American Mythos

A Show about American Mythology. A mixture of folklore, history, fact and hearsay Stories of heroes and monsters and historical oddities. At the heart of it all, Tales of and from the children of America

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Si-Teh-Cah: The Cannibal Tribe

In this episode, we learn about a feared tribe of cannibalistic red haired giants who terrorized the Paiute peoples. We look at the historicity of the existence of the mythical tribe while also looking at the prevalence of giants in Paiute myth. Sources: https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Coyote-Paiute.html https://nevadagram.com/the-red-haired-giant-cannibals-of-the-lovelock-cave/ https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Si-Te-Cah http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/winnemucca/piutes/piutes.h...

Nov 05, 2021•13 min

The Pope and the Confederacy

In 1863, Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, sent a letter to Pope Pius IX. In response, the pope addressed Davis as the “Illustrious and Honorable Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, Richmond,” which sparked the myth that the pope was the sole European Sovereign to recognize the CSA.

Sep 24, 2021•9 min

Elephants for America

In 1861 King Rama IV, also known as King Mongkut, the fourth Siamese monarch of the house of Chakri, expressed in a letter to president James Buchanan of the United States, upon having heard from an American captain visiting Siam that there were no elephants in America, his desire to gift one to the United States. By offering to send an Elephant to the Americans, our relations will surely improve! - Victoria 2 The story of one king's odd offer to the president of the United States...

Sep 10, 2021•8 min

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