Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Everyone’s Favourite Feminist? Sophocles’ Antigone Part 1

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's finally time for Sophocles' Antigone: the daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta deals with the aftermath of her family's horrifying legacy. Help keep ...

Conversations: Bringing New Life to Everyone’s Favourite Roman, Translating Ovid w/ Stephanie McCarter

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with translator Stephanie McCarter about her new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. How she went about translating, favourite sections an...

BONUS: The Never Ending Drama of Olympians Amongst Mortals (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 4)

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID! This time... Gods messing with mortals, something new and differen...

Arachne Weaves Her Tragedy & The Cursed Legacy of Thebes

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

First, Liv reads a selection from the new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, by Stephanie McCarter, because it's ARACHNE and it's AMAZING. Then, the...

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book III (Part 1)

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book III, translated by Brookes More. The founding of the Theban dynasty... Things don't go particularly well.Help kee...

BONUS: Potions & Punctures, Love At the Hands of the Gods (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 3)

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID! This time... Gods inflicting love on mortals and the brewing of po...

Halloween Special! Communing With the Ancient Dead, The Underworld w/ Ellie Mackin Roberts

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween! In this Halloween Special Liv talks to past guest Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts about all things Underworld: Persephone, Hades, and everyo...

Conversations: The Monstrously Volcanic Breath of the Chimera, Monster Myths w/ Jasmine Elmer

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with fellow Classics podcaster Jasmine Elmer (listen to Legit Classics wherever you're listening to LTAMB!) about all things monstrous, but...

BONUS: Cupid Sure Does Love Getting Into Trouble! (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 2)

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with more bonus mythological content, looking at the characters and concepts from QCODE's new podcast CUPID! Listen to Cupid wherever you g...

Living Amongst the Dead, the Underworld & its Infernal Chthonic Cuties

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for the infernal goddesses of the dead... Chthonic Cuties... the realm of the Underworld itself, and how the real people of ancient Greece w...

Conversations: Dragons! Witches! Werewolves! The Ancient Supernatural w/ Daniel Ogden

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with professor and author Daniel Ogden about all things Spooky! Find his books on werewolves, dragons, and more wherever you get your books...

BONUS: There’s RomCom Featuring Cupid & I Am Here for It! (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 1)

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special bonus series of episodes, Liv is collaborating with QCODE's new podcast Cupid! Liv will be looking at the mythological background of c...

She Gives, She Takes Away, the Goddess Hecate & Her World of Witchcraft

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You asked, I delivered: more, more, more Hecate! We look at everything there is to know about Hecate, all powerful goddess of witchcraft, and some rea...

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book II (Part 2)

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Bookes More. In the second half of Book I!, there are just too many stories of transformation to list he...

When in Rome! The Very Ovidian Witches, Medea & Circe

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WITCHES! To accompany the conversation with Antonia Aluko, this week Liv dives in to Ovid's versions of the witches Circe and Medea. Help keep LTAMB g...

Conversations: Which Witch Is the Best Witch? Ovid’s Medea & Circe w/ Antonia Aluko

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Spooooky Season! Liv speaks with Antonia Aluko who studies Roman witches and intersectionality, they talk all things Medea and Circe as they're ...

Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem... Five Years of Spooky Season

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time again... SPOOKY SEASON! This episode celebrates FIVE YEARS OF SPOOKY! With clips and stories from all of my past Halloween episodes, an...

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book II (Part 1)

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses (!!!), translated by Bookes More. In the first half of Book II, we hear the story of Phaethon's tragic experience drivi...

For the God of Bloodlust He's Kind of a Softy, Stories of Ares

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's finally time to look closely at the god of war and gore, Ares, and all the ways he was actually kind of cool. Listen to past episodes on Aphrodit...

Conversations: Becoming One With Gaia, Plant Myths & Sacred Groves w/ Eva Rummery

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv is joined by Eva Rummery to talk all things plants in Greek myth and even some archaeology. Plant myths, sacred groves, and even how some plants w...

An Assault On Olympus! The Giant Twin Troublemakers, Otus & Ephialtes

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ever heard of the time two twin child-giant sons of Poseidon tried to conquer Mount Olympus? Now you have! Become a Patron of the podcast for access t...

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book I (Part 2)

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses (!!!), translated by Bookes More. In the second half of Book I, we get the stories of Apollo and Daphne, Jupiter (Zeus)...

Born From a Cosmic Egg, You Say? More Orphic Tradition Horrors & Oddities

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode on the Orphic tradition we look at some weird and wild alternate theogonies, the so-called Orphic gold tablets, and the Orphic h...

Conversations: Life Outside the Wolf Den, Ancient Pompeii & the House With the Golden Door w/ Elodie Harper

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You know what I don't talk enough about? The ruins of Pompeii. Author Elodie Harper joins me to talk ancient Pompeii and writing the lives of enslaved...

Finally We’re Talking About Zagreus, Are You Happy? The Orphic Thrice Born Dionysus

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zagreus, Zagreus, Zagreus. What a mess of a story. It's gross, it's weird, it's both an afterthought and supremely important. Welcome to the story of ...

Conversations: Can You Smell the God In the Air?! Epiphanies in Antiquity w/ Gillian Glass

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Turns out epiphanies are super fascinating and, basically, everywhere. Gillian Glass joins Liv to talk about epiphanic experiences in antiquity, both ...

There’s Life After Death, An Attempt to Understand the Orphic Tradition

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What on Gaia's earth is the Orphic tradition? Liv attempts to break down this mysterious tradition that may or may not have been more of an ancient re...

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book I (Part 1)

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses (!!!), translated by Bookes More. The beginning of everything, according to Ovid's very Roman (and Ovidian!) take on Gr...

Don’t Look Back! The Mysterious Story of Orpheus & Eurydice

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Orpheus and Eurydice are famous for their doomed love story, but it turns out Orpheus is also famous for, well, inventing an entire religion separate ...

Conversations: Exploring an Alternate Helen, Behind the Scenes of the Eidolon & Euripides’ Play w/ CW Marshall

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with CW Marshall, who's literally written the book on Euripides' Helen, about the background, context, and behind the scenes of the play as...

BONUS: The Choral Ode’s of Euripides’ Helen Are Worth Listening To

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just a quick reading of the first two choral odes from Euripides' Helen, translated by EP Coleridge. They're very good and don't fit in with the full ...

The Ancient Heist You Never Knew You Needed, Euripides’ Helen (Part 4)

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this very Euripidean finale, Helen and Menelaus execute their escape from Egypt, and Theoclymenus is visited by unexpectedly divine guests...CW/TW:...

First He Made Us Feel For Agamemnon, and Now Menelaus is Sexy?! Euripides’ Helen (Part 3)

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Euripides is really here making us all fall for Menelaus and I don't know how to deal with it. Menelaus and Helen are reunited and plan their escape f...

RE-AIR: Liv Reads Ovid, the Heroides of Paris & Helen

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A re-airing of Liv's reading of Ovid's Heroides, Paris to Helen and Helen to Paris. Ovid's Heroides are fictional letters between mythological figures...

TFW Your Ghost Eidolon Causes the Most Famous War in Ancient History, Euripides’ Helen (Part 2)

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Things aren't looking good for Helen in Egypt, but then Menelaus rolls in and... makes things more difficult.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve a...

Conversations: Getting Trapped in Plato's Web... Timaeus, Atlantis, & Hesiodic Myth w/ Kaitlyn Boulding

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're going back to Plato and his Timaeus with Kaitlyn Boulding and it's absolutely fascinating. More context on Plato's work, on his story of Atlanti...

What If Helen Was a Ghost, Though? Euripides’ Helen (Part 1)

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What if Helen of Sparta was never taken by Paris, never brought to Troy at all? Euripides' Helen explores a "ghost theory" of Helen, an eidolon theory...

Anniversary Special: Let’s Learn About the Ancient Mediterranean!

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For the fifth anniversary of the podcast, Liv revisits moments from past conversation episodes. They're so fun! We learn so much! KNOWLEDGE!Find all o...

How Much Mythology Is Too Much?? Five Years of Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this special FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE (!!!) Liv looks back on some of her favourite moments, episodes, and quotes from the last five years of ...

Liv Reads Ovid: The Heroides of Penelope & Dido

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Heroides, the letters from Penelope to Ulysses (Odysseus) and Dido to Aeneas, translated by Grant Showerman. Penelope questions where...

Mythology Meets History, Theseus as an Athenian Politician & Generally Awful Guy

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

That's right, we're returning to the story of Theseus because there is still more to that oh-so-problematic man! The myths of Theseus are uniquely Ath...

Conversations: Textual Ghosts, The Intersection of Athenian Autochthony and Disability, w/ Justin Lorenzo Biggi

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Justin Lorenzo Biggi who studies Athenian citizenship, autochthony, and how both intersect with disability in ancient Athens. It turns...

Liv Reads Lucian: The True History, Part 3

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Lucian's True History, translated by Francis Hickes. In a satirical novel of epic proportions, on the Island of the Blessed Lucian meets (an...

RE-AIR: Conversations: Who Really is Hephaestus? Disability in Greek Myth w/ Kyle Lewis Jordan (Part 1)

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A re-airing of Liv's conversation with Kyle Lewis Jordan about the complexities of Hephaestus, both in relation to his impairment and as a god of crea...

Liv Reads Lucian: The True History, Part 2

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Lucian's True History, translated by Francis Hickes. In a satirical novel of epic proportions, Lucian and his companions get eaten by a whal...

Liv Reads Ovid: The Heroides of Leander & Hero

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Heroides, letters from Leander to Hero and Hero to Leander, translated by Grant Showerman.This is not a standard narrative story epis...

Liv Reads Lucian: The True History, Part 1

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Lucian's True History, translated by Francis Hickes. In a satirical novel of epic proportions, Lucian invents a world featuring rivers of wi...

Conversations: Just Keep Swimming, Hero, Leander & the World of Ancient Swimming w/ Professor Karen Carr

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Professor Karen Carr about stories of Hero and Leander, and ancient swimming practices across the world. Stories that speak to how dif...

Leander Swam Far Beyond the Ancient World, The Stormy Story of Hero & Leander

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The story of Hero and Leander is one of the most widely known myths of ancient Greece, except, we have no ancient Greek text sources. But that just ma...

PRIDE SPECIAL: Call Them Queer, Conversations of Queerness, Asexuality, Nonbinary Gods & So Much More

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Selections from past conversation episodes featuring LGBTQIA topics from Greek mythology (and history!). Selected by incredible intern Grace Roby, put...

PRIDE SPECIAL: Gay Gods, Transgender Transformations, & Pansexual Poets, LGBTQIA Representation in Ancient Greece

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Selections from past episodes featuring LGBTQIA characters from Greek mythology (and history!). Selected by incredible intern Grace Roby, put together...

Liv Reads the Batrachomyomachia, the Battle of Frogs & Mice

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv dives into ancient parody and satire before reading the Batrachomyomachia, the Battle of Frogs and Mice, translated by Hugh Evelyn White.CW/TW: fa...

There Once Was a Battle of Frogs & Mice, the Satirical Silliness of the Batrachomyomachia

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all know the famed battle of Achaean and Trojans, but what about the equally epic battle between the Frogs and the Mice?CW/TW: far too many Greek m...

Conversations: There’s Much to Do, and Many Unknowns On the Horizon… Herodotus in Egypt w/ Kate Minniti

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Herodotus was an incredibly influential ancient figure... And he also wrote a lot of bizarre stuff. Liv is joined by Kate Minniti who shares all the w...

That is One Cursed Necklace! The Deadly Dynasty of Cadmus & Harmonia (Part 2)

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How does a curse like theirs filter down the generations? The fate of the family of Cadmus and Harmonia, and their own...CW/TW: far too many Greek myt...

Liv Reads the Shield of Heracles

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads the Shield of Heracles, attributed to Hesiod, translated by Hugh Evelyn White. A battle between Heracles and Cycnus, son of Ares, but really...

Daughter of Gods Meets Phoenician Hero, the Story of Cadmus & Harmonia (Part 1)

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Revisiting Liv's favourite myth in much more detail... What happens when a hero marries a goddess? The story of Cadmus and Harmonia, the mysterious an...

Conversations: Hellenistic Kings’ Mythic Callbacks & Cosplaying Heroes, The Hellenistic Period w/ Eduardo García-Molina (Part 2)

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part two of Liv's conversation with Eduardo García-Molina who studies the Hellenistic Period and the Seleukids specificially, they talk Hellenistic k...

Re-Air: The Blood & Madness of Euripides’ Bacchae (Part 1 & 2)

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A re-airing of Liv's 2019 episodes covering Euripides' Bacchae, one of his most gruesome and brilliant plays... Don't anger a god like Dionysus, even ...

Conversations: The Hellenistic Period & It’s Middle Child Syndrome, w/ Eduardo García-Molina (Part 1)

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Eduardo García-Molina who studies the Hellenistic Period and the Seleukids specificially, they talk Hellenistic kings and empires, th...

Day 42, Still Planning to K*ll Agamemnon, A Conversation with Ariadne & Elektra Author, Jennifer Saint

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with author and past guest, Jennifer Saint, about her new novel ELEKTRA, following the stories of Elektra, Clytemnestra, and Cassandra, and...

Conversations: Schrodinger’s Alcestis, Theories On the How & Why Behind Euripides’ Alcestis, w/ Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with past guest Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts all about Euripides' Alcestis... And Euripides, and tragedy, and tragedy competitions... And so mu...

BONUS RE-AIR: She-Wolves of Pompeii, The Lupenar, the Wolf Den with Elodie Harper

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus re-airing of last year's conversation with author Elodie Harper whose book The Wolf Den is now available in North America. The sequel, the Hou...

Well, Well, Well, If it Isn’t the Consequences of My Own Actions… (Euripides’ Alcestis Part 3)

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Taking an even stronger turn into the comedy side of tragicomedy, Heracles finds out the truth of the situation in Pherae.CW/TW: far too many Greek my...

Liv Reads the (Remaining) Homeric Hymns

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads the remaining, shorter Homeric Hymns to gods and heroes, translated by HG Evelyn-White. Sing of Aphrodite and Dionysus, Pan and Hermes, Hest...

A Bit of Father & Son Fighting Over… Who Deserves to Live (Euripides’ Alcestis Part 2)

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The eponymous character dies. And then what? The tragicomic play by Euripides that turns everything on its head, and then some.CW/TW: far too many Gre...

Conversations: But How Many Bears Is It? Sharks, Whales, and Sea Monsters in Greek Mythology w/ Ryan Denson

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Ryan Denson who studies ancient SEA MONSTERS... Ketos and beyond, sharks, whales, and everything in between. It's possible Liv feels t...

You Could Say She’s Living & She’s Dead, Euripides’ Alcestis (Part 1)

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Euripides' Alcestis is a fascinating(ly weird) play that doesn't quite fit the genre of tragedy... Admetus is a man cheating fate, but at a cost.CW/TW...

Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, translated by HG Evelyn-White. Sing of the Cytherean goddess and her encounter with the mortal Anchises, the ...

Getting Down & Dirty with Mortals, Aphrodite, Anchises & the Mysteries of Archaic Aeneas

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Aphrodite gets with mortals, crazy things happen. Aphrodite's affair with the Trojan Anchises lead to the birth of the Trojan prince Aeneas, a ma...

BONUS: Announcing Playing Dionysus with Amy Pistone

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Find out more about the Out of Chaos theatre's Playing Dionysus here. Follow Amy Pistone and ask any questions you might have on Twitter. CW/TW: far t...

Conversations: Retconning the Olympians, Isis Worship in Ancient Greece w/ Dr. Lindsey Mazurek

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can you believe there was a time when Isis was worshipped as a Greek goddess, even sometimes one of the Olympians? Check out Lindsey's book on Isis wo...

Not Those Pesky Golden Apples Again! The Other Atalanta, the Boeotian Atalanta

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Atalanta: the heroine of ancient Greece. Or, was it heroines? There are two Atalantas, sometimes conflated into one, other times separate. One fought ...

Liv Reads Ovid: Heroides & Metamorphoses of Deianeira & Heracles

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Ovid's Heroides, letter from Deianeira to Hercules, translated by Grant Showerman, and Ovid's Metamorphoses, selection from Book 9, translat...

Independent, Industrious, Badass & Brave, the Heroine of Greek Myth, Arcadian Atalanta

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Atalanta: the heroine of ancient Greece. Or, was it heroines? There are two Atalantas, sometimes conflated into one, other times separate. One fought ...

Conversations: A Most Sophoclean Prophecy, Women & Wordplay in Sophocles’ Trachiniae w/ Amy Pistone

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with returning guest Amy Pistone who specializing in Sophoclean tragedy. Amy shares some of the complexities hidden within the Trachiniae a...

When Poisoned Shirts Have Got You Down, Deianeira & the Women of Trachis (Heracles & Sophocles’ Trachiniae Part 3)

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the finale of the Trachiniae series, Deianeira deals with what she has inadvertently done, and Heracles finally returns to Trachis.CW/TW: Suicide, ...

Conversations: The Intersection of Magic & Medicine, Women as Medica in the Ancient World w/ Dr. Christie Vogler

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv is joined by Dr Christie Vogler who talks about women of the Roman world who practiced medicine, in varied forms, and how these women were seen an...

Deianeira, Iole, & the Violence of Heracles’ Love (Hercules & Sophocles’ Trachiniae Part 2)

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing on with Sophocles' Women of Trachis, Deianeira learns the truth of where Heracles has been all this time, and what he's been doing. Spoiler...

Why Isn't it a Myth? & What Makes Atlantis What It is, A Very Atlantean Q&A

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv answers listener questions about Atlantis, and reads all your comments and observations about this messy, messy non-mythological idea. For more on...

A Husband Like Heracles (Hercules), the Tragedy of Deianeira (Sophocles’ Trachiniae Part 1)

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heracles is a complicated fellow... Or maybe it's not so complicated. Sophocles' Trachiniae, the Women of Trachis, looks at the life, and tragedy, of ...

Conversations: The Many Faces of Monsters, Monster Theory with David J. Wright

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with David J Wright who has studied Monster Theory as it relates to the monsters of Greek myth... He also teaches mythology, and Medusa spe...

Encounters With the Pinhead With Hooves, Achelous, Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus (More Heracles Part 2)

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heracles reign of terror continues as he finds yet another woman to marry. This time, he must fight a river and defeat a centaur but not before inadve...

Liv Reads Ovid: Valentine's Selections from the Ars Amatoria

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads selections from Ovid's Ars Amatoria (big thanks to Michaela Smith for the selections and commentary!), translated by Henry T. Riley. Sometim...

Back On His Sh*t, Heracles (Hercules) Wants to Get Hitched, Encounters w/ Iole & Omphale (More Heracles Part 1)

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heracles is at it again! We return to this "hero" after he's "purified" himself from the murder of his wife and children... So obviously he's looking ...

BONUS: Gaslight. Gatekeep. Girlboss. The Ancient Roman Art of Love

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads the first section of Ovid's Ars Amatoria, translated by Henry T. Riley. Even more ridiculous ancient Pick Up Artistry is coming on Friday......

Conversations: Black Achilles, African Queens & Whitewashing of Greek Myth w/ Princess O’Nika Auguste

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Caribbean scholar and writer Princess O'Nika Auguste all about the people of colour in Greek mythology, whitewashing of Greek myth and...

Sing, Goddess, of the Wrath of the Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis, Who Loves to F*ck Sh*t Up

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be...

Liv Reads Plato: The Critias Dialogue

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Due to popular demand, Liv reads Plato's Critias dialogue to round off the Atlantis series of episodes.Further Reading: Plato's Timaeus and Critias, t...

Fragments of an Ethiopian King, Memnon & the African Continent in Greek Myth

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The ancient Greeks knew incredible warriors when they saw them. The African continent featured often in Greek myth, Egypt as well as regions typically...

BONUS: But What About Milo?! Comparative Colonialism in Atlantis & Disney’s Lost Empire w/ Leesa Charlotte

29 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just because the "search" for Atlantis is supremely dangerous and problematic doesn't mean we can't continue to love Milo and his rag tag team! Liv an...

Conversations: The Conspiracy & Conspirituality of Atlantis w/ Steph Halmhofer

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CW/TW: brief mention of Canadian Residential Schools and recent and ongoing discovery of graves.Liv speaks with archaeologist Steph Halmhofer about co...

Deconstructing Atlantis: Platonic Allegory Meets Bronze Age Reality Meets Dangerous Conspiracy (Part 3)

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just because Plato's Atlantis was never intended to convey history doesn't meant it didn't have some historical inspiration in the form of a Bronze Ag...

BONUS! Kassandra Meets Poseidon, Atlantis in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey w/ Kira Jones

22 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Spoilers for all of AC Odyssey, particularly the Atlantis DLC, obviously. Assassin's Creed Odyssey is known for its accuracy... so where did it get At...

Conversations: Deus Ex Alien, Ancient Realities vs. Pseudoarchaeology w/ David S. Anderson

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with archaeologist David S. Anderson about the concept, and harm, of pseudoarchaeology. Why it matters to promote false notions of alien in...

Deconstructing Atlantis: What Makes a Myth? Plato’s Allegorical Atlantis (Part 2)

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've heard the original source for Atlantis, but why is it that Plato's Timaeus and Critias can't be termed "myths"? If it isn't a myth, how do we kn...

Conversations: From the Known to the Unknown, Atlantis vs. Mediterranean Archaeology w/ Flint Dibble

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with researcher Flint Dibble all about the archaeology of the Mediterranean, what we know about Plato's Atlantis, and more importantly: wha...

Deconstructing Atlantis: Finding Atlantis in the Depths of Plato’s Imagination (Part 1)

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The story of Atlantis has fascinated the world for centuries... But how many of us know where the story came from, or what is actually included in the...

Lost Ancient City or Philosophical Allegory? Deconstructing Atlantis

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Special series coming January 11th: Atlantis, from the original sources to the ongoing pseudoarchaeological searches, Liv deconstructs the story of At...

Studying the Ancient World, Finding the Best Translation, & How Good was Odysseus Anyway? A New Year Q&A (Part 2)

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of the New Year Q&A Liv answers more questions on what it's like to study Classics/the ancient Mediterranean and what you might consid...