Monsters' Advocate

Cailyn Toomey

A podcast about the unsung heroes of myths and legends-the monsters! We'll take a look at some monster-centric myths and legends, some not so ancient cryptids, and everything in-between and try to sort out possible origin species, biological impetus for why they do what they do, and why we love to hear about them.

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Rise

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05/14/18 • 18 min

This week, lets meet the ancestors of the modern phoenix, and learn why you shouldn't pick up random feathers (especially if they're glowing), meet mythology's hottest power couple, and confirm that ornithologists are huge history nerds.

References:

Bennu

Budge, e. A. Wallis. The book of the dead the papyrus of ani in the british museum. The egyptian text with interlinear transliteration and translation, a running translation, introduction, etc. Http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/index.htm

Hart, George (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Second ed.). New York: Routledge. pp. 48–49. ISBN 0-415-34495-6.

Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennu_heron

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/benu.htm

Fenghuang

《尔雅·释鸟》郭璞注,鳳凰特徵是:“雞頭、燕頷、蛇頸、龜背、魚尾、五彩色,高六尺许”。

Nozedar, Adele (2006). The secret language of birds: A treasury of myths, folklore & inspirational true stories. London: HarperElement. p. 37.

Firebird

Massie, Suzanne (1980). Land of the Firebird. Simon and Schuster. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-9644184-1-X.

Zheleytova, Irina. "Russian Fairytales: The Firebird and Princess Vassilissa". Retrieved 9 October 2012.

Phoenix

Garry, Jane; El-Shamy, Hasan (2005), Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature, ME Sharpe, ISBN 978-0-76561260-1

Herodotus, The Histories, Book II Trans. G. Rawlinson (1858)

Van der Broek, R (1972), The Myth of the Phoenix, Seeger, I trans, EJ Brill.

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Heartfreeze- A Patreon Bonus Episode

Monsters' Advocate

01/28/18 • 18 min

I partied a little too hard last week...and so, I didn't finish the episode I intended to release this week on time. Anyone up for a bonus episode instead? Here's a sneak peak at the sort of bonus content you would get if you were a Monsters' Advocate patron! Enjoy~References:http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2009/01/cannibal-giants-of-snowy-northern.htmlhttp://www.native-languages.org/chenoo.htmhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/ne/al/al49.htm#fr_131

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Toothy Gods

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07/17/17 • 16 min

This summer, lets take a swim with one of natures most maligned predators, and take a moment to look at them from a different angle; not as mindless killing machines, but maybe...gods?Facebook:www.facebook.com/monstersadvocate/Tumblr:monstersadvocate.tumblr.com/Twitter:@monstersadvoInstagram:@monstersadvocateEmail: [email protected] Factshttp://brilliantmaps.com/sharks-vs-humans/http://earthsky.org/earth/shark-attacks-worldwide-2016http://time.com/4375657/shark-attacks-climate-change/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/great-white-shark-numbers-rising-cape-cod/http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/5-possible-reasons-for-increased-shark-activity-in-southern-california/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SharkDakuwaqaBed the turtle softly: legends of the South Pacific by Mary Edith Branham and Joel S. BranhamDeuba: A Study of a Fijian Village by William Robert Geddeshttp://sharkmans-world.eu/gods.htmlHawaiian Shark Godshttp://apdl.kcc.hawaii.edu/oahu/stories/ewa/kaahupahau.htmhttp://www.sharksinfo.com/sharks-in-mythology.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KamohoaliiEugene Finneyhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/shark-attack-saves-mans-life-after-he-discovers-he-has-cancer-a6686561.htmlTaokai Teitoihttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/fisherman-stranded-sea-15-weeks-claims-shark-helped-save-article-1.1162001

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King of the Cats

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03/21/17 • 14 min

Who's feeling frisky? Cats have been around for 9,000 years and they're still just as wild as ever. Let's learn about the ultimate political party animal, and meet some real life cat fairies!Lets Be SocialFacebook:www.facebook.com/monstersadvocate/Tumblr:monstersadvocate.tumblr.com/Twitter:@monstersadvoInstagram:@monstersadvocateEmail: [email protected]:Cat FactsWade, Nicholas (29 June 2007). "Study Traces Cat's Ancestry to Middle East". New York Times. New York: NYTC. Retrieved 2 April 2008.Winters, L, Walter GE IMPACTS of FERAL and FREE-RANGING CATS on Bird Species of Conservation Concern American Bird Conservancy, 31 May 2005. Archived 13 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/why-cats-will-probably-never-be-as-domesticated-as-dogs-9858889.htmlKing of the Cats, the Cat Sith, Kellas CatsD. L. Ashliman, "Death of an Underground Person: migratory legends of type 6070B"Bowers, Aron, "Kellas Cats, Scotching the Myth", Scottish Big Cat Trust, archived from the original on 4 October 2015, retrieved 4 October 2015Eberhart, George M. (2002), Mysterious creatures : a guide to cryptozoology, ABC-Clio, ISBN 1-57607-283-5Francis, Di (January 1993), My Highland Kellas Cats, Cape, ISBN 978-0-224-03608-5Grimassi, Raven (2000). Encyclopedia of Wicca and Witchcraft. St. Paul: Llewellyn. p. 76. ISBN 1-56718-257-7."Dr Andrew Kitchener". National Museum of Scotland. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.MacGillivray, Deborah. "The Cait Sidhe". Retrieved 14 September 2012.http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/meft/meft32.htmManeki-Neko, Bakeneko, NekomataElli Kohen: World history and myths of cats. Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston 2003, ISBN 0-7734-6778-5, page 48–51.Alan Pate (2008). "Maneki Neko: Feline Fact & Fiction". Daruma Magazine. Amagasaki, Japan: Takeguchi Momoko. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.Shizuko Mishima. "Manekineko: Japanese Lucky Cats". Japan Travel. About.com. Retrieved 3 August 2009"Bakeneko". The Obakemono Project. SH Morgan. Retrieved 25 October 201Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database (KYDD). Online bibliographical database of supernatural folklore published by the International Research Center for Japanese StudiesDemon CatCatherine Avery (May 28, 1993). "Ghost Story ;There's a supernatural tale at most every corner in town". The Washington TimesLee Davidson (October 27, 1999). "Plenty of spooks on Capitol Hill for Halloween". Deseret News.Sheila Edmundson (October 30, 1999). "Halloween: Many things go bump in the still of night in D.C.". The Patriot Ledger.Terry Sue Shank (November 1, 1992).

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Love Bites

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02/14/17 • 11 min

Happy Valentine's Day Listeners! This week we'll look at some monsters who love to love humans, and I will offer an orthodox suggestion for your V-day plans~Also, I'm doing a giveaway! rate and review on iTunes or comment with what you'd like to hear more of on any of our soc meds and you will be entered to win a DnD sticker set! Winner will be announced 2/21.Lets Be SocialFacebook:www.facebook.com/monstersadvocate/Tumblr:monstersadvocate.tumblr.com/Twitter:@monstersadvoInstagram:@monstersadvocateEmail: [email protected]:Incubus/ SuccubusDavidson, Jane P. (2012). Early modern supernatural : the dark side of European culture, 1400-1700. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger. p. 40. ISBN 9780313393433.Lacy ,Norris J. The New Arthurian Encyclopedia, p. 322. (New York: Garland, 1991). ISBN 0-8240-4377-4.Lewis, James R., Oliver, Evelyn Dorothy, Sisung Kelle S. (Editor) (1996), Angels A to Z, Entry: Incubi and Succubi, pp. 218, 219, Visible Ink Press, ISBN 0-7876-0652-9Stephens, Walter (2002), Demon Lovers, p. 23, The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-77261-6UndineBane, Theresa (2013), Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology, McFarland, ISBN 978-1-4766-1242-3Fass, Barbara F. (1972), "The Little Mermaid and the Artist's Quest for a Soul", Comparative Literature Studies, 9 (3): 291–302, JSTOR 40246020Boto Cor de Rosahttp://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-most-sexually-deviant-creatures-in-folklore/https://espressocomsaudade.wordpress.com/2014/08/17/honest-mythbrazilian-boto-cor-de-rosa/The Legend of Hippocrates DaughterChristiane Deluz, Le livre de Jehan de Mandeville, Leuven 1998, p. 215, as reported by Anthony Bale, trans., The Book of Marvels and Travels, Oxford 2012, ISBN 0199600600, p. 15 and footnotehttp://www.bartleby.com/209/4.html

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My Hungry Pony

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01/24/17 • 14 min

This episode is all about horses who like to bite,and is extra long because I didn't realize how many waterhorses there are! Like for real, what's going on with all these murder ponies?Lets Be SocialFacebook:www.facebook.com/monstersadvocate/Tumblr:monstersadvocate.tumblr.com/Twitter:@monstersadvoInstagram:@monstersadvocateEmail: [email protected] (2002), p. 67Traill Dennison (1891), p. 131Westwood & Kingshill (2012), p. 388TangieBriggs, Katharine Mary (2002), Fairies in Tradition and Literature, Psychology Press, ISBN 978-0-415-28601-5Edmondston, Thomas (1866), An Etymological Glossary of the Shetland & Orkney Dialect, Adam and Charles Black, pp. 125, 126Ceffyl DŵrRose, Carol (2001). Giants, Monsters & Dragons, An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend and Myth. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32211-8.Kelpie and Each-usigeBown, Nicola (2001), Fairies in Nineteenth-Century Art and Literature, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-79315-5Briggs, Katharine (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies, Boogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. pp. 115–16. ISBN 0-394-73467-X.Spence, Lewis (1999) [1945], The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain, Courier Dover Publications, ISBN 978-0-486-40447-9Varner, Gary R. (2007), Creatures in the Mist: Little People, Wild Men and Spirit Beings around the World: A Study in Comparative Mythology, Algora, ISBN 978-0-87586-545-4Westwood, Jennifer; Kingshill, Sophia (2012), The Lore of Scotland: A Guide to Scottish Legends, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4090-6171-7Mares of DiomedesPseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca ii.5.8The Man-eater of LucknowO'Reilly, CuChullaine. Deadly Equines: The Shocking True Story of Meat-eating and Murderous Horses. Walla Walla, WA: Long Riders' Guild, 2011. Print.

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Merry Creepmas

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12/20/16 • 11 min

Harpy Holidays everyone! This episode doesn't contain any Harpies, but monster puns are hard. Despite the lack of Harpies, please enjoy learning about a few much under-celebrated Christmas monsters.*Disclaimer: this episode contains mentions of holiday themed evisceration, as well as gratuitous child-eating and minor mentions of corporal punishment. Please use your discretion in determining if your child is ready to handle these topics.*Lets Be SocialFacebook:www.facebook.com/monstersadvocate/Tumblr:monstersadvocate.tumblr.com/Twitter:@monstersadvoEmail: [email protected]:Saber-tooth Catshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140401112022.htmhttp://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/did-humans-coexist-saber-cats/Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblinshttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/496802.Hershel_and_the_Hanukkah_GoblinsThe Yule CatJólakötturinn (National Museum of Iceland)http://web.archive.org/web/20050108092720/http://www.simnet.is/gardarj/yule11.htmFrau BerchtaGrimm 1882:280–81Smith, John B. "Perchta the Belly-Slitter and Her Kin: A View of Some Traditional Threatening Figures, Threats and Punishments." Folklore 115.2 (2004): 167-86Wagner 2007La BefanaD. Augustine de Civit. Dei, lib. iv. c. 16.Illes, Judika. Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses (2009) p. 269. ISBN 978-0-06-135024-5"Italian Christmas tradition of "La Befana"." Italian-Link.com n.d. 15 Dec, 2009GrylaGrýla, Grýlur, Grøleks And Skeklers (Christmas in Iceland 2000)Grýla - Responsible For The Year's Biggest Volcanic Eruption". The Onion. Retrieved 16 Dec 2016http://icelandreview.com/news/2012/11/27/iceland-ogress-gains-worldwide-attentionhttp://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20799889

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Strange Beasts

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04/04/17 • 13 min

Hi Guys! Sorry this is late and sounds weird, I was sick, which is not great for podcast-making. Anyway I hope you enjoy this silly 20th episode special, I love you all!Lets Be SocialFacebook:www.facebook.com/monstersadvocate/Tumblr:monstersadvocate.tumblr.com/Twitter:@monstersadvoInstagram:@monstersadvocateEmail: [email protected] KongVaz, Mark Cotta (2005). Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong. Villard. ISBN 1-4000-6276-4.GodzillaKalat, David (2010). A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series. McFarland. ISBN 9780786447497.Ryfle, Steve (1998). Japan’s Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 1550223488.Tsutsui, William M. (2003). Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1403964742.Kaiju"Introduction to Kaiju [in Japanese]". dic-pixiv. Retrieved 2017-03-09.CloverfieldMax Evry (January 21, 2008). "Reeves Runs Merrily Through Cloverfield". Coming Soon. Retrieved 2008-01-21.Pacific RimMcIntyre, Gina. "Guillermo del Toro edges toward greater success with Pacific Rim". Hero Complex – movies, comics, pop culture. Los Angeles Times.Mr. Beaks (July 8, 2013). "Mr. Beaks Talks PACIFIC RIM, World Building And Gargantuas With Guillermo del Toro And Travis Beacham! Part One Of Two!". aintitcool.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

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Hellhounds

Monsters' Advocate

11/20/18 • 14 min

Lets take some back roads through the country to meet some downright ominous doggos!

Reference

El Cadejo

Burchell, Simon (2007) Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America, Heart of Albion Press

http://mexicounexplained.com/cadejos-gigantic-dogs-good-evil/

Barghest

Briggs, Katharine (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies. Pantheon Books. pp. 16–17.

Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barghest". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 399.

Henderson, William (1879). "Ch. 7". Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders (2nd ed.). Folk-Lore Society. p. 275.

Simpson, Jacqueline and Roud, Steve (2000, 2003). Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860766-0.

https://www.britannica.com/art/Barghest

Cŵn Annwn

Matthews, John; Matthews, Caitlín (2005). The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. HarperElement. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4351-1086-1.

The Black Dog of the Hanging Hills

Connecticut Windows on the Natural World. Retrieved December 13, 2007.

Cù-Sith

Campbell, J. G. (1900). Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland: Collected Entirely from Oral Sources. Maclehouse. pp. 30–32.

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Even Mo'o Dragons

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08/06/18 • 20 min

This is our final episode for the dragon series, so lets go out in style by learning where rainbows come from, nominating 2 monsters for dragonhood, and spending some time with some big Hawaiian lizards

References

Amaru

Steele, Paul R. (2004). "Encyclopedia of Mythic Narratives, Themes, and Concepts". Handbook of Inca Mythology. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 95–98. ISBN 1576073548.

Smith, S. (2011). "Generative landscapes: the step mountain motif in Tiwanaku iconography" (Automatic PDF download). Ancient America. 12: 1–69.

Piasa

Coleman, Loren and Clark, Jerome. Cryptozoology A-Z, Fireside. 1999. ISBN 978-0-684-85602-5

Marquette, Jacques. Journal. The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth-Century North America. Allan Greer, ed. Bedford/St. Martin's: Boston, New york, p. 205.

Underwater Panther

Jesuit Relations, Volume LIV. Chapter XI. Section 26. pp. 152-153. http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations/relations_54.html

Strom, Karen M. (August 3, 1996). "Morrisseau's Missipeshu – Cultural Preservation". Native American Indian Resources.

Horned Serpent

Grantham, Bill. Creation Myths and Legends of the Creek Indians. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-8130-2451-6 .

Morell, Virginia (December 2005). "Sea Monsters". National Geographic, pages 74–75.

Mo’o

http://www.mariealohalanibrown.com/blogmdashka699u-wahi-p363699olo/moo-olelo-moo-stories-lecture-on-moo-hawaiian-reptilian-water-deities-for-the-kohala-center-puana-ka-ike-series-february-23-2012

https://mauimagazine.net/the-sacred-spine/

http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?e=d-0beckwit1-000Sec--11en-50-20-frameset-book--1-010escapewin&a=d&d=D0.11.6&toc=0

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The podcast is about Mythology, Myth, Society & Culture, Podcasts, Monster, Bigfoot and Cryptid.

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