Allegory Story
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Stories of Saints: Arnold of Soissons
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most widely recognized patron saints of brewers and beer is Saint Arnold of Soissons. He was a soldier, then a hermit, and then the abbot o...
Stories of Saints: Francis of Assisi
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Francis of Assisi is quite well known for having established one of the most important Catholic orders in history for both brothers and sisters, upon ...
Stories of Saints: Joan of Arc
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did a pious French woman with no military training convince the crown prince, Charles of Valois, to allow her to lead a French army to the besiege...
Stories of Saints: Agatha
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Saint Agatha was a young woman who was martyred in Sicily more than 1,700 years ago during the persecution of Decius. While some details of her story ...
Stories of Saints: Estelle
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Saint Estelle was an alleged third-century martyr in Gaul, daughter of an illustrious Roman and descended from a powerful family of Druids. How does o...
Fairy Tales: Hansel and Gretel
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most people are familiar with the story of Hansel and Gretel, a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in their Grimm’s Fai...
Fairy Tales: Mother Goose
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve learned that many of the simple and seemingly innocent fairy tales we grew up reciting are actually quite dark and twisted. Today we're not go...
Fairy Tales: Rapunzel
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I may climb thy golden stair." Truth be told, we never really liked Rapunzel. What's there to like? A...
Fairy Tales: Peter Pan
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've learned time and time again that Disney has put its own wholesome and magical spin on stories that tend to have darker origins. While Peter Pan ...
Fairy Tales: Beauty and the Beast
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A tale as old as time. Well, maybe not as old as time, but it's old. Who knew that the origins of Beauty and the Beast go back to Ancient Rome? We cer...
Fairy Tales: Pinocchio
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Centuries ago there lived -"A king!" my little readers will say immediately. No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of woo...
Celtic Tales: Boudica
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celtic women were quite distinct in the ancient world in that they had liberties, rights, and highly held positions in society. Compared to Greek, Rom...
Celtic Tales: Faeries
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think of when you think of faeries? Small beings with cute pixie cuts and wings going about their business and helping humans where they c...
Celtic Tales: Welsh Deities
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the stories, myths, and legends that we have of the Celts stem from Irish tradition, but as we've established, the Celts were in a lot of plac...
Celtic Tales: Druids
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Incredibly powerful and respected, able to banish people from society for breaking the sacred laws, and even able to come between two opposing armies ...
Celtic Tales: The Otherworld
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thin places, liminal spaces, the times and locations when the veil between the worlds is the most permeable; where the supernatural world and the visi...
Celtic Tales: The Old Gods
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Celtic pantheon consisted of over 400 gods and goddesses who represented everything from rivers to warfare. With the exception of a few notable de...
Arthurian Legends: Theories Surrounding the Legends
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout this season we sprinkled in some of the theories related to these Arthurian legends, and quickly realized that these theories deserve their...
Arthurian Legends: Avalon & Morgan Le Fay
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Avalon, the Otherworld, a realm of supernatural beings and powerful magic. Often portrayed as a place of healing and rejuvenation, and sometimes depic...
Arthurian Legends: The Holy Grail
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Holy Grail has been an object of mystery and fascination for centuries, and people have looked for this relic for just as long! Legends say that t...
Arthurian Legends: Guinevere & Lancelot
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is no denying that Arthurian legends contain numerous tales of love and adultery. One of the most famous surrounds the love triangle between Gui...
Arthurian Legends: Merlin the Magician
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Merlin, a name synonymous with mystery and magic. Born of a virgin mortal woman and sired by an incubus, you would think his supernatural abilities wo...
Arthurian Legends: Arthur & Camelot
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! This time we're dipping our toes into the world of Arthurian Legends.The stories of King Arthur and his Camelot have captivated us for o...
All About Epiphany
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps you've heard of Epiphany before? Or maybe, like us, you saw it on the calendar and never really gave it much thought. From an ancient Egyptian...
Gryla & The Yule Lads
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We know that everyone has their own holiday stories and traditions, but what do you know of Iceland's Yule Lads? Born of a monstrous troll/giantess na...
Frau Perchta & Krampus
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The most wonderful time of the year brings images of warmth and coziness, joy and laughter, and a round jolly man dressed in red velvet. But it's time...
Saturnalia
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eat, drink, sacrifice an animal, and upend all social order. Saturnalia was one of the biggest celebration on the Roman calendar, and one that was fil...
Winter Solstice
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People have been tracking both sun and moon for millennia, and like clockwork, the winter solstice is upon us yet again. Yes, the winter solstice refe...
Slavic Witch: Baba Yaga
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lurking deep in the forests in Slavic folklore is a frightening, ugly old crone with a crazy looking house, and a rather interesting mode of transport...
La Voisin: Alleged Sorceress
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we'll tell the story of one of the most famous alleged witches in France's history, Catherine Deshayes Monvoisin, better known as "La Voisin". I...
Goddess Witches: Artemis, Diana, & Aradia
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While Artemis is goddess of the hunt, nature, the moon, and chastity, Diana is also goddess of the hunt, nature, the moon, and chastity. But also fert...
Goddess Witch: Hekate
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're going to be talking about goddess witches, specifically Hekate (or Hecate). Known as a goddess of witchcraft, she is a continuo...
Exploring Witchcraft
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is witchcraft and what does it mean to be a witch? In this episode we explore the difference between witchcraft and wicca, and share our personal...
Witches and Feminism
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2, where we get chatting about witches! It can't come as a surprise that witches and feminism seemingly go hand in hand. Sure, witch...
Rumpelstiltskin - What's in a Name?
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A dastardly imp spins straw into gold in exchange for a girl's firstborn. And all due to a father's lie? That's some top notch parenting right there! ...
The Little Mermaid - Quest For A Soul
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From Atargatis to Ariel, legends and myths surround these mythical creatures in nearly every corner of the globe. Are they sweet and innocent or dark ...
Little Red Riding Hood - Give That Wolf A Banana!
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From a young age, we learn that stranger danger is a very real thing. This lesson has been passed down from generation to generation, and very few sto...
Snow White, Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho!
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're most familiar with the German version of the tale, but did you know there may be over 400 versions of Snow White? The oldest may actually be fro...
Cinderella, or, The Little Glass Slipper
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time, there lived a man named Charles Perrault. He was in the court of King Louis XIV when France was a deeply Catholic country and all fa...
Sleeping Beauty aka Sun, Moon, and Talia
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We begin our first season by exploring some well known and well-beloved fairy tales. Enter Sleeping Beauty, a story that has origins dating back to th...
Introsode
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the introsode of Allegory Story, a podcast journey through (you might have guessed it) stories! This is just a taste; meet your hosts, learn a...