Episode 3: Siblings

Siblings! They can be the absolute best... or the absolute worst, especially when we're talking about families with divine powers.

In this episode, we'll explore some of the most famous tales of sibling rivalry, like that of Romulus and Remus, as well as stories where the siblings manage to pull together! We'll also talk about how the importance of twins carry down from the divine to mortal life in Yoruba culture, and we explore some of the common sibling-themes found in fairy tales and folklore across the world.

This episode's interview features Sarah Ryan, daughter of Athena and someone who has a special understanding with Baba Yaga. Sarah shares some of the important sibling and sibling-esque relationships in her own life, as well as her observations of how all the demigod siblings at our camps work together!

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[Transcript for Episode 3]

Stuff to Read:

• Romulus and Remus: 
  • An overview from World History Encyclopedia
  • The story as Plutarch tells it
• Castor and Pollux's story on Mythopedia
  • Tips for finding Gemini, the constellation that represents Castor and Pollux
• The story of Nut and Geb
• The creation myth of Izanagi and Izanami
• "In Praise of the Lesser-Known Siblings of Mythology," by Philip Womack
• Stories of Three Brothers:
  • 3 stories from Korea, Japan, and Turkistan
  • 1 from Ukraine
  • 1 from Serbia
  • From the Brothers Grimm
  • "Three Brothers Who Followed the Sun," an Iroquois legend

Stuff to Watch: 

• Our YouTube playlist for Episode 3 features a few different versions of the story of Romulus and Remus, an exploration of Ere Ibeji statues, and more!

Cool Images: 

Images of Ere ibeji: 

See some and read more about them at The Met