name of Ra - Egyptian Mythology

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  Vlad the Impaler - Wallachian Prince and Histories Vlad Dracula

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  Mjolnir - The Creation of Thor's Hammer. Norse Mythology