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The role of myths and legends in the establishment of the rules of society, as well as the punishments that result from the violation of the rules.
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S1, EP6 "The End of All Things"
The ancient Greek myth of Antigone, who defied laws to bury her dead brother; the Norse god Baldr; flood narratives found in myth; fascination with the undead; history of the vampire.
S1, EP5 "Us and Them"
The role of myths and legends in the establishment of the rules of society, as well as the punishments that result from the violation of the rules.
S1, EP4 "Love and Betrayal"
The medieval romance of Tristan and Isolde; how the abandonment of Dido by Aeneas paved the way for Rome; Norse attitudes of sex and marriage in "Lay of Thrym"; Medea murders her children.
S1, EP3 "War"
Romulus and Remus; Vikings and the Valkyries who ushered them to the next world; the Trojan War; how Homer's "The Iliad" influenced Alexander the Great; Vlad the Impaler.
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