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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XXII

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XXII of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. It's murderin' time. Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and the death of a...

Alcibiades Was Very Real, an Assassin's Creed Odyssey (& Whatever Else) Q&A

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv answers your questions about Assassin's Creed Odyssey's mythology and historicity, and her favourite food, and the gods in general, and whatever e...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XXI

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XXI of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hmm, hmm, hmm... Who can string that bow?This is not a standard narrati...

Climate Crisis, But Make it Ancient… Deucalion, Pyrrha, and the Great Deluge

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Which ancient civilization *didn't* have a flood myth, that's the real question! It's time for the full story of the flood myth of the ancient Greeks,...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XX

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XX of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Things heat up between the disguised Odysseus and the suitors of Penelop...

BONUS: Why We Should Give Aeneas A Chance, with Dr. Aven McMaster

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

That's right: it's time to defend Aeneas! Classics professor Dr. Aven McMaster tells me all about Virgil's Aeneid, why the Aeneid is Good, Actually, a...

The Real Aeneid Was the Friends We Made Along the Way (Aeneid Finale)

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's here: the final episode of the Aeneid. The battle isn't over... Bloodshed, meddling goddesses, and angry dudes. Aeneas vs. Turnus... last man sta...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XIX

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XIX of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus finally speaks with Penelope and comes up with even more detai...

Calliope is Over Your Sh*t, the Women of the Trojan War with Natalie Haynes

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with author and classicist Natalie Haynes about the women of the Trojan War and Pandora. Natalie's latest books are A Thousand Ships, recen...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVIII

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XVIII of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus, still in disguise, makes trouble with the suitors of Penelo...

Violent Aeneas, Merciful Aeneas, Phantom Aeneas (The Aeneid Part 13)

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The war between the Trojans and their allies and Turnus, the Latins, and theirs, continues. Pallas, Lausus, and Mezentius enter the fray and things do...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVII

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XVII of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus returns home to Penelope, before Odysseus and Eumaeus also ...

A Conversation on Medusa and Fragility, with Anwen Kya Hayward

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, Liv speaks with author Anwen Kya Hayward about Medusa and her ability to attract horrible men on the internet. Find Anwen on tw...

Sister, Survivor, Saviour, the Gorgon Medusa

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Medusa is never just one thing: her history, variations on her story, interpretations... There's a whole wide world of Medusa and this episode attempt...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVI

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XVI of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus returns to Ithaca and he and his father are finally reunited...

Alexander the Great, the Man, the Myth (& the Movie) with Meg Finlayson

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Meg Finlayson (@agameganon on Twitter) all about Alexander the Great and Macedon. They talk history and mythology, especially in relat...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XV

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XV of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus leaves Sparta for Ithaca, and Odysseus chats some more with E...

Poetess of the Ancient World, Sappho (with Ellie and Alyse of the Sweetbitter Podcast)

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, Sappho! Along with Ellie and Alyse of the Sweetbitter podcast devoted to her, Liv discusses Sappho, the very real Greek poet and overall bada...

BONUS: Io Saturnalia! An Episode of Ancient History Fangirl

19 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Roman mythology and the Saturnalia festival. Io Saturnalia! This BONUS! episode is an episode of Ancient History Fangirl!Subscribe to Ancient History ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XIV

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XIV of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. In disguise, Odysseus weaves an intricate story to his own swineherd, E...

Rosy-Fingered Dawn, Eos, Was Problematic As Hell (Cephalus Wasn’t Much Better)

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rosy-Fingered Titan/goddess Eos has a great epithet, but she wasn't such a great lady... She had a habit of pulling a Zeus. The stories of Cephalus an...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XIII

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Finally, Odysseus reaches the shores of Ithaca.This is not a standard narra...

What is the Aeneid Without Aeneas? The Second Trojan War Continues (The Aeneid Part 12)

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The war rages on, Trojans vs. Latins. Jove convenes a meeting of the gods and Juno and Venus each make their case. And finally, FINALLY, Aeneas is on ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XII

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XII of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus and his crew encounter all the biggest baddies: the Sirens, Sc...

Vulcan Sure Can Forge a Prescient Shield (The Aeneid Part 11)

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for war... Fortunately, though, the future's pretty clearly laid out on Vulcan's shield for Aeneas. The war with Turnus and the Latins begin...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XI

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XI of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus travels to the Underworld and visits with the dead.This is not ...

Just When Things Are Looking Up, Aeneas Goes to War (the Aeneid Part 10)

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, finally, Aeneas and the Trojans reach Latium. But Hera isn't finished with them yet!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book X

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book X of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Winds! Laestrygonians! And a witch, Circe.This is not a standard narrativ...

Sing, Muses, of Yourselves… of Apollo, Eagles, Dragons, and the Oracle of Delphi

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The *official* 100th episode is here! Sing, Muses, of the Oracle, the woman who held the fates of the Greeks in her hands. And of yourselves, the wome...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book IX

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book IX of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus tells the story of he and his men arriving on the island of the...

Aeneas, Anchises, and Underworld Propaganda (The Aeneid Part 9)

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Aeneas travels to the Underworld to speak with his father and learn the future of his descendants including, once again, Caesar and Augustus themselve...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book VIII

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book VIII of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Having arrived before King Antinous, Odysseus is welcomed by the Phaea...

The Cyprian Goddess, the Cytherean, Venus, Aphrodite, A Conversation with Author Bettany Hughes

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Bettany Hughes about all things Aphrodite, Venus, and her ancestors throughout even more ancient Mediterranean cultures. You can find ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book VII

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book VII of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus meets with Alcinous and Arete, king and queen of the Phaeacian...

My Favorite [Ancient] Murder, Nyx, Eris, and their Deadly Dynasty

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's here: the final episode of Spooky Season... featuring the mother-daughter goddesses of darkness themselves, Nyx and Eris, and their deadly dynast...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book VI

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book VI of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus arrives on the island of Scheria where he encounters Nausicaa, ...

Horror Comes in Many Forms… the Transformations of the Daughters of Minyas, Procne & Philomela

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There's horror movie horror, and there's "the world is dark and awful" horror. This episode has a little of each... The Daughters of Minyas could've u...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book V

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book V of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Finally, Odysseus! On orders from Zeus, Calypso allows him to leave Ogygi...

Blood-soaked Trees, Erysichthon Eats Himself & Bonus Boogeywomen of Ancient Greece

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For the next episode in Spooky Season, we travel to Thessaly where their king, Erysichthon gets a horrifying punishment for his crimes against Demeter...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book IV

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book IV of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus visits Sparta for news from Menelaus.This is not a standard n...

The Lycanthropic Tale of Lycaon & Other Ghosts & Werewolves

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's officially Spooky Season! Ancient werewolves, ghosts, and haunted houses... CW/TW: this episode contains less mythological references to sex...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book III

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book III of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus travels to Pylos to hear what news Nestor has about Odysseus...

A Dramatic Ship Race & Someone Lands in Blood and Dung (The Aeneid Part 8)

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Abandoning queens! Burial anniversary celebrations! Funereal ship races! Aeneas and the Trojans set off from Carthage, but there is more in their way....

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book II

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book II of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus gathers together a counsel.This is not a standard narrative s...

Augustus's Rome, Carthage & the History of Virgil's Dido (with Ancient History Fangirl!)

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode devoted to even more on the queen of Carthage, Dido, Liv teams up with Genn and Jenny of Ancient History Fangirl for a rundown...

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book I

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book I of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. It's been 20 years and Odysseus is *still* not back from the war. Telemac...

RE-AIR Mini Myth: Who Let a Woman Found a City?! Dido Beyond the Aeneid

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Due to some technical difficulties, this is a re-airing of an earlier episode. There's more to Queen Dido than Virgil tells us in the Aeneid, she had ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIV

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XXIV of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Zeus forces Achilles to return the body of Hector.This is not a standard...

No Earthly Ships, the Tragedy of the Aeneid’s Dido (The Aeneid Part 7)

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dido's fate is determined by Aeneas's stubbornness and the far too potent love spell of Venus... Things get sad and dark for Carthage. CW/TW: far...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIII

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XXIII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. The ghost of Patroclus visits Achilles.This is not a standard narrative...

Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Hermes

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a bonus reading of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes to accompany today's episode on Hermes. This Homeric Hymn tells the story of the birth of Hermes...

The Trickster God Hermes, the Original Baby Genius

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hermes is a pretty incredible newborn. He invents the lyre, steals some cattle, lies through his teeth, all within mere moments of birth! (Also, it's ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXII

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XXII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles and Hector fight before the walls of Troy.This is not a standar...

Dido Wonders Why She Got Out of Bed At All (The Aeneid Part 6)

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The "relationship" of Dido and Aeneas continues with the affects of the love potion only increasing. Juno and Venus begin to form a plan of how to han...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXI

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XXI of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles fights the river Xanthus, full of corpses.This is not a standard...

The Man, the Myth, the Legend? Aeneas (The Aeneid Part 5)

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guess who's back, back again? It's time to return to the Aeneid. Aeneas is in Carthage with its queen, Dido, and things are going well... for now. A b...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XX

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XX of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles punishes the Trojans for the death of Patroclus.This is not a sta...

The Gods Were All A Little Gay, Representation in Mythology (w/ Myths & Tits)

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's here: 2020's Pride special. Greek mythology loves a gay story, a queer story, a trans story. The long, long list of LGBTQIA stories from the anci...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIX

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XIX of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles stews in his grief and anger.This is not a standard narrative st...

Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Demeter

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a bonus reading of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter to accompany today's episode on Persephone and Demeter. This Homeric Hymn tells the story of Ha...

Bringer of Death, the Dread Goddess Persephone, and her mother, Demeter

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

She's the Bringer of Death, the Dread Goddess Persephone (and she's Kore, the maiden goddess of the spring). Persephone and Hades have a hand in count...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVIII

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XVIII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Agamemnon tries to make amends with Achilles. This is not a standard na...

Liv is Finally Obsessed with Lore Olympus, a 3 Year Anniversary Q&A

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time again! Your questions, my answers. I talk Lore Olympus (finally!), Cupid and Psyche, Hellenism, the gods and goddesses, and just about ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVII

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XVII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. They fight over the body of Patroclus.This is not a standard narrative s...

The “Hero” Who Kidnapped an Amazon, a Child, & a Goddess (Theseus Finale)

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Theseus, Theseus, Theseus. He's not done terrorizing the Hellenic world, next up: a kidnapping spree including a very, very young Helen of Sparta, an ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVI

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XVI of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Patroclus goes to battle in Achilles's armour.This is not a standard narr...

Movin’ On Up, Ariadne & the Adventures of Her God of Wine, Dionysus (There Are Pirates!)

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Theseus left Ariadne alone on an island, then what happened? Ariadne moves on to bigger and better things: the god Dionysus. Before all that, though, ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XV

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XV of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Zeus sends Apollo to help the Trojans.This is not a standard narrative sto...

What Kind of Hero Abandons a Princess on an Island!? (Theseus Part 3)

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Theseus is back and badder than ever. He finally encounters the Minotaur and proceeds to leave the woman who helped him on an island. He's just that t...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIV

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XIV of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hera pulls one over on Zeus is an attempt to help the Greeks.This is not ...

PRIDE! Revisiting Iphis & Ianthe, Apollo & Hyacinthus, and Caenis/Caeneus

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a combined re-broadcasting of another set of past LGBTQ episodes. Happy PRIDE! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. G...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIII

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XIII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector is warned about Achilles by a prophet.This is not a standard narr...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XII

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. The Trojans attack the Greek camps.This is not a standard narrative story...

Mini Myth: All the Best Heroes Have Boyfriends, Heracles & Hylas (Plus More LGBTQ Stories)

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Pride! Heracles and Hylas loved each other very much, but as with most gay love stories of Greek mythology... it doesn't end well. #BLM This epi...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XI

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book XI of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles sends Patroclus to find out what's been going on in the war.This ...

Fan Favourite: The Cupid & Psyche Trilogy

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a re-airing of the fan favourite episodes on Cupid and Psyche, combined into one epic episode. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve as...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book X

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book X of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Diomedes and Ulysses/Odysseus terrorize the Thracians.This is not a standar...

Daedalus’ Inventions, Icarus & the Melting Point of Wax

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A certain famous inventor and his impulsive son attempt to escape the island of Crete. It doesn't go well. Flying too close to the sun has a price.&nb...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book IX

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book IX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Agamemnon tries to make amends with Achilles.This is not a standard narr...

SPECIAL: Shakespeare's Helen of Troy, a Conversation About Troilus and Cressida

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv speaks with Danielle LaRose of Tiger's Hearts Collective, an all woman theatre company performing Troilus and Cressida (virtually) on May 25th for...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad, Book VIII

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book VIII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Gods versus humans... Drama, drama, drama.This is not a standard narrati...

This Guy, Am I Right? (Theseus Part 2)

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The adventures of this obnoxious hero continue. There's dealings with Medea, a war among family, the Marathonian bull is finally killed, and his most ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book VII

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book VII of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector and Ajax duel.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's...

Europa & Minos’ Bull Dynasty, the Marathonian Bull Has Seen Some Sh**

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The mythological history of Minoan Crete's obsession with bulls is dark and wildly, terribly entertaining. Bulls, baby, bulls. CW/TW: far too man...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book VI

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book VI of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector rallies the Trojans.This is not a standard narrative story episode,...

Theseus & All the People He Killed While Taking a Walk (Theseus Part 1)

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Theseus is destined to be a hero, he just knows it. He's willing to kill anyone along the way in order to prove it.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths inv...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book V

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book V of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Diomedes runs rampant on the battlefield.This is not a standard narrative s...

Aegeus Wants an Heir, Not a War With Minos & Another Tragic Scylla

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

King Aegeus of Athens goes looking for an heir and he gets on in the most troubling of ways. King Minos wages war against Attica, creating another tra...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book IV

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book IV of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hera influences Zeus to act against the Trojans.This is not a standard nar...

Mini Myth: The Gigantomachy, it’s a War, with Giants

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gaia sends her Giant children to wage war against the Olympians. Guess who wins? CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fict...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book III

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book III of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Paris offers to fight Menelaus one on one.This is not a standard narrativ...

Aeneas Had a Wife in Troy! Ghost Creusa’s Got Shit to Say (The Aeneid Part 4)

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Aeneas tells the story of the end of the Trojan War, and where to go from there. He's visited by ghosts, quite a few ghosts. It's a vibe. CW/TW: ...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book II

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book II of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Agamemnon tests the will of the Greeks after so many years at war.This is ...

Battle of the Poets, Euripides vs. Aeschylus (Aristophanes’ The Frogs Part 2)

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all need a laugh: Aristophanes' The Frogs is exactly that. This is part two: the battle of the poets. CW/TW: comedic references to suicide.&nb...

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book I

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liv reads Book I of Homer's Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. It begins in the middle of things... Late in the Trojan War, a priest arriv...

Frogs Ribbit On Route to the Underworld (Aristophanes' The Frogs Part 1)

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all need a laugh: Aristophanes' The Frogs is exactly that. This is part one of two. CW/TW: comedic references to suicide. Sources: Aristo...

Mini Myth: A Prayer to Apollo, God of Music, Prophecy & … Plague

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When better to do a special mini myth on plague? Plague in Greek mythology, plague in Greek theatre, the god of the plague, and even a real plague!Sub...

Mini Myth: Behind the Goddess, Pallas Athena

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The badass origins, both historical and mythological, of Pallas Athena. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and ...

Not That Damn Horse Again! (The Aeneid Part 3)

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Aeneas meets Dido who asks him to tell her all he's been through to get to Carthage (it's a lot). Meanwhile, Venus and Cupid plot. CW/TW: far too...

Fan Expo Live Episode! Is it Spring Yet? Flowers, Bees, & Predatory Seasonal Gods

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The live episode I recorded at the Vancouver Fan Expo covering the stories of Apollo and Cyrene, Aristaeus, Cyparrisus, Hyancinthus (again), and Pomon...