Dragons, Monsters, and the Hero’s Journey
🎙️ Episode Summary
In Episode 05 of The Alighted Way, Janelle and Colleen step into the Western mythological tradition to examine how dragons came to be framed as monsters—and why heroes were celebrated for slaying them. Through stories drawn from Christian, Norse, and Greek mythology, this episode explores the cultural roots of the dragon-slayer narrative and what it reveals about power, fear, and moral storytelling.
From St. George and Archangel Michael to Thor, Apollo, Medusa, Typhon, and Python, Janelle traces how dragons were defeated, subdued, imprisoned, or killed, and questions…
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