Episode 5135: Dark Enigma - Demons Giants and Fairies from Indian Myth and Legends
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Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be considered disturbing, frightening and in some cases even offensive. Listener Discretion is therefore advised. Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained. I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, frighteningly imagined creatures, supernatural beings and even some unsolved mysteries but I promise all sorts of weirdness. So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma.... And on today’s Dark enigma well, I got a very lengthy email from a listener that boiled down to why don’t we ever discuss the beautiful mythology of the Indian Subcontinent… whelp, guess what. I heard you, so today’s story is from the Indian Myths and Legends; let’s hope I do them justice! So, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight. The choice of libation, as always my darlings, is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say Gods that will be a single shot and every time I say Demons, that will be a double shot. Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so don your best Sari or Lungi preferably in bright and invigorating colors and, let’s dive into today’s offering of Demons Giants and Fairies from Indian Myth and Legends The gods are the Suras and the demons the Asuras or “non-gods”. This distinction, however, did not obtain in the early Vedic period. Originally the deities, and especially Varuna and Mitra, were called Asuras, but in the later part of the Rigveda the term is applied chiefly to the enemies of the gods. In the Atharvaveda, as in subsequent Epic literature, the Asuras are simply demons and giants and goblins.
