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Tory and Mikah explore the history of dreams in mythology before interpreting three dreams from listeners. Featuring: space, dead bodies, wizards, smart home tech, and drama club. Notes and links Dreams in Mythology Greek & Roman Mythology Oneiroi: Morpheus, Phobetor, and Phantasos Dreams are messages from the gods. Norse Mythology Dreams can predict the future. Dreams are messages from the gods. Dreams are a way to speak with mystical beings. Egyptian Mythology Egyptian dream dictionaries were among the first examples of dream interpretation. Dreams were sorted between good omens and bad omens. Hawaiian Mythology Dreams are "soul sleep," a time to communicate with one's ancestral guardians. Dreams can teach us songs, dances, cures for ailments, and provide us with guidance. Japanese Mythology The Baku is a mostly benevolent dream devourer shaped from a bear, elephant, and ox. It will eat away one's nightmares. Nightmares Nightmares aren't dark, spooky horses. Mares are a mythological fiend that rests on the chest of sleeping victims, suffocating them. Many, many languages have a word for nightmare that uses "mare" as its root. It was believed that sage, blessed amulets, the Baku, a dreamcatcher, a prayer, a worry doll, and more could ward off nightmares. Dreams Listener Markus: A dream about space, dead bodies, competence, and, perplexingly, a kitten in a fish bowl. Listener Brian: A dream about a whimsical wizard that loves to talk about smart home tech — particularly his smart trash can and smart sewing machine. Listener Wei: A dream about drama club, sponsorship, leadership, and anxiety. Send in your dreams: email: dreams@lucid.show site: lucid.show Follow us on Twitter: @Lucid_Podcast Sources Liberman, Anatoly (2005). Word Origins And How We Know Them. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-19-538707-0. Retrieved 14 May 2018. Norse Folklore, The Night Mare - Spangenhelm How Different Cultures Protect Themselves From Bad Dreams - Van Winkle's Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.633 ff. Via Wikipedia) Hesiod Theogony, 212. Via Wikipedia Ovid. Metamorphoses. Book XI, 641. Via Wikipedia Turville-Petre, E.O.G. 1964. Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia. p. 232. Via Norse Mythology Loebel-Fried, Caren. Hawaiian Legends of Dreams. University of Hawaii Press, 2005.