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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Liv focuses on Greek and Roman mythology's (mis)treatment of women, the wild things the gods did, and the all around incredible minds of the ancient world. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

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Estranged Siblings, a Mysterious Statue, and a Dramatic Escape (Euripides’ Iphigenia Among the Taurians Part 4) from 2023-12-12T08:00

Newly reunited siblings plan their dramatic escape from the Taurians! For background on Iphigenia's family and the events that lead to this play, check out this Listen

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Conversations: Zeus Just Can't Keep It In His Chiton, Theologizing the Gods w/ Dr Maciej Paprocki (Part 2) from 2023-12-08T08:00

Liv speaks with Dr. Maciej Paprocki about theologizing the gods, looking for rules and order amongst the mess that is the Greek Pantheon. Listen

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Orestes, Captaining the Ship of Catastrophe (Euripides’ Iphigenia Among the Taurians Part 3) from 2023-12-05T08:00

More tension, more unknown sibling secrets, and the hatching of a plan... For background on Iphigenia's family and the events that lead to this play, check out this Listen

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Conversations: Assigning Order to the Chaos, Theologizing the Gods w/ Dr. Maciej Paprocki (Part 1) from 2023-12-01T08:00

Liv speaks with Dr. Maciej Paprocki about theologizing the gods, looking for rules and order amongst the mess that is the Greek Pantheon. Listen

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No One Does a Dramatic Sibling Reveal Quite Like Euripides (Iphigenia Among the Taurians Part 2) from 2023-11-28T08:00

This family has the worst luck! Iphigenia, Orestes, and Pylades deal with a bit of a misunderstanding. For background on Iphigenia's family and the events that lead to this play, check out this ...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphses Book XIV from 2023-11-24T08:00

Liv reads the penultimate book of Ovid's Metamorphses, translated by Brookes More. We here about Circe, Aeneas, and far too much about Rome. Help keep ...

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A Case of Ancient Fanfiction, Euripides’ Iphigenia Among the Taurians (Part 1) from 2023-11-21T08:00

What happened after Iphigenia was sacrificed for a bit of good wind? Euripides has a theory... For background on Iphigenia's family and the events that lead to this play, check out this Listen

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Conversations: Giving Circe the Agency She Deserves, w/ Sophia Kouidou-Giles from 2023-11-17T08:00

Greek-American author Sophia Kouidou-Giles joins Liv to talk Circe, Skylla, Greece, and her new novel An Unexpected Ally. Help keep LTAMB going by subs...

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Special Crossover w/ Ancient History Fangirl! Hadrian in Athens from 2023-11-14T08:00

Liv joins Genn and Jenny of Ancient History Fangirl to talk about the Roman Emperor Hadrian's obsession with Greece and his building projects in Athens! Listen

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Conversations: Writing Rome During Vesuvius, The Temple of Fortuna w/ Elodie Harper from 2023-11-10T08:00

Liv speaks with author Elodie Harper about the final novel in her Wolf Den trilogy, the Temple of Fortuna, but really they talk about Roman before, during, and after the eruption of Vesuvius and...

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Giving “Lovesick” A Whole New Meaning, Acontius&Cydippe from 2023-11-07T08:00

Is it a love story when the woman is forced to choose between marriage and death? Acontius thinks so! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Pat...

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Conversations: “Eat, Pray, Club” Comedy Meets Hercules w/ Phoenicia Rogerson from 2023-11-03T07:00

Liv speaks with Phoenicia Rogerson, author of the novel HERC which finally treats the story of Heracles as it should: it's weird and funny and also, tragic. Follow Phoenicia on social media at @...

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They Don't Call Eris the Goddess of Strife For Nothing! Revisiting Ancient Horror from 2023-10-31T07:00

After nearly four years of evading the plague, Liv has been snared by the Eris Variant. The official Halloween special will have to wait, in the meantime here are more Spooky Season Favourites. ...

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SPOOKY SPECIAL: Special! Communing With the Ancient Dead, The Underworld w/ Ellie Mackin Roberts from 2023-10-30T07:00

Revisiting all things Underworld: Persephone, Hades, and everyone in between. Follow Ellie on Tiktok and Listen

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SPOOKY SPECIAL: She Gives, She Takes Away, the Goddess Hecate&Her World of Witchcraft from 2023-10-29T07:00

Revisiting the Supreme Spooky... Hecate! We look at everything there is to know about Hecate, all powerful goddess of witchcraft, and some real life women accused of witchcraft in ancient Greece...

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SPOOKY SPECIAL: Which Witch Is the Best Witch? Ovid’s Medea&Circe w/ Antonia Aluko from 2023-10-28T07:00

Revisiting the vastness of classical witchcraft... Liv speaks with Antonia Aluko who studies Roman witches and intersectionality, they talk all things Medea and Circe as they're found in Ovid's ...

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Liv Reads Ancient Spooky: The Underworld in Homer&Virgil from 2023-10-27T07:00

More spooooky ancient sources: this time, the two most famous descents into the Underworld, a mere 800 or so years apart... Listen

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SPOOKY SPECIAL: Finally We’re Talking About Zagreus, Are You Happy? The Orphic Thrice Born Dionysus from 2023-10-26T07:00

Revisiting an unofficial Spooky episode... Zagreus, Zagreus, Zagreus. It's gross, it's weird, it's both an afterthought and supremely important. Welcome to the story of thrice born Dionysus, bet...

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SPOOKY SPECIAL: Living Amongst the Dead, the Underworld&its Infernal Chthonic Cuties from 2023-10-25T07:00

Revisiting last's year's spooky... 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 worshipped...

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Children Make For A Very Impious Meal (Seneca’s Thyestes Part 3) from 2023-10-24T07:00

The finale of Seneca's Thyestes is just... horror, from start to finish. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! Listen

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Conversations: Beware of the Splash Zone! Gladiators in the Greek World w/ Alexandra Sills from 2023-10-20T07:00

Liv speaks with Alexandra Sills who studies spectacle! and, specifically: when Gladiators went to Greece... They talk mythologizing gladiatorial games, adapting things (splash zone!) an...

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What the Goddess of Divine Retribution Wants, the Goddess of Divine Retribution Gets (Seneca’s Thyestes Part 2) from 2023-10-17T07:00

As Seneca's Thyests continues, Atreus finalizes his plan for revenge and Thyestes returns home to Argolis with his beloved children. Help keep LTAMB go...

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RE-AIR Conversations: Do You Like Scary Movies? Scream Queens of Myth w/ Vanessa Stovall from 2023-10-13T07:00

Some things are eternal. What does Persephone have in common with Sidney Prescott? Or Antigone with Marion Crane? Let Vanessa tell you all about it... Find more about Vanessa's study of Listen

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A Cursed Ghost and a Goddess of Vengeance Walk Into a Bar… Seneca’s Thyestes (Part 1) from 2023-10-10T07:00

It's time to return to Seneca and the play whose only woman character is a goddess of vengeance. Tantalus' cursed grandsons are about to f**k things up. Listen

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Liv Reads Ancient Spooky: Selections from Pliny, Ovid, Aeschylus, and Lucan from 2023-10-06T07:00

Liv reads a selection of spooky content from ancient authors: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, translated by Herbert Weir Smyth; Listen

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Murder After Murder, Generation After Generation; the Curse of the Tantalids and the Pelopidae from 2023-10-03T07:00

It's that time of year again... When we talk about the most horrifying stories from myth. Today, that cursed and murderous family, the Tantalids. Help ...

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Conversations: The Politics of Mythology, Foreigners&Party Girls of Classical Athens w/ Dr Rebecca Futo Kennedy from 2023-09-29T07:00

Liv speaks with Rebecca Futo Kennedy about all things Athens: the politics behind Theseus' mythology, immigration and the rights (and absolute lack thereof) of foreigners in the city depending u...

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Playing Antigone (or Maybe Creon?…), Reception of Sophocles w/ Dr Amy Pistone from 2023-09-26T07:00

Liv is joined by Amy Pistone to talk all things reception of Sophocles' Antigone, all the varied ways the play has been used to depict modern stories of resistance, in all its forms. Listen

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Conversations: Flashing Her Way to Freedom, Phryne&Hetarae w/ Dr. Melissa Funke from 2023-09-22T07:00

PHRYNE! You've all seen the meme of the Hetarae who stripped in an Athenian courtroom to prove her innocence, right? Well that *may* have happened, but she was amazing regardless. Dr. Melissa Fu...

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Nobody Labours Like Heracles (Hercules): The Cultural History of the Panhellenic Hero from 2023-09-19T07:00

Heracles was like, a really big deal. Examining the historical and cultural impact of a 1000+ year old hero. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Li...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book XIII from 2023-09-15T07:00

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book XIII, translated by Brookes More. It's the end of the Trojan War, Ajax and Ulysses (Odysseus) fight over Achilles' armour; Trojan Women face their fates; and...

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Before Heracles, There was Alcmene: The Woman Behind the Greatest Hero from 2023-09-12T07:00

Before Heracles, there was Alcmene, and there's so much more to her than just "mother of a hero". Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon...

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Conversations: The Face That Lit a Thousand* Screens, Helen of Troy in Hollywood w/ Ruby Blondell from 2023-09-08T07:00

Liv speaks with author and scholar Ruby Blondell about Helen of Sparta, Troy, and the Silver Screen. Ruby's new book Helen of Troy in Hollywood is available in North America now and the UK later...

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There’s No One Quite Like Dionysus, Wine Daddy of Greek Myth from 2023-09-05T07:00

Dionysus is as mysterious as he is wonderful, he's new and he's old, local and foreign... Plus, he seriously loved his wife Ariadne. Help keep LTAMB go...

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Conversations: Taking Inspiration from the Furies, Seneca’s Medea w/ Dr Lauren Ginsberg from 2023-09-01T07:00

So! Much! Seneca! Lauren Ginsberg joins Liv to RAVE about Seneca's Medea, and provide some helpful and fascinating Roman context, among so many other things. Listen

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BONUS: Liv Reads Seneca, Speeches from Medea from 2023-08-30T07:00

A bonus episode where Liv reads select speeches from Seneca's Medea, translated by Frank Justus Miller. This should accompany the three part series covering Seneca's Medea or else it won't make ...

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There’s Nothing Like a Mad Woman… Seneca’s Medea Part 3 from 2023-08-29T07:00

Finishing on our first ever Roman tragedy... Seneca's Medea is bigger and badder and absolutely willing to commit violence on stage...  Help keep LTAMB...

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Conversations: When Romans Write Greek Myth, Statius’ Thebaid w/ Meagan Cleveland from 2023-08-25T07:00

Liv speaks with author Meagan Cleveland about Statius' Thebaid... A very Roman (read: violent and dark) epic about the Oedipus dynasty and the Seven Against Thebes. Listen

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She’s Everything, He’s Just Jason… Seneca’s Medea Part 2 from 2023-08-22T07:00

Continuing on our first ever Roman tragedy... Seneca's Medea is mouthier, angrier, and even more vengeful and violent than Euripides, and I'm here for it.  Listen

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book XII from 2023-08-18T07:00

Liv reads Book XII of Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Brookes More. The Greeks prepare for war with Troy, Caenis becomes Caeneus, there's a war between Centaurs and Lapiths, and Achilles, we...

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Who Knew Medea Could Be Even Angrier, Even More Bloodthirsty? (Seneca’s Medea Part 1) from 2023-08-15T07:00

It's time for our first ever Roman tragedy... Seneca's Medea is mouthier, angrier, and even more vengeful than Euripides, and I'm here for it.  Help ke...

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Conversations: A Bronze Age Iliad, Trans Achilles in Wrath Goddess Sing w/ Maya Deane from 2023-08-11T07:00

Liv speaks with Maya Deane, author of Wrath Goddess Sing, about her retelling of the Iliad, trans Achilles, and writing a historically Bronze Age Trojan War... Listen

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But What About Rome?! Roman Mythology&the Great Mother Cybele from 2023-08-08T07:00

Liv dives (or perhaps wades into the shallows) of Roman mythology and religion, and tells the story of how the Phrygian goddess Cybele ended up in Italy. Listen

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book XI from 2023-08-04T07:00

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 11, translated by Brookes More. Orpheus is torn to shreds, Hesione faces a sea monster, the story of Ceyx and Halcyone, and more... Listen

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Augustus Demands Respect, Rome’s Foundation Myths w/ The Partial Historians from 2023-08-01T07:00

Liv is joined by the Partial Historians who share the myths surrounding the foundation of Rome. Liv also shares the Athenian foundational myth. This episode was formerly Patreon exclusive! Find ...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book X from 2023-07-28T07:00

Liv reads Book 10 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Brookes More. We've got Orpheus and Eurydice, lost loves of Apollo, Atalanta's foot race, and the horrifying origins of Adonis, among oth...

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All I Really Want Is To Talk About the Fire-Breathing Goat… Bellerophon, Pegasus, and the Chimera from 2023-07-25T07:00

Diving deeper into the story of Bellerophon, the perpetually forgotten hero who defeated the absolutely magnificent Chimera (and was the only hero to actually ride Pegasus!). Listen

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Medicine&Magic, Underworld Gods, Plato&Herodotus Being Weird Guys, an Anniversary Special from 2023-07-21T07:00

In celebration of SIX YEARS of the podcast, Liv answers listener questions, reads comments, and shares clips from favourite episodes. Help keep LTAMB g...

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Six Years of Dangerous Gods&Castration Foam, an Anniversary Special from 2023-07-18T07:00

In celebration of SIX YEARS of the podcast, Liv answers listener questions, reads comments, and shares clips from favourite episodes. Help keep LTAMB g...

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Conversations: “Not To Have a Go at Big P Pausanias” Material Culture in the Hellenistic Period w/ Jerome Ruddick from 2023-07-14T07:00

Liv speaks with PhD researcher Jerome Ruddick about material culture in Arcadia, Crete, and Tyre during the Hellenistic Period (plus, lots of Big P Pausanias). Listen

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Wandering Across the Ancient World, the Mesopotamian&Phoenician Origins of Aphrodite from 2023-07-11T07:00

Before she was Aphrodite, she was Kypris, and before she was Kypris, well, she was Astarte and Inanna/Ishtar. This is the story of Aphrodite's origins in ancient Phoenicia and Mesopotamia. Listen

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book IX from 2023-07-07T07:00

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book IX, translated by Brookes More. Heracles angers a centaur and dies a painful death, his mother and Iole tell stories. Byblis falls for her brother and Iphis ...

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Famous for Being Hot, Aphrodite&Adonis’… Tumultuous Relationship&Eastern Origins from 2023-07-04T07:00

Adonis is known for being beautiful enough to catch the eye of the goddess of Beauty, but it turns out there's so much more to those two, including origins in Mesopotamia and Phoenicia. Listen

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Conversations: When the Emperors Ruled Greece, the Roman Period w/ Dan Stewart from 2023-06-30T07:00

Liv speaks with lecturer Dan Stewart about the world of Greece (Particularly Crete!) during the Roman Period. Follow...

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That Guy Really Got Around! Heracles (Hercules)&His Many, Many Boyfriends from 2023-06-27T07:00

Heracles had lovers all over the ancient Greek world, and a whole collection of them were men. These are their stories and, let's be honestly, brief mentions and anecotes. Listen

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Conversations: Queering the Classical World w/ Yentl Love (the Queer Classicist) from 2023-06-23T07:00

Liv speaks with PhD student Yentl Love about queerness in the ancient world and Greek mythology, about classical reception in Lil Nas X (!!) and so much more. Listen

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It’s Almost Like Being Trans Isn’t New… Transgender Transformations in Ovid’s Metamorphoses from 2023-06-20T07:00

Now more than ever we should remember (and have evidence!) that being trans and seeking gender affirmation has always existed... This episode looks at the evidence in Ovid. Listen

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Conversations: Modern Mythologizing, Hellenizing Apuleius, Psyche&Eros w/ Luna McNamara from 2023-06-16T07:00

Liv is joined by author Luna McNamara to discuss her new novel Psyche & Eros (and so much more myth!). Find Psyche & Eros wherever you get your books and follow Luna on Listen

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Socrates&Alcibiades, the Lovers You Never Knew You Needed (Plato’s Symposium Part 2) from 2023-06-13T07:00

Not only does Plato's Symposium hype up love between men as quite literally godlike, but it also provides us with the absolutely wild idea of Aristophanean soulmates... Listen

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Conversations: So Are They Cousins Or Not?! The Love of Achilles&Patroclus w/ Charlotte Gregory from 2023-06-09T07:00

Liv speaks with PhD student Charlotte Gregory about all things Achilles and Patroclus, their relationship, and how modern Classical reception depicts their love, cousin or otherwise. Listen

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Plato Says Being Gay is Absolutely Divine… The Symposium (Part 1) from 2023-06-06T07:00

Not only does Plato's Symposium hype up love between men as quite literally godlike, but it also provides us with the absolutely wild idea of Aristophanean soulmates... Listen

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book VIII from 2023-06-02T07:00

Liv reads Book 8 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Brookes More. Lesser known stories of Minos, Atalanta, Erysichthon and so many more... Help kee...

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Who Doesn’t Like a Good (If, Deadly) Riddle? Laius, Chrysippus&the Sphinx from 2023-05-30T07:00

Why was Thebes the way it was? Why was the Sphinx sent there, and was it Laius' fault? We're looking at all the Sphinxian background to Oedipus Tyrannos. Listen

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Conversations: Jason as Colonizer, Rewriting Medea w/ Savage Beasts Author Rani Selvarajah from 2023-05-26T07:00

Liv is joined by Rani Selvarajah to talk about her Medea retelling set in colonial India ( and gods, so much more!). Follow Rani on Listen

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And It All Goes Up In Flames, Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannos (Part 3) from 2023-05-23T07:00

In the finale episode of Sophocles' Tyrannos... Well, everything we all know is coming, comes out... Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patr...

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Conversations: Tyche&Teaching Via TikTok w/ “Historical Han” Hannah Parker from 2023-05-19T07:00

Liv speaks with Masters student (and TikTok star!) Hannah Parker "Historical Han", about the goddess Tyche, and teaching through Tiktok. Follow Hannah on Listen

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TFW Maybe You Did Actually Do The Thing You’re Accused Of, Oops (Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannos Part 2) from 2023-05-16T07:00

Oedipus defends himself against the accusations, but there's much more to the death of Laius than he understands... Plus, gods so many prophecies! Help...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book VII from 2023-05-12T07:00

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 7, translated by Brookes More. It's time for none other than MEDEA and Jason... and some other happenings including a hint of Theseus and the little Myrmidon...

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Just a Nice Young Man From a Nice Family, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos (Part 1) from 2023-05-09T07:00

Turns out a story of a man murdering his father and marrying his mother is actually supremely complex and the characters are incredibly sympathetic, who knew? Listen

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Conversations: Atalanta the Argonaut, Reimagining Ancient Greece’s Heroine w/ Jennifer Saint from 2023-05-05T07:00

Liv speaks to bestselling author (and now four time guest!) Jennifer Saint about the heroine Atalanta and her new novel by the same name. Follow Jennifer on Listen

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Slow But Steady Wins the Race, Ancient Aesop&His Fables from 2023-05-02T07:00

Not at all a children's author... We're talking ancient Aesop and his oh so famous fables. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bo...

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Conversations: It’s Better Down Where It’s Wetter, Deities of The Sea w/ Dr. Ryan Denson from 2023-04-28T07:00

Liv speaks with Dr. Ryan Denson about the mythology of the sea (again!), this time about the Nereid nymphs, daughters of the Old Man of the Sea, and Triton(s), the son(s) of Poseidon (sometimes ...

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Apollo, God of Traumatic Transformations… the Many Mythologies of Daphne from 2023-04-25T07:00

The most famous woman ever turned into a tree: Daphne and her horrible encounters with Apollo. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon fo...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book VI from 2023-04-21T07:00

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book VI, translated by Brookes More. Minerva battles weaving with Arachne, Procne and Philomela face the horrors of Tereus, and more. CW/TW: PROCNE AND PHILOMELA ...

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Enter Apollo, to Tie Everything In a Nice Little Bow (Euripides’ Orestes Part 3) from 2023-04-18T07:00

In the final episode covering Euripides' Orestes... sh*t goes down. So much of it. Murder, mayhem, weirdly helpful gods! Help keep LTAMB going by subsc...

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Conversations: Chronology&Mythology Don’t Mix, Unless They Do… Time in Ovid’s Metamorphoses w/ Freddie Kimpton from 2023-04-14T07:00

Liv speaks with PhD student Freddie Kimpton about the fascinating use of time and chronology in Ovid's Metamorphoses! Help keep LTAMB going by subscrib...

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Setting the House Ablaze, Not Using Fire (Euripides’ Orestes, Part 2) from 2023-04-11T07:00

Euripides' Orestes continues, Orestes pleads his case to Menelaus and Tyndareus, and we meet his beloved bestie, Pylades. Help keep LTAMB going by subs...

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Conversations: It's Never A Cataclysm, Pseudoarchaeology&“Documentaries" w/ Steph Halmhofer from 2023-04-07T07:00

The opinions expressed here are... Opinions. Liv is joined by past guest Steph Halmhofer, an archaeologist who specializes in pseudoarchaeology and conspirituality. They talk about popular pseud...

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Beware the Wrath of the Furies, Screaming for Blood, Euripides’ Orestes (Part 1) from 2023-04-04T07:00

This play takes place after the end of the Trojan War and after the death of Agamemnon. While there's a recap in the episode, you can listen to the full story in Listen

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book V from 2023-03-31T07:00

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Brookes More. Perseus deals with some leftover drama with Andromeda's family, and the Muses tell the story of Demeter/Ceres, Persephone/Proserpina, ...

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RE-AIR: Evil or Righteous? Manipulative or Brilliant? Wronged Women of Mythology from 2023-03-29T07:00

A Women's History Month re-airing of the episode dedicated to varied women whose stories have been manipulated by their interpreters and interpretation. Listen

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Turns Out They’re Just As Interesting As Men, Who Knew? Real Women of the Ancient Greek World from 2023-03-28T07:00

Just a little taste of what the lives of women in the Ancient Greek World might have looked like. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon...

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Conversations: A Journey Aboard the Argo, the Many Myths of the Argonautika w/ Helen Lovatt from 2023-03-24T07:00

Liv speaks with Helen Lovatt, professor of Classics and author of a book all about the Argonauts! They talk about, well, the Argonauts and all the many varied versions of their story. Listen

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RE-AIR: Pandora, the Beautiful Evil&the Misogyny of Her “Curiosity" from 2023-03-22T07:00

A Women's History Month re-airing of the episode dedicated to vindicating the first woman of Greek mythology, Pandora. Help keep LTAMB going by subscri...

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So Much More Than Just Achilles’ Mother, the Strong-Willed Saviour Thetis from 2023-03-21T07:00

She may have been mother to one of the most famous heroes, but Thetis did and meant so much more. Check out more episodes on strong women of Greek myth and women of history on Listen

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Conversations: I Guess Aristophanes Is Worth Reading After All, Redeeming the Thesmophoriazusae w/ George Kovacs from 2023-03-17T07:00

Liv is joined by associate professor George Kovacs to give us all a much needed appreciation of Aristophanes and the Thesmophoriazusae. Help keep LTAMB...

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Men Writing Absurd Female Characters, But Make It Ancient (Aristophanes’ Thesmophoriazusae Part 3) from 2023-03-14T07:00

We're (finally) finishing with Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae and all I can say is: I'm sorry. Please stay tuned for Friday's conversation episode, it helps immensely. Listen

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Conversations: In Defence of Euripides, Aristophanic Nonsense w/ Julie Levy from 2023-03-10T08:00

Liv speaks with returning guest Julie Levy about all things Thesmophoriazusae. What made Aristophanes tick and why is Euripides perfect and amazing, actually? We answer all your questions. Listen

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BONUS: Answering Those Lingering Spartan Questions from 2023-03-08T08:00

In a brief finale to the series on Sparta and the Spartan mirage, Liv answers lingering listener questions about that ancient city-state and its mythology.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths...

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Egregious Euripides Slander, Aristophanes’ Women of the Thesmophoria (Part 2) from 2023-03-07T08:00

(Fictional) Euripides and Mnesilochus work to infiltrate the Thesmophoria festival and things get very, very weird. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribin...

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Conversations: They Make Rome Fun, Rome’s First Kings w/ the Partial Historians from 2023-03-03T08:00

Liv speaks with the Partian Historians, Dr Rad and Dr G, who share the stories of the seven kings of Rome! Learn more about the Partial Historians here Listen

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No Boys Allowed! Celebrating Demeter&Persephone, Aristophanes’ Women of the Thesmophoria (Part 1) from 2023-02-28T08:00

It's time for a bit of comedic relief (and Euripidean slander)... We're diving in to Aristophanes' play the Thesmophoriazae/the Women at the Thesmophoria. It's got women (kind of!)! It's got a w...

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Here’s Why Pseudoarchaeology&the Search For Atlantis is Bad, Actually (Deconstructing Atlantis Conversations RE-AIR) from 2023-02-24T08:00

Due to a frustratingly renewed interest, we're revisiting the Deconstructing Atlantis series.

Today's episode features conversations from last year's Deconstructing Atlantis series: with ...

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There Was No Ancient Apocalypse&Atlantis Wasn’t the Eye of the Sahara (Deconstructing Atlantis RE-AIR) from 2023-02-21T08:00

Due to a frustratingly renewed interest, we're revisiting the Deconstructing Atlantis series.

The story of Atlantis has fascinated the world for centuries... But how many of us know where...

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Conversations: Singing the Songs of Sparta, Alcman’s First Partheneion w/ Julia Perroni from 2023-02-17T08:00

Liv speaks with fellow podcaster Julia Perroni about the (possibly) Spartan poet Alcman and his poem dedicated to the young women of Sparta, the First Partheneion. Listen to Julia's podcast, Listen

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TikTok Teen Heartthrob Eros or Creepy Cupid Cherub? The Evolution of the God of Love from 2023-02-14T08:00

The god of love was a troublemaker, humans rarely came out unscathed. This Valentine's Day we're looking at the messy nature of Eros and Cupid. Help ke...

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BONUS: Researching Sparta Was A Trip, Behind the Scenes w/ Michaela Smith from 2023-02-11T08:00

In this bonus episode, Liv speaks with Michaela Smith who handled the research for the special Sparta series. They talk about researching for the show, and the ancient world in general. Listen

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Conversations: Bringing Medusa Back to Life, w/ Stone Blind Author Natalie Haynes from 2023-02-10T08:00

Liv speaks with author and classicist Natalie Haynes about all things Medusa and Natalie's new novel about the tragic Gorgon, Stone Blind. Help keep LT...

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Things Were Marginally Better for Them! The Women of Sparta (Ancient Sparta&the Spartan Mirage Part 4) from 2023-02-07T08:00

In this final episode of the Spartan series, Liv goes through the lives of Spartan women. From worshipping and dancing with Helen to having your brother in law's babies, Spartan women had intere...

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BONUS: Xerxes, Hairless Like a Sphinx Cat: Tearing Apart the 300 Film w/ Ben of CSMFHT from 2023-02-04T08:00

Liv speaks with Ben of Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens to break down the movie 300... And there's no holding back because this movie is a mess of so many issues. Follow Ben on Listen

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Conversations: A Long and Storied History of Sparta, Modern Misuse&Misconception w/ Stephen Hodkinson from 2023-02-03T08:00

Liv speaks with Stephen Hodkinson, expert in all things Sparta. They discuss Sparta throughout history including its use in politics from the founding of the USA to Nazi Germany to modern day mi...

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They Really Just Loved to Sing&Dance, Ancient Sparta&The Spartan Mirage (Part Four) from 2023-01-31T08:00

We're talking more of Sparta's history and culture including a (very brief!!) overview of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars and just a taste of Sparta during the Roman period, Lacedaimonia Land...

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Conversations: Not the Fun Kind of Myths, De-Mystifying Spartan Tradition w/ Owen Rees from 2023-01-27T20:00

Liv speaks with Owen Rees, a professor and founder of Bad Ancient, about ancient Sparta, that Mirage, and how Sparta is viewed today by some of the most dangerous groups around. Follow Listen

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Mythology vs. Myth Making, From the Heracleidae to Thermopylae, Ancient Sparta&The Spartan Mirage (Part Three) from 2023-01-24T08:00:14

That's right it's time for actually, run of the mill mythology! Okay, it's Spartan so actually it's still pretty weird, and confusing... Because you know, Greek mythology. We're talking Children...

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Conversations: The Classic Blunder! 'Never get involved in a land war [with Sparta], Spartan Military w/ Roel Konijnendijk from 2023-01-20T08:00:11

Liv speak with Roel Konijnendijk who teaches at Oxford and specializes in ancient Greek warfare. Roel covers Spartan warfare, what made them different, and not so different from the rest of the ...

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Very Extravagant Rich People, Ancient Sparta&The Spartan Mirage (Part Two) from 2023-01-17T08:00:43

We're talking all things Spartan culture: all the things made them Spartan, set them apart from the rest of the Greek world. Listen

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Conversations: Pausanias in the Peloponnese, Spartan Myth&Culture w/ Dr. Maria Pretzler from 2023-01-13T08:00:16

Liv is joined by Maria Pretzler, a professor of Classics who specializes in mythology and the writings of Pausanias. They talk about the culture of the Peloponnese, what we learn from the late t...

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Why Is Sparta So Weird? Ancient Sparta&The Spartan Mirage (Part One) from 2023-01-10T08:00:37

In this introduction to the new series on ancient Sparta and the Spartan Mirage, Liv gives a rundown on the history of Archaic and Classical Sparta, truths and misconceptions. Listen

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New Year Q&A Special! from 2023-01-06T08:00:16

It's that time again! I answer listener questions to mark the start of a new year and to give me an excuse not to research and write a script. We all win! Listen

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RE-AIR: Movin’ On Up, Ariadne&the Adventures of Her God of Wine, Dionysus (There Are Pirates!) from 2023-01-03T08:00:14

There's never a bad time to revisit Ariadne's Better Boyfriend, Dionysus, not to mention his encounter with pirates! Listen

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COMING JANUARY 10! Spartan Myth-making&Mirage from 2023-01-02T08:00:22

A special series of episodes is coming January 10th wherever you get your podcasts... Four weeks of Spartan myth, history, culture, and more, accompanied by conversations with some of the top ex...

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RE-AIR: Medusa, Colonialism, Re-Imagining Goddesses and Monsters with Nikita Gill from 2022-12-30T08:00:30

Revisiting the incredible conversation between Liv and author and poet Nikita Gill about reimagining women of myth, Medusa, and colonialism. Listen

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RE-AIR: The Trickster God Hermes, the Original Baby Genius; A Reading of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes from 2022-12-27T08:00:08

Revisiting one of Greek mythology's most hilarious and wild story, the exploits of Baby Hermes. Help keep LTA...

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RE-AIR: Seduction or Strategy? The Very Real Cleopatra VII with The Partial Historians from 2022-12-23T08:00:38

A re-airing of the conversation Liv had with the Partial Historians! Dr. Rad and Dr. G give Liv a history of the last pharaoh of Egypt, the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra VII. Listen to the Partial H...

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Holiday Special: Battle of the Bastards, Who's The Worst? Theseus vs. Jason from 2022-12-20T08:00:23

It's that time of year when I can't fathom writing another heavily researched script so here's me breaking down Theseus vs. Jason, mostly from memory. Who is the worst? Will the results be 50/50...

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COMING SOON! Spartan Myth-making&Mirage from 2022-12-19T08:00:51

A special series of episodes is coming in January... Four weeks of Spartan myth, history, culture, and more, accompanied by conversations with some of the top experts in ancient Sparta and ancie...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book IV (Part 2) from 2022-12-16T08:00:34

Liv reads part 2 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book IV, translated by Brookes More. More of the cursed house of Thebes, Cadmus and Harmonia, and even... Perseus' hunt for Medusa and his rescue of And...

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That Paris Guy is Worse Than You Think! Paris’ First Wife, Oenone from 2022-12-13T08:00:29

Turns out that famous prince of Troy, Paris, had a wife before Helen... This is the story of the nymph Oenone. Listen

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Conversations: The Forgotten Polis of Ancient Greece, History&Mythology of Thebes w/ Michael Furman from 2022-12-09T08:00:49

Liv is joined by Michael Furman, a professor of ancient Thebes and Boeotia and they talk all things wonderful and Theban, even touching upon pseudoarchaeological claims about the ancient city......

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Thebes, the City of Tragedy, Sophocles’ Antigone Part 4 from 2022-12-06T08:00:35

Continuing with Sophocles' Antigone... There's nothing but tragedy in the city of Thebes. Help keep LTAMB goi...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book IV (Part 1) from 2022-12-02T08:00:17

Liv reads part 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book IV, translated by Brookes More. The daughters of Minyas tell stories, including that of Pyramus and Thisbe. Listen

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Everything is Eclipsed By the Shape of Destiny, Sophocles’ Antigone (Part 3) from 2022-11-29T08:00:19

In part three of Sophocles' Antigone, Kreon speaks with his son who was set to marry Antigone, and Antigone is finally sentenced to her death. Listen

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Conversations: Loving the God of Love, The Making of QCODE’s Cupid w/ Creator Katy Cavanagh Jupe from 2022-11-25T08:00:15

Liv speaks with the creator of QCODE's Cupid podcast, Katy Cavanagh Jupe! They talk about all things Cupid, from its origins in Greek myth to the details of the show itself. Plus, just, loads of...

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BONUS: Gorgon’s Glare Greek Myth is Fun and Fascinating! (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow Finale) from 2022-11-23T08:00:39

We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID! This time, the finale... ...

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Sometimes Laws Are Meant to Be Broken, Sophocles’ Antigone (Part 2) from 2022-11-22T08:00:09

Continuing with Sophocles' Antigone... Antigone is caught burying Polyneices, and both she and Ismene are going to be blamed by Kreon. Listen

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book III (Part 2) from 2022-11-18T08:00:38

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book III, translated by Brookes More. The continuation of Thebes... Echo and Narcissus, Bacchus v. Pentheus, and pirates!

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BONUS: Furious Furies and Tartarean, …Well, Tartarus (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 5) from 2022-11-16T08:00:11

We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID! This time... Furies! Unde...

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Everyone’s Favourite Feminist? Sophocles’ Antigone Part 1 from 2022-11-15T08:00:15

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

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Conversations: Bringing New Life to Everyone’s Favourite Roman, Translating Ovid w/ Stephanie McCarter from 2022-11-11T08:00:30

Liv speaks with translator Stephanie McCarter about her new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. How she went about translating, favourite sections and characters, and so much more. Find Metamor...

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BONUS: The Never Ending Drama of Olympians Amongst Mortals (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 4) from 2022-11-09T08:00:39

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

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Arachne Weaves Her Tragedy&The Cursed Legacy of Thebes from 2022-11-08T08:00:49

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 cursed legacy of Thebes, the stories of Ino...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book III (Part 1) from 2022-11-04T07:00:12

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

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BONUS: Potions&Punctures, Love At the Hands of the Gods (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 3) from 2022-11-02T07:00:36

We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID! This time... Gods inflict...

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Halloween Special! Communing With the Ancient Dead, The Underworld w/ Ellie Mackin Roberts from 2022-10-31T07:00:57

Happy Halloween! In this Halloween Special Liv talks to past guest Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts about all things Underworld: Persephone, Hades, and everyone in between. Follow Ellie on Listen

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Conversations: The Monstrously Volcanic Breath of the Chimera, Monster Myths w/ Jasmine Elmer from 2022-10-28T07:00:18

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

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BONUS: Cupid Sure Does Love Getting Into Trouble! (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 2) from 2022-10-26T07:00:16

We're back with more bonus mythological content, looking at the characters and concepts from QCODE's new podcast ...

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Living Amongst the Dead, the Underworld&its Infernal Chthonic Cuties from 2022-10-25T07:00:55

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 worshipped and interacted with that realm whi...

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Conversations: Dragons! Witches! Werewolves! The Ancient Supernatural w/ Daniel Ogden from 2022-10-21T07:00:16

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!

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BONUS: There’s RomCom Featuring Cupid&I Am Here for It! (QCODE’s CUPID Aftershow 1) from 2022-10-19T07:00:07

In this special bonus series of episodes, Liv is collaborating with QCODE's new podcast Cupid! Liv will be lo...

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She Gives, She Takes Away, the Goddess Hecate&Her World of Witchcraft from 2022-10-18T07:00:45

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 real life women accused of witchcraft in ancien...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book II (Part 2) from 2022-10-14T07:00:51

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 here!

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When in Rome! The Very Ovidian Witches, Medea&Circe from 2022-10-11T07:00:09

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

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Conversations: Which Witch Is the Best Witch? Ovid’s Medea&Circe w/ Antonia Aluko from 2022-10-07T07:00:10

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

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Monsters, Magic,&Mayhem... Five Years of Spooky Season from 2022-10-04T07:00:09

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, and there have been a lot of them. Fresh new S...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book II (Part 1) from 2022-09-30T07:00:22

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 driving the chariot of the sun.

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For the God of Bloodlust He's Kind of a Softy, Stories of Ares from 2022-09-27T07:00:47

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 Aphrodite (Listen

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Conversations: Becoming One With Gaia, Plant Myths&Sacred Groves w/ Eva Rummery from 2022-09-23T07:00:17

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 were grown in the ancient world! Listen

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An Assault On Olympus! The Giant Twin Troublemakers, Otus&Ephialtes from 2022-09-20T07:00:10

Ever heard of the time two twin child-giant sons of Poseidon tried to conquer Mount Olympus? Now you have! B...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book I (Part 2) from 2022-09-16T07:00:55

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) and Io, and an introduction to Phaethon. Listen

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Born From a Cosmic Egg, You Say? More Orphic Tradition Horrors&Oddities from 2022-09-13T07:00:54

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 hymns. Yes, it's a lot.

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Conversations: Life Outside the Wolf Den, Ancient Pompeii&the House With the Golden Door w/ Elodie Harper from 2022-09-09T07:00:28

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 people living in ancient Rome. It's a dark ...

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Finally We’re Talking About Zagreus, Are You Happy? The Orphic Thrice Born Dionysus from 2022-09-06T07:00:14

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 thrice born Dionysus, better known as Zagreu...

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Conversations: Can You Smell the God In the Air?! Epiphanies in Antiquity w/ Gillian Glass from 2022-09-02T07:00:45

Turns out epiphanies are super fascinating and, basically, everywhere. Gillian Glass joins Liv to talk about epiphanic experiences in antiquity, both Greek mythology and in the Torah. Plus, what...

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There’s Life After Death, An Attempt to Understand the Orphic Tradition from 2022-08-30T07:00:44

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 religion. And it all revolves around that famo...

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INTRODUCING: The Ancient History Hound from 2022-08-27T07:00:50

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book I (Part 1) from 2022-08-26T07:00:54

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

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Don’t Look Back! The Mysterious Story of Orpheus&Eurydice from 2022-08-23T07:00:37

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 from the traditional ancient Greek mythology...

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Conversations: Exploring an Alternate Helen, Behind the Scenes of the Eidolon&Euripides’ Play w/ CW Marshall from 2022-08-19T07:00:22

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 well as Euripides' fragmentary play Androme...

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BONUS: The Choral Ode’s of Euripides’ Helen Are Worth Listening To from 2022-08-17T07:00:04

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 narrative episode.

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The Ancient Heist You Never Knew You Needed, Euripides’ Helen (Part 4) from 2022-08-16T07:00:29

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

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Conversations: There Should Be More Kissing in Space, Galactic Dionysus&Ariadne w/ Cait Corrain from 2022-08-12T07:00:02

Liv speaks with author Cait Corrain about retelling and adapting Greek myths, both in space and on earth. Follow Cait for updates on Crown of Starlight, Dionysus and Ariadne in space, follow on ...

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First He Made Us Feel For Agamemnon, and Now Menelaus is Sexy?! Euripides’ Helen (Part 3) from 2022-08-09T07:00:53

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 from Egypt.

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RE-AIR: Liv Reads Ovid, the Heroides of Paris&Helen from 2022-08-05T07:00:15

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... These two are particularly incredible (a...

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TFW Your Ghost Eidolon Causes the Most Famous War in Ancient History, Euripides’ Helen (Part 2) from 2022-08-02T07:00:22

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 assault. Given it's fiction, and typic...

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Conversations: Getting Trapped in Plato's Web... Timaeus, Atlantis,&Hesiodic Myth w/ Kaitlyn Boulding from 2022-07-29T07:00:59

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 Atlantis, and even how he connects with and mimics ...

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What If Helen Was a Ghost, Though? Euripides’ Helen (Part 1) from 2022-07-26T07:00:44

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. Check out the podcast's Listen

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Anniversary Special: Let’s Learn About the Ancient Mediterranean! from 2022-07-22T07:00:35

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

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How Much Mythology Is Too Much?? Five Years of Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! from 2022-07-19T07:00:56

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 Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! (Plus she tell...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Heroides of Penelope&Dido from 2022-07-15T07:00:18

Liv reads Ovid's Heroides, the letters from Penelope to Ulysses (Odysseus) and Dido to Aeneas, translated by Grant Showerman. Penelope questions where on Gaia's green earth her husband Ulysses h...

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Mythology Meets History, Theseus as an Athenian Politician&Generally Awful Guy from 2022-07-12T07:00:19

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 Athenian, means of tying mythological heroes wi...

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Conversations: Textual Ghosts, The Intersection of Athenian Autochthony and Disability, w/ Justin Lorenzo Biggi from 2022-07-08T07:00:06

Liv speaks with Justin Lorenzo Biggi who studies Athenian citizenship, autochthony, and how both intersect with disability in ancient Athens. It turns out Autochthony isn't just about being born...

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Liv Reads Lucian: The True History, Part 3 from 2022-07-05T07:00:55

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 (and gossips about) all the most famous men of ...

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RE-AIR: Conversations: Who Really is Hephaestus? Disability in Greek Myth w/ Kyle Lewis Jordan (Part 1) from 2022-07-01T07:00:13

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 creation and so much else, in addition to schola...

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Liv Reads Lucian: The True History, Part 2 from 2022-06-28T07:00:36

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 whale, fight a war inside, before they eventuall...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Heroides of Leander&Hero from 2022-06-24T07:00:28

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 episode, it's a reading of an ancient so...

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Liv Reads Lucian: The True History, Part 1 from 2022-06-21T07:00:32

Liv reads Lucian's True History, translated by Francis Hickes. In a satirical novel of epic proportions, Lucian invents a world featuring rivers of wine and trips (and resulting wars!) to the mo...

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Conversations: Just Keep Swimming, Hero, Leander&the World of Ancient Swimming w/ Professor Karen Carr from 2022-06-17T07:00:59

Liv speaks with Professor Karen Carr about stories of Hero and Leander, and ancient swimming practices across the world. Stories that speak to how different cultures through history saw the act ...

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Leander Swam Far Beyond the Ancient World, The Stormy Story of Hero&Leander from 2022-06-14T07:00:34

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 makes it all the more interesting...

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PRIDE SPECIAL: Call Them Queer, Conversations of Queerness, Asexuality, Nonbinary Gods&So Much More from 2022-06-10T07:00:55

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

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PRIDE SPECIAL: Gay Gods, Transgender Transformations,&Pansexual Poets, LGBTQIA Representation in Ancient Greece from 2022-06-07T07:00:20

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

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Liv Reads the Batrachomyomachia, the Battle of Frogs&Mice from 2022-06-03T07:00:22

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

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There Once Was a Battle of Frogs&Mice, the Satirical Silliness of the Batrachomyomachia from 2022-05-31T07:00:48

We all know the famed battle of Achaean and Trojans, but what about the equally epic battle between the Frogs and the Mice?

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Conversations: There’s Much to Do, and Many Unknowns On the Horizon… Herodotus in Egypt w/ Kate Minniti from 2022-05-27T07:00:48

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 weird and wonderful things Herodotus "saw" an...

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That is One Cursed Necklace! The Deadly Dynasty of Cadmus&Harmonia (Part 2) from 2022-05-24T07:00:38

How does a curse like theirs filter down the generations? The fate of the family of Cadmus and Harmonia, and their own...

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Liv Reads the Shield of Heracles from 2022-05-20T07:00:20

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 just a nice description of a shield made by...

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Daughter of Gods Meets Phoenician Hero, the Story of Cadmus&Harmonia (Part 1) from 2022-05-17T07:00:09

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 and yet deeply important couple and the origin...

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Conversations: Hellenistic Kings’ Mythic Callbacks&Cosplaying Heroes, The Hellenistic Period w/ Eduardo García-Molina (Part 2) from 2022-05-13T11:57:04

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

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Re-Air: The Blood&Madness of Euripides’ Bacchae (Part 1&2) from 2022-05-10T07:00:26

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 if he's your cousin.

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INTRODUCING: Movies We Dig: The Ancient World On Film from 2022-05-07T07:00:03

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Conversations: The Hellenistic Period&It’s Middle Child Syndrome, w/ Eduardo García-Molina (Part 1) from 2022-05-06T07:00:52

Liv speaks with Eduardo García-Molina who studies the Hellenistic Period and the Seleukids specificially, they talk Hellenistic kings and empires, the cultures and people of the east, and so muc...

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Day 42, Still Planning to K*ll Agamemnon, A Conversation with Ariadne&Elektra Author, Jennifer Saint from 2022-05-03T07:00:49

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

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Conversations: Schrodinger’s Alcestis, Theories On the How&Why Behind Euripides’ Alcestis, w/ Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts from 2022-04-29T07:00:43

Liv speaks with past guest Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts all about Euripides' Alcestis... And Euripides, and tragedy, and tragedy competitions... And so much more. Mostly, what, on earth, is going on...

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BONUS RE-AIR: She-Wolves of Pompeii, The Lupenar, the Wolf Den with Elodie Harper from 2022-04-27T07:00:37

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 House With the Golden Door is now available in ...

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Well, Well, Well, If it Isn’t the Consequences of My Own Actions… (Euripides’ Alcestis Part 3) from 2022-04-26T07:00:51

Taking an even stronger turn into the comedy side of tragicomedy, Heracles finds out the truth of the situation in Pherae.

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Liv Reads the (Remaining) Homeric Hymns from 2022-04-22T07:00:02

Liv reads the remaining, shorter Homeric Hymns to gods and heroes, translated by HG Evelyn-White. Sing of Aphrodite and Dionysus, Pan and Hermes, Hestia, Athena, Artemis, even the mother of all ...

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A Bit of Father&Son Fighting Over… Who Deserves to Live (Euripides’ Alcestis Part 2) from 2022-04-19T07:00:20

The eponymous character dies. And then what? The tragicomic play by Euripides that turns everything on its head, and then some.

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Conversations: But How Many Bears Is It? Sharks, Whales, and Sea Monsters in Greek Mythology w/ Ryan Denson from 2022-04-15T07:00:59

Liv speaks with Ryan Denson who studies ancient SEA MONSTERS... Ketos and beyond, sharks, whales, and everything in between. It's possible Liv feels too strongly about ocean life...

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You Could Say She’s Living&She’s Dead, Euripides’ Alcestis (Part 1) from 2022-04-12T07:00:21

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.

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Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite from 2022-04-08T07:00:28

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 conception of the Trojan prince Aeneas.

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Getting Down&Dirty with Mortals, Aphrodite, Anchises&the Mysteries of Archaic Aeneas from 2022-04-05T07:00:56

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 man who's much more interesting before the Rom...

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BONUS: Announcing Playing Dionysus with Amy Pistone from 2022-04-02T07:00:17

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Conversations: Retconning the Olympians, Isis Worship in Ancient Greece w/ Dr. Lindsey Mazurek from 2022-04-01T07:00:51

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 Listen

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Not Those Pesky Golden Apples Again! The Other Atalanta, the Boeotian Atalanta from 2022-03-29T07:00:12

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

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Liv Reads Ovid: Heroides&Metamorphoses of Deianeira&Heracles from 2022-03-25T07:00:41

Liv reads Ovid's Heroides, letter from Deianeira to Hercules, translated by Grant Showerman, and Ovid's Metamorphoses, selection from Book 9, translated by Brookes More. Looking at the story of ...

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Independent, Industrious, Badass&Brave, the Heroine of Greek Myth, Arcadian Atalanta from 2022-03-22T07:00:15

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

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INTRODUCING: The Moan Inc. YouTube Channel from 2022-03-19T19:16:29

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Conversations: A Most Sophoclean Prophecy, Women&Wordplay in Sophocles’ Trachiniae w/ Amy Pistone from 2022-03-18T07:00:13

Liv speaks with returning guest Amy Pistone who specializing in Sophoclean tragedy. Amy shares some of the complexities hidden within the Trachiniae and they discuss Sophoclean prophecies (ie., ...

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When Poisoned Shirts Have Got You Down, Deianeira&the Women of Trachis (Heracles&Sophocles’ Trachiniae Part 2) from 2022-03-15T07:00:28

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

CW/TW: Suicide, and, far too many Greek myths involve...

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Conversations: The Intersection of Magic&Medicine, Women as Medica in the Ancient World w/ Dr. Christie Vogler from 2022-03-11T08:00:01

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 and understood in the wider Roman world. Follo...

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Deianeira, Iole,&the Violence of Heracles’ Love (Hercules&Sophocles’ Trachiniae Part 2) from 2022-03-08T08:00:33

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. Spoilers: it's not good.

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Why Isn't it a Myth?&What Makes Atlantis What It is, A Very Atlantean Q&A from 2022-03-04T08:00:25

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

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A Husband Like Heracles (Hercules), the Tragedy of Deianeira (Sophocles’ Trachiniae Part 1) from 2022-03-01T08:00:33

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 Heracles' last mortal wife, Deianeira.

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Conversations: The Many Faces of Monsters, Monster Theory with David J. Wright from 2022-02-25T08:00:57

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 specifically, so you just know they had a great...

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Encounters With the Pinhead With Hooves, Achelous, Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus (More Heracles Part 2) from 2022-02-22T08:00:10

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 inadvertently providing the cause of his own morta...

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Liv Reads Ovid: Valentine's Selections from the Ars Amatoria from 2022-02-18T08:00:03

Liv reads selections from Ovid's Ars Amatoria (big thanks to Michaela Smith for the selections and commentary!), translated by Henry T. Riley. Sometimes called a commentary on the idea of love, ...

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Back On His Sh*t, Heracles (Hercules) Wants to Get Hitched, Encounters w/ Iole&Omphale (More Heracles Part 1) from 2022-02-15T08:00:59

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 to get married again! For past episodes on o...

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BONUS: Gaslight. Gatekeep. Girlboss. The Ancient Roman Art of Love from 2022-02-14T08:00:19

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... This is a Valentine's Day taste of what's t...

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INTRODUCING: Joe Goodkin's The Blues of Achilles from 2022-02-12T08:00:42

Joe Goodkin is a past podcast guest and the modern bard, singing modern folk songs inspired by Homer's epics. You can find more information about the new album, The Blues of Achilles, at  Listen

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Conversations: Black Achilles, African Queens&Whitewashing of Greek Myth w/ Princess O’Nika Auguste from 2022-02-11T08:00:13

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 history both historically and in popular cu...

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Sing, Goddess, of the Wrath of the Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis, Who Loves to F*ck Sh*t Up from 2022-02-08T08:00:09

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 were I referencing the real thing.

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Liv Reads Plato: The Critias Dialogue from 2022-02-04T08:00:52

Due to popular demand, Liv reads Plato's Critias dialogue to round off the Atlantis series of episodes.

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Fragments of an Ethiopian King, Memnon&the African Continent in Greek Myth from 2022-02-01T08:00:04

The ancient Greeks knew incredible warriors when they saw them. The African continent featured often in Greek myth, Egypt as well as regions typically referred to as Libya and Ethiopia, these ar...

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CLII: Deconstructing Atlantis: Platonic Allegory Meets Bronze Age Reality Meets Dangerous Conspiracy (Part 3) from 2022-01-25T08:00:27

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 Age natural disaster... Plus: how did Atlantis...

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BONUS! Kassandra Meets Poseidon, Atlantis in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey w/ Kira Jones from 2022-01-22T08:00:01

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 Atlantis? Liv speaks with returning guest Dr. ...

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Conversations: Deus Ex Alien, Ancient Realities vs. Pseudoarchaeology w/ David S. Anderson from 2022-01-21T08:00

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

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CLI: Deconstructing Atlantis: What Makes a Myth? Plato’s Allegorical Atlantis (Part 2) from 2022-01-18T08:00:56

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 know that there isn't some history behind it? ...

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Conversations: From the Known to the Unknown, Atlantis vs. Mediterranean Archaeology w/ Flint Dibble from 2022-01-14T08:00:48

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

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CL: Deconstructing Atlantis: Finding Atlantis in the Depths of Plato’s Imagination (Part 1) from 2022-01-11T08:00:54

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 original source? Episode one of Deconstruct...

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Deconstructing Atlantis: Finding Atlantis in the Depths of Plato’s Imagination (Part 1) from 2022-01-11T08:00:54

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 original source? Episode one of Deconstruct...

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CL: Deconstructing Atlantis: Finding Atlantis in the Depths of Plato’s Imagination (Part 1) from 2022-01-11T08:00:54

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 original source? Episode one of Deconstruct...

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Lost Ancient City or Philosophical Allegory? Deconstructing Atlantis from 2022-01-08T08:00:42

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

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Studying the Ancient World, Finding the Best Translation,&How Good was Odysseus Anyway? A New Year Q&A (Part 2) from 2022-01-07T08:00:51

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 consider. She answers questions about Odysseus and...

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Favourite Goddesses, Books Recommendations,&the Wild Wonder of Ancient Greece Sources: A New Year Q&A from 2022-01-04T08:00:44

Liv answers listener questions about any and everything: mythology, sourcing, book recommendations, video games, history, and more!

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COMING SOON: Deconstructing Atlantis from 2022-01-01T08:00:32

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

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RE-AIR: Calliope is Over Your Sh*t, the Women of the Trojan War with Natalie Haynes from 2021-12-31T08:00

A re-airing of Liv episode with author and classicist Natalie Haynes about the women of the Trojan War and Pandora. Natalie's latest books are A Thousand Ships, recently published in North America ...

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Liv Reads Hesiod: The Theogony (Part 2) from 2021-12-28T08:00

Liv reads Hesiod's Theogony! The Theogony is the oldest surviving source for the beginning of the ancient Greek world. Liv has referenced it, a lot, but now she's reading it for you! Translated by ...

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RE-AIR: The Cyprian Goddess, the Cytherean, Venus, Aphrodite, A Conversation with Author Bettany Hughes from 2021-12-24T08:00

A re-airing of Liv's episode with Bettany Hughes about all things Aphrodite, Venus, and her ancestors throughout even more ancient Mediterranean cultures. You can find Bettany Hughes's book Venus a...

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Liv Reads Hesiod: The Theogony (Part 1) from 2021-12-21T08:00

Liv reads Hesiod's Theogony! The Theogony is the oldest surviving source for the beginning of the ancient Greek world. Liv has referenced it, a lot, but now she's reading it for you! Translated by ...

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Conversations: Helen as the Beautiful Evil, the Kalon Kakon, w/ Alexia Burrows Charalambidou from 2021-12-17T08:00:20

Liv speaks with Alexia Burrows Charalambidou about the kalon kakon, the beautiful evil in mythological women like Pandora, Helen, Medea, and Circe. Follow Alexia on Listen

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Beyond the Face That Launched A Thousand Ships, Helen of Sparta (Part 2) from 2021-12-14T08:00:53

Helen of Sparta, later of Troy, is so many things... it all depends on where you're looking. In this episode we examine the Helen of Homer, and of Sparta itself.

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ANNOUNCING: The Murderesses of Cook County Jail by Leesa Charlotte and Lungowe Zeko from 2021-12-11T08:00

You know Leesa Charlotte from Sweetbitter, and Liv's episode on Sappho, but now she's created a pilot episode of the podcast The Murderesses of Cook Country Jail with Lungowe Zeko and they're up fo...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Heroides, Letters from Paris&Helen from 2021-12-10T08:00

Ovid's Heroides are fictional letters between mythological figures... These two are particularly incredible (and in the case of Paris, hilarious). Ovid's Heroides, translated by Grant Showerman....

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The Most Infamous Woman of Greek Myth, Helen of Sparta (Part 1) from 2021-12-07T08:00

Helen is simultaneously the most well known mortal of myth and a complete and utter enigma. What do we actually know about her, and the choices she did and did not make that lead to the Trojan W...

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CXLVIII: The Most Infamous Woman of Greek Myth, Helen of Sparta (Part 1) from 2021-12-07T08:00

Helen is simultaneously the most well known mortal of myth and a complete and utter enigma. What do we actually know about her, and the choices she did and did not make that lead to the Trojan W...

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Conversations: Singing the Words of Homer, Ancient Music and Lyrics with Bettina Joy De Guzman from 2021-12-03T08:00

Liv speaks with teacher, songwriter, and ancient instrument musician Bettina Joy De Guzman all about ancient instruments, music, and singing songs of Greek myths and stories. Find more about Bet...

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Far-Shooting Phoebus Apollo, God of Everything&Nothing from 2021-11-30T08:00

Oh, far-shooting Apollo... What are you exclusively the god of, anyway? All things Apollo, the good and the very, very bad. Submit your questions to Liv's 2022 New Year Q&A episode ...

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Liv Reads the Homeric Hymns to Apollo from 2021-11-26T08:00

Homeric Hymns are beautiful and detailed and so, so ancient... The two Homeric Hymns to Apollo tell the story of his birth and the founding of the Oracle at Delphi.

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Io the Wanderer and Hermes, Boot-Lick of the Gods (Prometheus Bound Part 3) from 2021-11-23T08:00

Prometheus tells Io of her ongoing story of suffering, but also hey! She's going to start quite the dynasty. Finally, Hermes arrives with news from Zeus.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths in...

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Conversations: Who Was This "Homer" Guy, Anyway? Homeric Theories w/ Joel Christensen from 2021-11-19T08:00

There's so, so much more to the concept of "Homer" than a blind poet from Archaic Greece. In fact, there probably was never any Homer, or any Hesiod for that matter. Plus... Toxic heroes being t...

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Prometheus vs. the Tyranny of Zeus (Prometheus Bound, Part 2) from 2021-11-16T08:00

Prometheus laments and laments, he meets the Titan Oceanus and, finally, the woman and survivor of Zeus, Io. The Prometheus Bound is an examination of tyranny and the rule of Zeus, king of the g...

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Conversations: Socrates Was Invented by Plato to Sell More Philosophy, Classical Memeology w/ Ben of CSMFHT from 2021-11-12T08:00

Turns out the Classical world is ripe for use in memes! Liv speaks with Ben of the Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens Twitter and Facebook empires about Classics, memes, and a whole l...

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All This Over a Bit of Fire? Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound (Part 1) from 2021-11-09T08:00

Prometheus gave humanity fire, but he paid the price. Prometheus is brought to his punishment and meets the chorus of Oceanids. The Prometheus Bound is an examination of tyranny and the rule of ...

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Liv Reads Ovid: The Heroides, Letters from Hypsipyle&Medea from 2021-11-05T07:00

In the first readings of Ovid, Liv reads the letters of Hypsipyle and Medea. Hypsipyle writes to Jason after hearing he's not coming back to Lemnos, she's heard of his new wife Medea and wants t...

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Adapting Greek Myth, the World of Lore Olympus w/ Rachel Smythe from 2021-11-02T07:00

Hades and Persephone are some of the most beloved characters of Greek myth and Rachel Smythe is retelling their story (and so many others) in the incredible Webtoon (and now, book!) Lore Olympus...

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Conversations: Sorceresses&Satire, Witches of Ancient Greece&Rome w/ Maxwell T Paule from 2021-10-29T07:00

Liv speaks with Maxwell T Paule all about witches (and much, much more) of classical myth and Roman poetry... Follow Maxwell on Twitter and <...

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No Crime Have I Committed, Save to Speak the Truth: Cursed Cassandra. from 2021-10-26T07:00

Oh, cursed, cursed Cassandra. The princess of Troy is an enigma whose story is told in disjointed fragments that this episode weaves together.

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INTRODUCING: The Partial Historians from 2021-10-23T07:00

In a series of trailers, LTAMB is highlighting other shows from small, independent people that are doing good things and that you might be interested in. This is a trailer for the podcast The Pa...

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Conversations: Do You Like Scary Movies? Scream Queens of Myth w/ Vanessa Stovall from 2021-10-22T07:00

Some things are eternal. What does Persephone have in common with Sidney Prescott? Or Antigone with Marion Crane? Let Vanessa tell you all about it... Find more about Vanessa's study of Listen

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So Many Snakes, the Prolific Monster Dynasty of Typhoeus&Echidna from 2021-10-19T07:00

So. Many. Snakes. To continue Spooky Season, a look at the Father of Monsters, Typhoeus (or Typhon), and the near equally monstrous Echidna.

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SPOOKY SEASON RE-AIR: Liv Reads Homer, The Odyssey Book XI from 2021-10-15T07:00

A Spooky Season re-airing of Liv reading Book XI of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus visits the edge of the Underworld and calls upon the dead...

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SPOOKY SEASON RE-AIR: Woman, Survivor, Murderer, Euripides’ Medea (Medea Part 2) from 2021-10-12T07:00

As a continuation from the reading of Apollonios' Argonautika, revisiting the story of Medea and Jason after the return of the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece... This is a re-airin...

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Ancient Witches & Werewolves, Revisiting Past Spooky Seasons from 2021-10-08T07:00

A re-airing of two past Spooky Season episodes... All about witches of Greek myth, and werewolves and ghosts!

Sources: please see the original episodes, XCIV (94), and the Spooky Halloween...

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Ancient Witches&Werewolves, Revisiting Past Spooky Seasons from 2021-10-08T07:00

A re-airing of two past Spooky Season episodes... All about witches of Greek myth, and werewolves and ghosts!

Sources: please see the original episodes, XCIV (94), and the Spooky Halloween...

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SPOOKY SEASON RE-AIR: Medea, See How She Flies, Witchy Woman (Medea Part 1) from 2021-10-05T07:00

As a continuation from the reading of Apollonios' Argonautika, revisiting the story of Medea and Jason after the return of the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece... This is a re-airin...

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SPOOKY SEASON RE-AIR: Medea, See How She Flies, Witchy Woman (Medea Part 1) from 2021-10-05T07:00

As a continuation from the reading of Apollonios' Argonautika, revisiting the story of Medea and Jason after the return of the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece... This is a re-airin...

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SPOOKY SEASON RE-AIR: Blood-soaked Trees, Erysichthon Eats Himself&Bonus Boogeywomen of Ancient Greece from 2021-10-01T07:00

A re-airing of Liv's favourite Spooky Season story... Erysichthon, the man who ate himself, and boogeywomen of ancient Greece.

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SPOOKY SEASON RE-AIR: Blood-soaked Trees, Erysichthon Eats Himself & Bonus Boogeywomen of Ancient Greece from 2021-10-01T07:00

A re-airing of Liv's favourite Spooky Season story... Erysichthon, the man who ate himself, and boogeywomen of ancient Greece.

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book IV (Part 3) from 2021-09-28T07:00

Liv reads Book IV, part 3 of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. In the final part of the Argonautika, the Argonauts leave Phaeacia with Jason and Medea married before getting lost...

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Conversations: Who's This "Sophocles" Everyone's Talking About? Sophoclean Tragedy w/ Dr. Amy Pistone from 2021-09-24T07:00

Liv speaks with Amy Pistone Greek Tragedy, specifically: Sophocles and why he's every bit as good as Euripides, maybe... better? The plays referened are Sophocles' The Women of Trachis, Oedipus ...

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book IV (Part 2) from 2021-09-21T07:00

Liv reads Book IV, part 2 of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. Fleeing from Colchis, the Argonauts reach Circe's island before making their way to the Phaeacians.

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Conversations: Starry-Eyed Asterion... The Minotaur, the Labyrinth, and Autism w/ Dr. Cora Beth Fraser from 2021-09-17T07:00

Liv speaks with Dr. Cora Beth Fraser all about the Minotaur, Asterion, in the Labyrinth in all its forms and how he relates to autistic people and autism! Follow Cora Beth on Twitter Listen

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book IV (Part 1) from 2021-09-14T07:00

Liv reads Book IV, part 1 of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. Medea flees Colchis with Jason and the Argonauts and they come up with a plan to get away from the Colchian ships, ...

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Conversations: Writing a New Amazonomachy with Danielle LaRose from 2021-09-10T07:00

Liv speaks with Danielle LaRose, actor and playwright, about her newest work: The Amazonomachy, a play retelling the myths of the Amazons (plus they talk Amazons generally, along with other fun ...

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Deus Ex Machina: The Very "Meh" Iphigenia at Aulis Epilogue (Iphigenia at Aulis Bonus) from 2021-09-08T07:00

Some believe Eurpides' play ends with Iphigenia walking to her sacrifice, but there's an epilogue that may or may not have been written by the tragedian.

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Death is Bad, the Anger of Clytemnestra&the Strength of Iphigenia (Iphigenia at Aulis Part 3) from 2021-09-07T07:00

The Greeks weren't able to sail for Troy but for the sacrifice of Agamemnon's eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Part three of Euripides's tragedy retelling Iphigenia's fate.

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Conversations: Singing the Blues of Achilles, the Modern Homeric Bard Joe Goodkin from 2021-09-03T07:00

Liv speaks with Joe Goodkin, the modern Homeric Bard, about his work's Joe's Odyssey and the Blues of Achilles. They chat Homeric epics and the field of Classics. Follow Joe on Twitter Listen

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Enter Clytemnestra, Taking No Sh*t (Iphigenia at Aulis Part 2) from 2021-08-31T07:00

The Greeks weren't able to sail for Troy but for the sacrifice of Agamemnon's eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Part two of Euripides's tragedy retelling Iphigenia's fate.

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INTRODUCING: Ancient History Fangirl from 2021-08-28T07:00

In a series of trailers, LTAMB is highlighting other shows from small, independent people that are doing good things and that you might be interested in. This is a trailer for the podcast Ancien...

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book III (Part 3) from 2021-08-27T07:00

Liv reads Book III, part 3 of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. Medea and Jason finally meet when Medea begins helping Jason in completing the quests for Aeetes. First up, some a...

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Euripides Has No Business Making Us Feel for Agamemnon! (Iphigenia at Aulis, Part 1) from 2021-08-24T07:00

The Greeks weren't able to sail for Troy but for the sacrifice of Agamemnon's eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Even for Agamemnon, this one's particularly dark and Euripides's tragedy retelling Iphig...

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Conversations: The Hairy World of Myth and Tragedy with Vanessa Stovall from 2021-08-20T07:00

Liv speaks with Vanessa Stovall about studying depictions of hair in myth and tragedy of the Classical world, the intricacies of myth and tragedy broadly, and a healthy dose of why Apollo isn't ...

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Andromeda, Phoenician-Ethiopian Royalty&Monsters Turned to Stone (Perseus Part 3) from 2021-08-17T07:00

After killing Medusa, Perseus comes across the Phoenician-Ethiopian princess, Andromeda, awaiting death by sea monster. He steps in, for a price...

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Conversations: the Most (and Least) Epic of Epic Heroes w/ Laura Jenkinson Brown of Greek Myth Comix from 2021-08-13T07:00

Liv speaks with Laura Jenkinson Brown of Greek Myth Comix all about the heroes of epic, breaking down the good and the bad of Achilles, Odysseus, and Aeneas. Follow Laura on Listen

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Perseus at the Edge of the World, the Many Daughters of Phorcys&Ceto (Perseus Part 2) from 2021-08-10T07:00

Perseus's quest continues as he goes in search of the Gorgons sisters with a little (a lot) help from the gods. Looking at all the variations on this myth and their implications on one of the mo...

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CXXXVI: Perseus at the Edge of the World, the Many Daughters of Phorcys & Ceto (Perseus Part 2) from 2021-08-10T07:00

Perseus's quest continues as he goes in search of the Gorgons sisters with a little (a lot) help from the gods. Looking at all the variations on this myth and their implications on one of the mo...

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book III (Part 2) from 2021-08-06T07:00

Liv reads Book III, part of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. This one's all about Medea.

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Born of a Golden Shower, the Somewhat Heroic Origins of Perseus (Part 1) from 2021-08-03T07:00

Revisiting the story of Perseus: the details and variations, the so-called "full" story of the (mostly) heroic hero's origins and his quest to save his mother, Danae.

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Conversations: Sing, Muses, of Hephaestus Famed for Inventions… w/ Kyle Lewis Jordan (Part 2) from 2021-07-30T07:00

Liv speaks with Kyle Lewis Jordan about the complexities of Hephaestus, both in relation to his impairment and as a god of creation and so much else, in addition to scholarship of disability in ...

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You Know He Basically Invented Robots?! Hephaestus&His Forge from 2021-07-27T07:00

Hephaestus beyond the drama: the importance and lasting impact of the god of the forge (there are *robots*!).

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TRAILER: Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! from 2021-07-26T16:33:30

Curious about Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!? Here's the basics, you're in for a wild (and rant-filled) ride.

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Conversations: Who Really is Hephaestus? Disability in Greek Myth w/ Kyle Lewis Jordan (Part 1) from 2021-07-23T07:00

Liv speaks with Kyle Lewis Jordan about the complexities of Hephaestus, both in relation to his impairment and as a god of creation and so much else, in addition to scholarship of disability in ...

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Loving Medusa&Hating Theseus, Four Years of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! from 2021-07-20T07:00

It's the fourth anniversary of LTAMB! Liv reads listener submissions for favourite moments, clips, stories from the show's four years and 200+ episodes.

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CXXXIII: Loving Medusa & Hating Theseus, Four Years of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! from 2021-07-20T07:00

It's the fourth anniversary of LTAMB! Liv reads listener submissions for favourite moments, clips, stories from the show's four years and 200+ episodes.

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The Least Heroic Hero: A Bonus Conversation on the F***boi that is Theseus w/ Emily Edwards of FBOL from 2021-07-17T07:00

Liv speaks with Emily Edwards of F***bois of Literature explicitly to break down the horrors of Theseus in the most casual, ranty way imaginable. Because Theseus was the absolute worst.

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book III (Part 1) from 2021-07-16T07:00

Liv reads Book III, (part 1) of The Argonautika by Apollonios, translated by RC Seaton. Arriving on Colchis, Jason and the Argonauts meet Aeetes and his daughter Chalciope and Medea.

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RE-AIR: Who Knew Ancient Frogs Could Be So Fun? (Aristophanes’ The Frogs Parts 1&2) from 2021-07-13T07:00

Liv is on "holiday!"! Dionysus wanders and frogs ribbit in the Underworld, a battle of tragedians ensues! A re-airing of parts 1 and 2 of Aristophanes' The Frogs.

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Conversations: The Many Faces of Myth, Classical Reception with Dr Victoria Austen from 2021-07-09T07:00

Liv speaks with Dr. Victoria Austen about the wide world of mythology and classical reception: Troy, Circe, Silence of the Girls, Song of Achilles, even the Aeneid as reception. Books mentioned:...

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RE-AIR: The Serial Killer Who Left a Woman On An Island (Theseus Parts 1&3) from 2021-07-06T07:00

Liv is on "holiday!"! A re-airing of two favourite Theseus Was the Worst episodes. First, Theseus is destined to be a hero, he just knows it. He's willing to kill anyone along the way in order t...

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Conversations: Nonbinary Dionysus, a Look At Euripides' Bacchae with Emma Pauly from 2021-07-02T07:00

Liv speaks with Classicist and dramaturg Emma Pauly about nonbinary Dionysus in Euripides' Bacchae and...

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Pandora, the Beautiful Evil&the Misogyny of Her "Curiosity" from 2021-06-29T07:00

Today the story of Pandora's Box barely resembles the ancient story of a woman and a jar. It's been mistranslated, misunderstood, and misrepresented beyond comprehension. When a modern version b...

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Conversations: Not Just a Phase, Atalanta&Hippolytus, Asexuality in Greek Mythology with Julie Levy from 2021-06-25T07:00

Liv speaks with independent scholar Julie Levy all about asexuality in Greek myth, specifically with characters of Atalanta and Hippolytus, with hints of Artemis, Athena, and Hestia.

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Queer as Hell! Stories of LGBTQIA Characters in Greek Myth from 2021-06-22T07:00

More Pride stories! A re-airing of a collection of past stories of LGBTQIA characters including Heracles and Hylas, Dionysus and a phallus, Iphis and Ianthe and more!

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INTRODUCING: Classically Trained & Peopling the Past from 2021-06-19T07:00

LTAMB is highlighting trailers for other similar independent shows from people that are doing good things and that you might be interested in. This is a trailer for two podcasts: Classically Traine...

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Conversations: The Sexuality of Sappho and Papyrus Controversy! With Leesa Charlotte of Sweetbitter from 2021-06-18T07:00

Liv speaks with Leesa Charlotte of the Sweetbitter podcast (all about Sappho!), they talk... Sappho, sexuality, and the papyrology scandal you never knew you needed. Listen to Sweetbitter Listen

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Speak! Radiant Lyre, the Poetess of Lesbos, Sappho (&Other Women of that World) from 2021-06-15T07:00

Sappho was a very real woman, a poet of the island of Lesbos, the "Tenth Muse", and she almost definitely loved men and women. The origin of terms Lesbian and Sapphic, a true icon.

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RE-AIR: The Gods Were All A Little Gay, Representation in Mythology (w/ Myths&Tits) from 2021-06-11T07:00

A re-airing of last year's conversation with Mari Phillips of Myths & Tits, artist of stunning illustrations (and so much more!) devoted to representation in mythology. Make sure you follow ...

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Yes It’s Another Tragedy… Dionysus Loves Ampelus (Part 2) from 2021-06-08T07:00

The continuation of the (tragic) story of Dionysus and Ampelus, as told in Nonnus' Dionysiaca. Beloved Ampelus dies, and Eros tries to console Dionysus with another of two more tragic lovers: Ca...

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book II (Part 3) from 2021-06-04T07:00

Liv reads Book II, (part 3) of The Argonautika by Apollonios, translated by RC Seaton. After more adventure and deaths along the way, the Argonauts finally reach the land of Colchis.

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The God of Many Names and Many Lovers, Dionysus&Ampelus (PRIDE!) from 2021-06-01T07:00

Dionysus contains multitudes and his love reached across the genders. Today, the story of his love of the Satyr Ampelos (plus! sexy wrestling!). Subscribe to Gay History with Tom Ranzweiler Listen

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Conversations: Let's Talk About Metal, Baby! Classical Reception in Metal Music with Dr. Jeremy Swist from 2021-05-28T07:00

The "Metal Classicist" Dr. Jeremy Swist joins Liv to talk Greek mythology in modern and classic metal music, along with the ancient world in general. You can check out the Spotify playlist with ...

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Oceanus is a River?! Gods, Creatures&Nymphs of the Sea from 2021-05-25T07:00

There's a god or nymph for everything! The many Titans, gods, nymphs, and creatures of the waters of Greek mythology... Oceanus, Nereus, Oceanids, and Nereids.

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INTRODUCING: Against the Lore & Myth Dynamite from 2021-05-22T07:00

In a new series of trailers, LTAMB is highlighting other shows from small, independent people that are doing good things and that you might be interested in. This is a trailer for two podcasts: Aga...

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INTRODUCTION: Against the Lore & Myth Dynamite from 2021-05-22T07:00

In a new series of trailers, LTAMB is highlighting other shows from small, independent people that are doing good things and that you might be interested in. This is a trailer for two podcasts: Aga...

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INTRODUCING: Against the Lore & Myth Dynamite from 2021-05-22T07:00

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book II (Part 2) from 2021-05-21T07:00

Liv reads Book II, (part 2) of The Argonautika by Apollonios, translated by RC Seaton. The Argonauts handle the instructions and execution of the very risky venture of passing through the Clashi...

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Always Getting Sacked, Heracles (Hercules)&the Lesser Sacking of Troy from 2021-05-18T07:00

Before Agamemnon and Achilles, Troy had a messy encounter with a sea monster, Heracles, and some very fancy horses.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and...

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book II (Part 1) from 2021-05-14T07:00

Liv reads Book II, (part 1) of The Argonautika by Apollonios, translated by RC Seaton. Having left Heracles and Hylas behind, the Argo continues on its voyage, encountering the famous boxer Amyc...

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Heracles (Hercules) Origins… Abduction Apology Horses&Menacing Theban Vixens from 2021-05-11T07:00

So many origins! Where did Laomedon of Troy's fancy horses come from, and why do they matter? And what about Heracles' familial origins?!

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Conversations: She-Wolves of Pompeii, The Lupenar, the Wolf Den with Elodie Harper from 2021-05-07T07:00

The ruins of Pompeii are famous for graffiti and the brothel, the Lupenar. Author Elodie Harper joins Liv to discuss her new novel The Wolf Den, imagining the stories of women living through lif...

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Why She Is the Way She Is, the Goddess Hera (&the Time She Tried to Overthrow Zeus) from 2021-05-04T07:00

Hera is so much more than Zeus' vengeful wife. She has her own experiences, her own traumas, that affect how she handled her life with the king of the gods. This is why Hera is the way she is. Listen

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book I (Part 3) from 2021-04-30T07:00

Liv reads part three of Book I of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. The heroes of the Argo do a few odd "heroic" things before Herakles and Hylas encounter some trouble...

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Medusa, Colonialism, Re-Imagining Goddesses and Monsters with Nikita Gill from 2021-04-27T07:00

Nikita Gill, poet and author of Great Goddesses, amongst many other incredible books and poetry collections, speak with Liv about reimagining goddesses and monsters of Greek mythology, about Med...

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CXXIII: Medusa, Colonialism, Re-Imagining Goddesses and Monsters with Nikita Gill from 2021-04-27T07:00

Nikita Gill, poet and author of Great Goddesses, amongst many other incredible books and poetry collections, speak with Liv about reimagining goddesses and monsters of Greek mythology, about Med...

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Conversations: More than the Labyrinth, More than Theseus, Ariadne with Jennifer Saint from 2021-04-23T07:00

Ariadne is so much more than the Minotaur, the Labyrinth, Theseus, even Dionysus. Liv speaks with author Jennifer Saint about her new book retelling the stories of Ariadne and Phaedra.

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The Troubling Titan Timeline and Terrible Titanomachy from 2021-04-20T07:00

The story of the Titans, the first race of gods in Greek mythology, and the war between those Titans and the new race of gods, the Olympians.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assaul...

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INTRODUCING: The Ozymandias Project Podcast from 2021-04-19T07:00

In a new series of trailers, LTAMB is highlighting other shows from small, independent groups or people that are doing good things and that you might be interested in. This is a trailer for the Ozy...

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BONUS! Conversations: Kassandra, Hero of Sparta... Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Dr. Kira Jones from 2021-04-17T07:00

In this bonus episode Liv and Dr. Kira Jones (@FlavianSophist) have a particularly free wheeling c...

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book I (Part 2) from 2021-04-16T07:00

Liv reads part two of Book I of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. The heroes of the Argo set sail before landing on the island of Lemnos where Jason meets Hypsipyle and the Lemni...

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The Beginning of Things… Gaia, Ge, Mother F$&%ing Earth from 2021-04-13T07:00

Gaia/Ge is Mother Earth, the first goddess, the mother of the gods and Titans. She's also a near universal mythological being: the Mother Goddess.

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Liv Reads Apollonios: The Argonautika Book I (Part 1) from 2021-04-09T07:00

Liv reads part one of Book I of Apollonios' Argonautika, translated by RC Seaton. The heroes of the Argo assemble and plan to set sail in quest of the Golden Fleece.

This is not a standard...

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Peerless Penthesilea and the Horror of Achilles (Mythological Amazons Part 2) from 2021-04-06T07:00

Penthesilea was one of the most badass Amazons... Until she encountered Achilles. This story is not kind to he of the weak ankle.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it'...

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RE-AIR: A Reading of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes from 2021-04-02T07:00

This is a re-airing of reading of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. This Homeric Hymn tells the story of the birth of Hermes and all the adventures he had as a newborn baby (they were plentiful). It's...

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Mini Myth: Kind, Noble Theseus, His Herd of Pegasi&the Defeat of the Kraken from 2021-04-01T07:00

Ever heard the one about kind Theseus, his herd of Pegasi, the Kraken, and the ancient island of Santorini?

Sources: My imagination. None of this is true.

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They’re Warriors with Great Names, the Mythological History of the Amazons from 2021-03-30T07:00

The incredible women of the Amazons exist in myth and history, even if their myths tend to revolve around certain Greek heroes. Otrera, Hippolyta, Antiope, Penthesilea...

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AUDIOBOOK TRAILER! Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook from 2021-03-27T07:00

Enjoy this bonus trailer for the audiobook version of Liv's forthcoming book Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook, read by Liv herself and available wherever you get your au...

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Conversations: Kore, Persephone, Real Women and the Dread Goddess of the Underworld with Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts from 2021-03-26T07:00

Persephone and real women of antiquity. Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts, author of Heroines of Olympus, talks about the versions of Persephone, real women's interactions with her, and understanding the ...

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Phaedra and the Curse of Theseus&A Conversation with Jennifer Saint from 2021-03-23T07:00

Phaedra is one of the most misunderstood women of mythology, and Greek tragedy. But she was so much more than the problematic, tragic Phaedra of Euripides' Hippolytus. The episode tells her stor...

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Bonus Conversation: Sara Richard, Illustrator of Greek Mythology the Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook from 2021-03-20T07:00

Liv speaks with the illustrator of her upcoming book of Greek mythology. Preorder links here.

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Conversations: Seduction or Strategy? The Very Real Cleopatra VII with The Partial Historians from 2021-03-19T07:00

In a bit of a departure from other Conversations episodes, Dr. Rad and Dr. G of the Partial Historians Podcast give Liv a history lesson, with a rundown on the life of Cleopatra VII, the last Ph...

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The Heroines of Thebes, Jocasta&Antigone (The Phoenician Women Part Two) from 2021-03-16T07:00

The life of Jocasta after the tragedy of her marriage to Oedipus continues with more tragedy in the city of Thebes.

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Conversations: Jason Has the Personality of a Used Dishcloth, Medea with Anwen Kya Hayward from 2021-03-12T08:00

Liv is back speaking with author of the Medusa novella, Here, the World Entire, Anwen Kya Hayward all about the intricacies and nuances of Medea (Jason and Theseus are dragged, of course).

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Jocasta Beyond Oedipus, Euripides’ The Phoenician Women (Part One) from 2021-03-09T08:00

Oedipus, and by extension Jocasta's story is known primarily via Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos, but Euripides's Phoenician Women has a much more satisfying story for the queen of Thebes.

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Conversations: I Promise We’re Not Defending Murder, Clytemnestra with Aimee Hinds from 2021-03-05T08:00

Liv speaks with Aimee Hinds about the intricacies of Clytemnestra's story and how storytellers and reception over millennia has affected the understanding of this powerful Spartan woman. Follow ...

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Conversations: I Promise We’re Not Defending Murder, Clytemnestra with Aimee Hinds from 2021-03-05T08:00

Liv speaks with Aimee Hinds about the intricacies of Clytemnestra's story and how storytellers and reception over millennia has affected the understanding of this powerful Spartan woman. Follow ...

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Evil or Righteous? Manipulative or Brilliant? Wronged Women of Mythology from 2021-03-02T08:00

In the first episode of International Women's Month, stories of the many women wronged by history and mythology. Jocasta, Medea, Medusa, Helen, Andromeda, Clytemnestra, and Penelope.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XXIV from 2021-02-26T08:00

Liv reads Book XXIV of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. In the final (*tear*) episode of the Odyssey, Odysseus reunites with his father and there's a bit of a scuffle wit...

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Dionysus Is Everyone&Everything, Queer Theory with the Queer Classicist Yentl Love from 2021-02-23T08:00

Dionysus is Queer as hell. Liv speaks with Yentl Love of the Queer Classicist all about Dionysus and queer theory. Plus, is Harry Styles today's Dionysus?! (Yes.) Here is a link to the post refe...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XXIII from 2021-02-19T08:00

Liv reads Book XXIII of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Penelope and Odysseus: reunited and it feels so good.

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Zodiac Constellation Bonanza! (A Re-Airing of All the Zodiac Mini Myths) from 2021-02-16T08:00

All the Zodiac Constellation Mini Myths in one place! This episode is a compilation of all of the Mini Myth episodes over the course of 2018-2019 that were dedicated to the Zodiac Constellation ...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XXII from 2021-02-12T08:00

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 all the suitors.

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Alcibiades Was Very Real, an Assassin's Creed Odyssey (&Whatever Else) Q&A from 2021-02-09T08:00

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

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XXI from 2021-02-05T08:00

Liv reads Book XXI of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hmm, hmm, hmm... Who can string that bow?

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Climate Crisis, But Make it Ancient… Deucalion, Pyrrha, and the Great Deluge from 2021-02-02T08:00

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, the Great Deluge and Deucalion and Pyrrha.<...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XX from 2021-01-29T08:00

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 Penelope.

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BONUS: Why We Should Give Aeneas A Chance, with Dr. Aven McMaster from 2021-01-27T08:00

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, and why we should really give Aeneas a chance...

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The Real Aeneid Was the Friends We Made Along the Way (Aeneid Finale) from 2021-01-26T08:00

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 standing.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XIX from 2021-01-22T08:00

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 detailed lies about his identity.

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Calliope is Over Your Sh*t, the Women of the Trojan War with Natalie Haynes from 2021-01-19T08:00

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, recently published in North America and Pandora's...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVIII from 2021-01-15T08:00

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

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Violent Aeneas, Merciful Aeneas, Phantom Aeneas (The Aeneid Part 13) from 2021-01-12T08:00

The war between the Trojans and their allies and Turnus, the Latins, and theirs, continues. Pallas, Lausus, and Mezentius enter the fray and things don't go well for any of them. Plus, ghost Aen...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVII from 2021-01-08T08:00

Liv reads Book XVII of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus returns home to Penelope, before Odysseus and Eumaeus also return to the palace and the suitors within....

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A Conversation on Medusa and Fragility, with Anwen Kya Hayward from 2021-01-05T08:02

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 twitter Listen

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Sister, Survivor, Saviour, the Gorgon Medusa from 2021-01-05T08:00

Medusa is never just one thing: her history, variations on her story, interpretations... There's a whole wide world of Medusa and this episode attempts to touch upon just a fraction of ancient s...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVI from 2021-01-01T08:00

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. Meanwhile, the suitors plot...

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Alexander the Great, the Man, the Myth (&the Movie) with Meg Finlayson from 2020-12-29T08:00

Liv speaks with Meg Finlayson (@agameganon on Twitter) all about Alexander the Great and Macedon. Th...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XV from 2020-12-25T08:00

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 Eumaeus, the swineherd (who's got QUITE the l...

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Poetess of the Ancient World, Sappho (with Ellie and Alyse of the Sweetbitter Podcast) from 2020-12-22T08:00

Finally, Sappho! Along with Ellie and Alyse of the Sweetbitter podcast devoted to her, Liv discusses Sappho, the very real Greek poet and overall badass woman. Make sure to subscribe to the Swee...

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BONUS: Io Saturnalia! An Episode of Ancient History Fangirl from 2020-12-19T08:00

Roman mythology and the Saturnalia festival. Io Saturnalia! This BONUS! episode is an episode of Ancient History Fangirl!Subscribe to Ancient History Fangirl wherever you get your podcasts, or v...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XIV from 2020-12-18T08:00

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, Eumaeus.

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Rosy-Fingered Dawn, Eos, Was Problematic As Hell (Cephalus Wasn’t Much Better) from 2020-12-15T08:00

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 and Procris, and Tithonus.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XIII from 2020-12-11T08:00

Liv reads Book of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Finally, Odysseus reaches the shores of Ithaca.

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What is the Aeneid Without Aeneas? The Second Trojan War Continues (The Aeneid Part 12) from 2020-12-08T08:00

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 the horizon.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XII from 2020-12-04T08:00

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, Scylla, Charybdis, and Helios's cattle...

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Vulcan Sure Can Forge a Prescient Shield (The Aeneid Part 11) from 2020-12-01T08:00

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 begins.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XI from 2020-11-27T08:00

Liv reads Book XI of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Odysseus travels to the Underworld and visits with the dead.

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Just When Things Are Looking Up, Aeneas Goes to War (the Aeneid Part 10) from 2020-11-24T08:00

Finally, finally, Aeneas and the Trojans reach Latium. But Hera isn't finished with them yet!

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book X from 2020-11-20T08:00

Liv reads Book X of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Winds! Laestrygonians! And a witch, Circe.

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Sing, Muses, of Yourselves… of Apollo, Eagles, Dragons, and the Oracle of Delphi from 2020-11-17T08:00

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 women who give us the arts and all its wonders.<...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book IX from 2020-11-13T08:00

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 Cyclopes.

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Aeneas, Anchises, and Underworld Propaganda (The Aeneid Part 9) from 2020-11-10T08:00

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

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book VIII from 2020-11-06T08:00

Liv reads Book VIII of Homer's Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Having arrived before King Antinous, Odysseus is welcomed by the Phaeacians who hold athletic games and a feast in...

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The Cyprian Goddess, the Cytherean, Venus, Aphrodite, A Conversation with Author Bettany Hughes from 2020-11-03T08:00

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

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book VII from 2020-10-30T07:00

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 Phaeacians.

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My Favorite [Ancient] Murder, Nyx, Eris, and their Deadly Dynasty from 2020-10-27T07:00

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

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book VI from 2020-10-23T07:00

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, princess of the Phaeacians.

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Horror Comes in Many Forms… the Transformations of the Daughters of Minyas, Procne&Philomela from 2020-10-20T07:00

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 used to be a bit more deferential to the god ...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book V from 2020-10-16T07:00

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 Ogygia.

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Blood-soaked Trees, Erysichthon Eats Himself&Bonus Boogeywomen of Ancient Greece from 2020-10-13T07:00

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

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book IV from 2020-10-09T07:00

Liv reads Book IV of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus visits Sparta for news from Menelaus.

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The Lycanthropic Tale of Lycaon&Other Ghosts&Werewolves from 2020-10-06T07:00

It's officially Spooky Season! Ancient werewolves, ghosts, and haunted houses...


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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book III from 2020-10-02T07:00

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.

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A Dramatic Ship Race&Someone Lands in Blood and Dung (The Aeneid Part 8) from 2020-09-29T07:00

Abandoning queens! Burial anniversary celebrations! Funereal ship races! Aeneas and the Trojans set off from Carthage, but there is more in their way. They must land on Sicily where they take th...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book II from 2020-09-25T07:00

Liv reads Book II of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus gathers together a counsel.

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Augustus's Rome, Carthage&the History of Virgil's Dido (with Ancient History Fangirl!) from 2020-09-22T07:00

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 of why Rome "needed" so much Augustan propa...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book I from 2020-09-18T07:00

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. Telemachus complains about Penelope's suitors.

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RE-AIR Mini Myth: Who Let a Woman Found a City?! Dido Beyond the Aeneid from 2020-09-15T07:00

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 a life before Aeneas came to town, if you ca...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIV from 2020-09-11T07:00

Liv reads Book XXIV of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Zeus forces Achilles to return the body of Hector.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIV from 2020-09-11T07:00

Liv reads Book XXIV of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Zeus forces Achilles to return the body of Hector.

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No Earthly Ships, the Tragedy of the Aeneid’s Dido (The Aeneid Part 7) from 2020-09-08T07:00

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.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIII from 2020-09-04T07:00

Liv reads Book XXIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. The ghost of Patroclus visits Achilles.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIII from 2020-09-04T07:00

Liv reads Book XXIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. The ghost of Patroclus visits Achilles.

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A Reading of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes from 2020-09-01T07:05

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 and all the adventures he had as a newborn ...

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The Trickster God Hermes, the Original Baby Genius from 2020-09-01T07:00

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 a tortoise). Please listen to this episode b...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXII from 2020-08-28T07:00

Liv reads Book XXII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles and Hector fight before the walls of Troy.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXII from 2020-08-28T07:00

Liv reads Book XXII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles and Hector fight before the walls of Troy.

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Dido Wonders Why She Got Out of Bed At All (The Aeneid Part 6) from 2020-08-25T07:00

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 handle Carthage.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXI from 2020-08-21T07:00

Liv reads Book XXI of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles fights the river Xanthus, full of corpses.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXI from 2020-08-21T07:00

Liv reads Book XXI of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles fights the river Xanthus, full of corpses.

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The Man, the Myth, the Legend? Aeneas (The Aeneid Part 5) from 2020-08-18T07:00

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 brief recap of the earlier Aeneid episodes is...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XX from 2020-08-14T07:00

Liv reads Book XX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles punishes the Trojans for the death of Patroclus.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XX from 2020-08-14T07:00

Liv reads Book XX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles punishes the Trojans for the death of Patroclus.

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The Gods Were All A Little Gay, Representation in Mythology (w/ Myths&Tits) from 2020-08-11T07:00

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 ancient Greek world are covered. Plus, Liv has a...

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LXXXVII: The Gods Were All A Little Gay, Representation in Mythology (w/ Myths & Tits) from 2020-08-11T07:00

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 ancient Greek world are covered. Plus, Liv has a...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIX from 2020-08-07T07:00

Liv reads Book XIX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles stews in his grief and anger.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIX from 2020-08-07T07:00

Liv reads Book XIX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles stews in his grief and anger.

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Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Demeter from 2020-08-04T07:05

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 Hades (Aidoneus) kidnapping Persephone and her...

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Bringer of Death, the Dread Goddess Persephone, and her mother, Demeter from 2020-08-04T07:00

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 countless stories from mythology and theatre, the...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVIII from 2020-07-31T07:00

Liv reads Book XVIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Agamemnon tries to make amends with Achilles.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVIII from 2020-07-31T07:00

Liv reads Book XVIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Agamemnon tries to make amends with Achilles.

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Liv is Finally Obsessed with Lore Olympus, a 3 Year Anniversary Q&A from 2020-07-28T07:00

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 everything else!


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVII from 2020-07-24T07:00

Liv reads Book XVII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. They fight over the body of Patroclus.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVII from 2020-07-24T07:00

Liv reads Book XVII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. They fight over the body of Patroclus.

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The “Hero” Who Kidnapped an Amazon, a Child,&a Goddess (Theseus Finale) from 2020-07-21T07:00

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 Amazonian queen, and a flesh and blood godde...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVI from 2020-07-17T07:00

Liv reads Book XVI of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Patroclus goes to battle in Achilles's armour.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVI from 2020-07-17T07:00

Liv reads Book XVI of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Patroclus goes to battle in Achilles's armour.

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Movin’ On Up, Ariadne&the Adventures of Her God of Wine, Dionysus (There Are Pirates!) from 2020-07-14T07:00

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, Dionysus was kidnapped by pirates.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XV from 2020-07-10T07:00

Liv reads Book XV of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Zeus sends Apollo to help the Trojans.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XV from 2020-07-10T07:00

Liv reads Book XV of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Zeus sends Apollo to help the Trojans.

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What Kind of Hero Abandons a Princess on an Island!? (Theseus Part 3) from 2020-07-07T07:00

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 type of guy.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIV from 2020-06-30T15:58

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.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIV from 2020-06-30T15:58

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.

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PRIDE! Revisiting Iphis&Ianthe, Apollo&Hyacinthus, and Caenis/Caeneus from 2020-06-23T07:00

This episode is a combined re-broadcasting of another set of past LGBTQ episodes. Happy PRIDE!


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIII from 2020-06-19T07:00

Liv reads Book XIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector is warned about Achilles by a prophet.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIII from 2020-06-19T07:00

Liv reads Book XIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector is warned about Achilles by a prophet.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XII from 2020-06-16T07:00

Liv reads Book XII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. The Trojans attack the Greek camps.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XII from 2020-06-16T07:00

Liv reads Book XII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. The Trojans attack the Greek camps.

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Mini Myth: All the Best Heroes Have Boyfriends, Heracles&Hylas (Plus More LGBTQ Stories) from 2020-06-09T07:00

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 episode also includes last year's PRIDE episode...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XI from 2020-06-05T07:00

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.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XI from 2020-06-05T07:00

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.

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Fan Favourite: The Cupid&Psyche Trilogy from 2020-06-02T07:00

This is a re-airing of the fan favourite episodes on Cupid and Psyche, combined into one epic episode.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book X from 2020-05-29T07:00

Liv reads Book X of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Diomedes and Ulysses/Odysseus terrorize the Thracians.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book X from 2020-05-29T07:00

Liv reads Book X of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Diomedes and Ulysses/Odysseus terrorize the Thracians.

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Daedalus’ Inventions, Icarus&the Melting Point of Wax from 2020-05-26T07:00

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.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book IX from 2020-05-22T07:00

Liv reads Book IX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Agamemnon tries to make amends with Achilles.

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Liv ReadsHomer: The Iliad Book IX from 2020-05-22T07:00

Liv reads Book IX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Agamemnon tries to make amends with Achilles.

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SPECIAL: Shakespeare's Helen of Troy, a Conversation About Troilus and Cressida from 2020-05-19T07:00

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

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad, Book VIII from 2020-05-15T13:16

Liv reads Book VIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Gods versus humans... Drama, drama, drama.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad, Book VIII from 2020-05-15T13:16

Liv reads Book VIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Gods versus humans... Drama, drama, drama.

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This Guy, Am I Right? (Theseus Part 2) from 2020-05-12T07:00

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 famous story begins.


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LXXX: This Guy, Am I Right? (Theseus Part 2) from 2020-05-12T07:00

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 famous story begins.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book VII from 2020-05-08T07:00

Liv reads Book VII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector and Ajax duel.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book VII from 2020-05-08T07:00

Liv reads Book VII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector and Ajax duel.

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Europa&Minos’ Bull Dynasty, the Marathonian Bull Has Seen Some Sh** from 2020-05-05T07:00

The mythological history of Minoan Crete's obsession with bulls is dark and wildly, terribly entertaining. Bulls, baby, bulls.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book VI from 2020-04-30T07:00

Liv reads Book VI of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector rallies the Trojans.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book VI from 2020-04-30T07:00

Liv reads Book VI of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hector rallies the Trojans.

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LXXVIII: Theseus & All the People He Killed While Taking a Walk (Theseus Part 1) from 2020-04-28T13:56

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.


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Theseus&All the People He Killed While Taking a Walk (Theseus Part 1) from 2020-04-28T13:56

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.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book V from 2020-04-23T07:00

Liv reads Book V of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Diomedes runs rampant on the battlefield.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book V from 2020-04-23T07:00

Liv reads Book V of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Diomedes runs rampant on the battlefield.

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Aegeus Wants an Heir, Not a War With Minos&Another Tragic Scylla from 2020-04-21T07:00

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 tragic Scylla.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book IV from 2020-04-16T07:00

Liv reads Book IV of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hera influences Zeus to act against the Trojans.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book IV from 2020-04-16T07:00

Liv reads Book IV of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Hera influences Zeus to act against the Trojans.

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Mini Myth: The Gigantomachy, it’s a War, with Giants from 2020-04-14T07:00

Gaia sends her Giant children to wage war against the Olympians. Guess who wins?


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book III from 2020-04-09T07:00

Liv reads Book III of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Paris offers to fight Menelaus one on one.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book III from 2020-04-09T07:00

Liv reads Book III of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Paris offers to fight Menelaus one on one.

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Aeneas Had a Wife in Troy! Ghost Creusa’s Got Shit to Say (The Aeneid Part 4) from 2020-04-07T07:00

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.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book II from 2020-04-02T07:00

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.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book II from 2020-04-02T07:00

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.

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Battle of the Poets, Euripides vs. Aeschylus (Aristophanes’ The Frogs Part 2) from 2020-03-31T07:00

We all need a laugh: Aristophanes' The Frogs is exactly that. This is part two: the battle of the poets.


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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book I from 2020-03-26T04:00

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 arrives to ask the Greeks to return his daughter ...

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book I from 2020-03-26T04:00

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 arrives to ask the Greeks to return his daughter ...

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Frogs Ribbit On Route to the Underworld (Aristophanes' The Frogs Part 1) from 2020-03-24T07:00

We all need a laugh: Aristophanes' The Frogs is exactly that. This is part one of two.


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Mini Myth: A Prayer to Apollo, God of Music, Prophecy&… Plague from 2020-03-17T07:00

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!

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Mini Myth: Behind the Goddess, Pallas Athena from 2020-03-10T07:00

The badass origins, both historical and mythological, of Pallas Athena.


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Not That Damn Horse Again! (The Aeneid Part 3) from 2020-03-03T08:00

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.


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TRAILER: Gods Doing Crazy Things, Monsters, Epics You Wish You'd Read, Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! from 2020-03-03T02:39


A trailer for the Greek and Roman mythology podcast, Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!


 

See from 2020-02-18T08:00

In this episode we revisit the past episodes on Plato's theory of soulmates from his Symposium, and the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, the original Romeo and Juliet.


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Mini Myth: Who Let a Woman Found a City?! Dido Beyond the Aeneid from 2020-02-11T08:00

There's more to Queen Dido than Virgil tells us in the Aeneid, she had a life before Aeneas came to town, if you can believe it! This mini myth covers the story of Dido's founding of Carthage ou...

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Dido, the Badass Queen of Carthage (The Aeneid Part 2) from 2020-02-04T08:00

Jupiter and Venus discuss Aeneas and the Trojans' fate, and it's time we meet the Carthaginians and their badass queen Dido.


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He’s Greek&He’s Roman, He’s Making Juno Angry, He's Aeneas, Baby! (The Aeneid Part 1) from 2020-01-28T08:00

It's (finally) time... Aeneas, the hero founder of Rome, exile from Troy, son of Venus, hated by Juno... He's lived quite the life. Here's part one of it.


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Ancient Guys Doing Crazy Things (The Epic of Gilgamesh Part 2) from 2020-01-21T08:00

Part two of the Mesopotamian epic, the first recorded work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh!


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The Mesopotamians Did It First, the Epic of F---ing Gilgamesh from 2020-01-14T08:00

The Mesopotamians were badass, and loved a badass woman.


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Mini Myth: Friends, Romans, Countrymen... Rome, Janus&Virgil's Aeneid from 2020-01-07T08:00

Let's talk Rome: their mythology and some very important historical contexts of a little thing called the Aeneid.


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Medusa, Feminism,&Wine, an End of Year Q&A from 2019-12-17T08:00

It's time for an end of year Q&A! I answer all of your questions about gods, goddesses, history, tragedy, and wine!


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Woman, Survivor, Murderer, Euripides’ Medea from 2019-12-10T14:09

Where all Medea's fame lasting relevancy comes from: Euripides. Plus a beautiful song about Medea written/performed by listener Alison Rush (Listen

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Myths, Baby LIVE at the Vancouver Podcast Festival! from 2019-12-03T08:00

The first ever LIVE recording of the podcast at the Vancouver Podcast Festival! The stories of Zeus, Io, Hera, and Argus, and Orpheus and Eurydice. Then I take some really interesting and insigh...

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Medea, See How She Flies, Witchy Woman from 2019-11-26T08:00

She's back! We continue on with the re-telling of the story of Medea, a woman who is badass, powerful, and misunderstood. She and Jason return to Iolchus, and more shit goes down.


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Mini Myth: Party Time with Pan (&Syrinx) from 2019-11-19T08:00

Pan, known for partying, panic, and the phallus he sports on the regular. He can also, obviously, be awful.


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Jason is a Perpetual Dirtbag, Hypsipyle&the Lemnian Women from 2019-11-12T08:00

Returning to Iolchus, before Jason ever met Medea, and the other woman he promised himself to and subsequently abandoned, Hypsipyle, one of the infamous Lemnian Women.


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Penelope&Medea, the Heroines Behind their Heroes from 2019-11-05T08:00

The women behind the men. Penelope beyond Odysseus and the Odyssey, and the second part in the story of Medea . Two fascinating and underrepresented women of mythology.


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Spooky Halloween Special: Magic&Mayhem, the Origin of Medea&Witches of Ancient Greece from 2019-10-29T07:00

Happy Halloween! This Halloween special episode is a more detailed introduction to Medea, and her witchy family.


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Ripping Your Family to Shreds, Euripides’ Bacchae (Part 2) from 2019-10-23T07:00

The bloody, gruesome finale to Euripides' last play: Bacchae.


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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Astraea&Her Scales (Virgo/Libra) from 2019-10-15T14:07

The timeless story of a virgin and her scales.


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Punishing Pentheus, the Frantic&Violent Women of Euripides’ Bacchae (Part 1) from 2019-10-08T07:00

Dionysus, he's quite the god. Then, a detailed and dramatic telling of Euripides' Bacchae, one of the most violent plays of Greek tragedy.


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Penelope, Odysseus&A Very Special Olive Tree (The Odyssey Part 13) from 2019-10-01T07:00

Penelope and Odysseus [sleeping under] a tree, proving his identity. (But seriously, it's nice.)


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Witchiest Witch: A Discussion of Madeline Miller’s Circe, with Emily Edwards of FBOL from 2019-09-24T07:00

Liv teams up with Emily Edwards of Fuckbois of Literature (https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/)...

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Odysseus and a Sea of Suitors' Blood (The Odyssey Part 12) from 2019-09-17T07:00

Odysseus is fed up, it's time for the suitors to die.


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BONUS! Sneak Peak at Liv's Jane Eyre Episode of the Fuckbois of Literature Podcast from 2019-09-12T15:18

A clip from the episode of Fuckbois of Literature that Liv was a recent guest on. Liv and FBOL's Emily Edwards discuss Jane Eyre and it is REALLY fun. Please go subscribe to FBOL! Links here:  Listen

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Mini Myth: the Most Murderous Women of Mythology, the Danaids from 2019-09-10T07:00

The murderous story of the Danaids, their father Danaus, and the very large extended family.


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Penelope, A Cunning Woman Surviving in a Man’s World (The Odyssey Part 11) from 2019-09-03T07:00

Penelope and the "stranger" who is Odysseus finally speak. And the suitors inch closer and closer to their doom.


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Re-Broadcast: Mini Myth: It's Circe Not Cersei, One's a Badass Witch&the Other's a Badass B**** from 2019-08-27T07:00

A re-airing: Circe: Glaucus and Scylla, Medea, and, of course, Madeline Miller's book.


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Mini Myth: Heliades&the Many Stories of Cygnus from 2019-08-20T07:00

Mourning that dumbass, Phaethon, and the many faces of a swan-man, Cygnus.

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Checking the Suitors' Privilege (The Odyssey Part 10) from 2019-08-13T07:00

Odysseus and Telemachus get closer to finally doing away with the suitors, but first, confrontations and a cameo by Penelope.

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Mini Myth: I Ain’t Sayin’ He’s a Gold Digger, but Midas is Messing With, Well, Gold from 2019-08-06T07:00

Midas, he's got that Midas touch.

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Reunited and It Feels So Good (The Odyssey Part 9) from 2019-07-30T07:00

Odysseus is reunited with his son Telemachus. They enjoy some quality father-son plotting of murderous revenge.


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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Have You Hera-d the One About the Lion and the Crab? (Cancer&Leo) from 2019-07-23T07:00

A crab and a lion: two of Heracles' victims. But behind every mythological monster, there's a strong woman.


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Ithaca, Is That You?! (The Odyssey Part 8) from 2019-07-16T07:00

Odysseus is FINALLY back in Ithaca, took him long enough! But nothing in Greek mythology is easy.


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Mini Myth: The Olympians Put the B in LGBTQ+, A Pride Compendium from 2019-07-09T07:00

The Olympians were nothing if not (very selectively) progressive. Dionysus, Pan, and Hermaphroditus: LGBTQ icons.


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Don't Eat the Sun God's Cattle (The Odyssey Part 7) from 2019-07-02T07:00

Odysseus and his men escape from Scylla and Charybdis: the final dramatic episode before a whole new type of dramatic episodes.


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Re-Broadcast: Arachne&Medusa, What Did They Really Do to You, Athena? from 2019-06-25T07:00

This is a re-airing of an earlier episode. We all know how helpful Athena is when it comes to male heroes, but what about when she encounters women?


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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Swans, Eggs,&the Twins Castor&Polydeuces (Gemini) from 2019-06-18T07:00

Gemini: Castor and Polydeuces, the twin brothers of Clytemnestra and Helen, sons of Leda, Zeus, and Tyndareus (because Greek mythology).


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Jupiter&Neptune Ruin Everything, the Stories of Caenis&Callisto from 2019-06-11T07:00

Two more LGBTQ stories from mythology, those of Caenis/Caeneus and Callisto.


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Mini Myth: When Apollo Met Hyacinthus, A Frisbee Tragedy from 2019-06-04T07:00

Starting Pride off with a bang, the tragic story of Apollo and Hyacinthus.


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In the Underworld Dead Men Whine (The Odyssey Part 6) from 2019-05-28T10:00

Back in the Underworld hanging out with dead friends. Circe gives some tips on how to get past favourite mythological monstrosities: Scylla and Charybdis.


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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Europa, Zeus,&His Bulls*** (Taurus) from 2019-05-21T07:00

Zodiac constellations: there are two versions, both are weird and have bulls involved.


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A Timely Re-Broadcasting of the Lysistrata: Why a Sex Strike is Not a Good Idea from 2019-05-14T07:00

The Lysistrata is a comedy by Aristophanes. But it's become far more relevant in recent weeks, and not for good reasons. Here it is again, with a new introduction. I hope you'll listen.


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BONUS! Your Questions, My Answers from 2019-05-10T07:00

Questions and answers.


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Hanging Out in the Halls of the Dread Goddess Persephone (The Odyssey Part 5) from 2019-05-07T07:00

Odysseus and his men stay with Circe on Aiaia, before being given some advice on how best to get home to Ithaca from the dead.


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Mini Myth: It's Circe, Not Cersei, One's a Badass Witch&the Other's a Badass B-- from 2019-04-30T07:00

Circe: Glaucus and Scylla, Medea, and, of course, Madeline Miller's book.


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L: Winds are Strong, Giants are Big & a Witch is a Witch (The Odyssey Part 4) from 2019-04-23T10:00

Odysseus and his men visit Aeolus, keeper of the winds, the Laestrygonians, and finally land on the witch Circe's island of Aiaia.


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Winds are Strong, Giants are Big&a Witch is a Witch (The Odyssey Part 4) from 2019-04-23T10:00

Odysseus and his men visit Aeolus, keeper of the winds, the Laestrygonians, and finally land on the witch Circe's island of Aiaia.


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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Definitely Not Overreacting, Aries the Golden Ram from 2019-04-16T10:00

Zodiac constellations: the golden ram who saves a guy from certain death by his very dysfunctional family.


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XLIX: Pobody's Nerfect, Odysseus & Polyphemus (The Odyssey Part 3) from 2019-03-26T10:00

Odysseus begins to tell his story... So far it involves people who eat Lotus and a giant with one eye named Polyphemus. 


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Pobody's Nerfect, Odysseus&Polyphemus (The Odyssey Part 3) from 2019-03-26T10:00

Odysseus begins to tell his story... So far it involves people who eat Lotus and a giant with one eye named Polyphemus. 


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BONUS! Next Door Villain Podcast: Medusa, featuring Liv from 2019-03-21T10:00

Liv talks with the hosts of Next Door Villain, Joe and Tiana about the one and only, Medusa (oh, Medusa!). Her story, the good and the bad. Fair warning, we talk politics, and we talk feminism. ...

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Mini Myth: When a Girl Loves a Girl, Ovid's Iphis&Ianthe from 2019-03-19T10:00

Iphis and Ianthe, two girls in ancient Egypt. Women may not be able to be together back then, but the gods can make it happen.


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XLVIII: It's All Calypso... Odysseus' Journey Begins (The Odyssey Part 2) from 2019-03-12T10:00

Finally, we find Odysseus on the beguiling nymph Calypso's island. He's being set free after so many years, but the Odyssey is just beginning...


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It's All Calypso... Odysseus' Journey Begins (The Odyssey Part 2) from 2019-03-12T10:00

Finally, we find Odysseus on the beguiling nymph Calypso's island. He's being set free after so many years, but the Odyssey is just beginning...


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Mini Myth: Heroine of Ancient Greece, the OG Wonder Woman, Atalanta from 2019-03-05T11:00

Atalanta is Greek mythology's one mortal heroine, thankfully she's a real and true badass.


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XLVII: Telemachus is a Whiny Little B (The Odyssey Part 1) from 2019-02-26T10:00

Telemachus, Odysseus and Penelope's whiny, grown son, with the help of Athena, is a on a mission to find information about his father.


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Telemachus is a Whiny Little B (The Odyssey Part 1) from 2019-02-26T10:00

Telemachus, Odysseus and Penelope's whiny, grown son, with the help of Athena, is a on a mission to find information about his father.


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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Aquarius&Pisces, or, Cups' n' Fishes from 2019-02-19T14:00

We're back to the Zodiac! In this episode we're covering both Aquarius and Pisces. Ganymede, Zeus' cup-bearer and a couple'a fish.


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BONUS: Plato's Weirdly Wonderful Origin of Soulmates from 2019-02-14T11:00

The origin of the concept of Soulmates, from Plato's Symposium. It's weird, but ultimately lovely.


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XLVI: Matricide Mania! Furies, Furies Everywhere (The Oresteia Part 3) from 2019-02-12T19:00

It's one murderous party with siblings Orestes and Electra! There's a reason it's a story covered by all three remaining tragedians.


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Matricide Mania! Furies, Furies Everywhere (The Oresteia Part 3) from 2019-02-12T19:00

It's one murderous party with siblings Orestes and Electra! There's a reason it's a story covered by all three remaining tragedians.


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Mini Myth: Hubris&Hamartia, Or, How the Ancient Greeks Warned Us from 2019-02-05T14:00

Stories of Hubris and hamartia, the Tragic Flaw. It's Oedipus, in a concept.


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XLV: Orestes & Electra, the Angriest, Best-Named Children of Greek Mythology (The Oresteia Part 2) from 2019-01-29T15:00

Siblings Orestes and Electra have quite the reunion; they plot and plot and plot. There's a reason it's a story covered by all three remaining tragedians.


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Orestes&Electra, the Angriest, Best-Named Children of Greek Mythology (The Oresteia Part 2) from 2019-01-29T15:00

Siblings Orestes and Electra have quite the reunion; they plot and plot and plot. There's a reason it's a story covered by all three remaining tragedians.


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Mini Myth: Minor God Madness! Thanatos, Kratos,&Other Characters You've Asked About from 2019-01-22T15:00

A collection of characters you all have requested, including Thanatos, god of death, and Kratos, god of strength. It's like God of War, but not at all.


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XLIV: Will Someone Please Just Believe Cassandra?! (The Oresteia Part 1) from 2019-01-15T14:59

Guess who's back, back again? Agamemnon returns home to Argos after the decade-long Trojan War. And, well, things don't go super well for him. Recommended Listening: XXVII, XL, XLI, plus th...

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Will Someone Please Just Believe Cassandra?! (The Oresteia Part 1) from 2019-01-15T14:59

Guess who's back, back again? Agamemnon returns home to Argos after the decade-long Trojan War. And, well, things don't go super well for him. Recommended Listening: XXVII, XL, XLI, plus th...

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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Capricorn, Who is Really Just a "Sea-Goat" from 2019-01-08T15:01

Let's talk Zodiac! Capricorn, it's really just a goat, in the sea.


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Mini Myth: Aesclepius, God of Medicine, or, Apollo Has Awful Moments, too from 2018-12-18T17:01

Aesclepius: son of Apollo, pupil of Chiron, and god of Medicine. Plus, there are some fun historical facts associated with him.


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Bellerophon, the Underserved Hero Who Actually Rode Pegasus from 2018-12-11T15:01

Pegasus, he's a pretty famous horse, but, do you know who actually rode him? The myth, the man, the horse.


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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Chiron, Trainer to the Stars (Sagittarius) from 2018-12-07T17:56

Let's talk Zodiac. Sagittarius, who just happens to be that beloved centaur, Chiron.


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Poseidon&His Sea of Awful Behaviour from 2018-11-27T13:00

God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, but most of all, brother of Zeus. Poseidon, earth-shaker and generally troubling guy.


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Mini Myth: Sisphyus&the Boulder, Sisyphus&the Boulder, Sisyphus&the Boulder from 2018-11-21T18:51

What, exactly, did Sisyphus do to deserve being the most famous man in hell?


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Hecuba, Cassandra, Andromache... Euripides' Trojan Women from 2018-11-13T15:51

The Trojan War is over, but for the women of Troy, the horror is just beginning. Euripides' Trojan Women: Hecuba, Queen of Troy, Cassandra, princess and prophetess, and Andromache, the widow of ...

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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Orion&the Scorpion (Scorpio) from 2018-11-06T21:00

Let's talk Zodiac: there's a scorpion in this one!


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Halloween Special: It’s Scary as Hell Down There… Hades and his Underworld from 2018-10-31T18:19

The god and goddess of the dead, Hades and Persephone, and all there is about to know about where they live. Let's take a trip to the Underworld.


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The End of the Trojan War, Something About a Horse&a Heel from 2018-10-23T16:51

It's the end of the war as we know it. Achilles and his famous heel, the Trojan horse, and what happens to the Trojans when the Greeks are finished with them?


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Hector&the Wrath of Achilles, the Iliad's Finale from 2018-10-10T15:40

Achilles is furious and heartbroken, and he's taking it out on Hector. The gods weigh in once again as this epic war comes crashing to it's finale.


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Mini Myth: Pygmalion&Galatea, the Gross Origins of My Fair Lady from 2018-09-27T16:00

Pygmalion and Galatea, it's super weird and creepy but also the origin of My Fair Lady and, yes, She's All That! 


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Mini Myth: Ixion, Cloud-lover Extraordinnaire from 2018-09-20T14:25

Ixion... A bad dude who wanted what he couldn't have and was given something very different in it's place. Plus, the origin of centaurs!


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XXXVIII: Patroclus, Patroclus, Patroclus (The Iliad Part 10) from 2018-09-11T17:47

Things get dark for our beloved Greeks... *sigh* Patroclus.


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Patroclus, Patroclus, Patroclus (The Iliad Part 10) from 2018-09-11T17:47

Things get dark for our beloved Greeks... *sigh* Patroclus.


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XXXVII: Hera & Zeus' Dysfunctional Relationship (The Iliad Part 9) from 2018-08-28T16:22

Hector is using his god-power to break down the walls, and Poseidon decides he needs to insert himself on behalf of the Greeks. Hera, meanwhile, realizes the key to success is an intricate seduc...

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Hera&Zeus' Dysfunctional Relationship (The Iliad Part 9) from 2018-08-28T16:22

Hector is using his god-power to break down the walls, and Poseidon decides he needs to insert himself on behalf of the Greeks. Hera, meanwhile, realizes the key to success is an intricate seduc...

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XXXVI: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning (The Iliad Part 8) from 2018-08-07T16:19

Eris gets involved in the war, it's a real thrill, and Achilles continues to be a jerk. Paris is a dink, and Hector and Odysseus are kickass.


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The Beginning of the End of the Beginning (The Iliad Part 8) from 2018-08-07T16:19

Eris gets involved in the war, it's a real thrill, and Achilles continues to be a jerk. Paris is a dink, and Hector and Odysseus are kickass.


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When Women Revolt, Aristophanes' Lysistrata from 2018-07-24T14:36

What would happen if all the women banded together to go on a sex strike? Would they be able to stop a war they don't believe in? Would it be hilarious? Absolutely.


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XXXIV: Return of Achilles, Sort Of (The Iliad Part 7) from 2018-07-11T14:27

The Trojan War wages on. The gods involve themselves in the action once more, and surprise surprise, it doesn't go well for the humans.


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Return of Achilles, Sort Of (The Iliad Part 7) from 2018-07-11T14:27

The Trojan War wages on. The gods involve themselves in the action once more, and surprise surprise, it doesn't go well for the humans.


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XXXIII: Hector of Troy, A Pretty Decent Dude (The Iliad Part 6) from 2018-06-26T14:56

More of Diomedes' madness, and a day in the life of Hector, warrior prince of Troy,


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Hector of Troy, A Pretty Decent Dude (The Iliad Part 6) from 2018-06-26T14:56

More of Diomedes' madness, and a day in the life of Hector, warrior prince of Troy,


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Mini Myth: Orpheus, Chronos&Why You Shouldn’t Try to Figure Out the Chronology of Greek Myths from 2018-06-14T15:33

The Orphic Tradition is a weird, weird thing that includes the god of Time himself, Chronos (not, you know, Cronus/Kronus). Plus, don't try to understand the chronology of Greek mythology.

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XXXII: The Immortal and Dysfunctional Family of the Gods (The Iliad Part 5) from 2018-06-05T13:27

Flashback to the birth of Aeneas and the affair between his parents Anchises and Aphrodite. Plus, as usual, the gods made the war far, far worse for the humans.


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The Immortal and Dysfunctional Family of the Gods (The Iliad Part 5) from 2018-06-05T13:27

Flashback to the birth of Aeneas and the affair between his parents Anchises and Aphrodite. Plus, as usual, the gods made the war far, far worse for the humans.


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Arachne&Medusa, What Did They Really Do to You, Athena? from 2018-05-22T15:05

Arachne has the nerve to out-spin the goddess Athena, and Medusa, well Medusa's crime is simply being around a god.


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XXX: The Achaeans, Infinity War (The Iliad Part 4) from 2018-05-09T15:03

The wrath of Diomedes (he's something else), and his encounters with Aeneas, Aphrodite, Athena, and Apollo. It's gory and god-filled!


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The Achaeans, Infinity War (The Iliad Part 4) from 2018-05-09T15:03

The wrath of Diomedes (he's something else), and his encounters with Aeneas, Aphrodite, Athena, and Apollo. It's gory and god-filled!


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XXIX: Athena vs. Aphrodite, Kind Of (The Iliad Part 3) from 2018-04-18T16:06

Results of the oath sworn by Paris and Menelaus, some godly intervention and drama, and, finally, an actual battle!


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Athena vs. Aphrodite, Kind Of (The Iliad Part 3) from 2018-04-18T16:06

Results of the oath sworn by Paris and Menelaus, some godly intervention and drama, and, finally, an actual battle!


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XXVIII: Vineyards and Doves, the Armies of the Trojan War (The Iliad Part 2) from 2018-04-03T14:21

The Greeks go on and on planning their approach and the Trojans prepare for the Greek's attack. It's more excited than it sounds, I swear. So many vineyards and doves.


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Vineyards and Doves, the Armies of the Trojan War (The Iliad Part 2) from 2018-04-03T14:21

The Greeks go on and on planning their approach and the Trojans prepare for the Greek's attack. It's more excited than it sounds, I swear. So many vineyards and doves.


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Don't be Awful, or, the Curse on the House of Atreus from 2018-03-20T15:22

What makes Agamemnon and Menelaus tick? There's a curse on the House of Atreus: Pelops, Myrtilus, Atreus, Thyestes, and Aegisthus, so much awful s**t.


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Achilles&Agamemnon, the Real Housewives of the Trojan War (The Iliad, Part 1) from 2018-03-06T15:28

We're in it now. Achilles and Agamemnon have a major spat over a prize (read: a woman). The gods are called in to settle things, and everyone gets a little dramatic. 


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XXVI: Achilles & Agamemnon, the Real Housewives of the Trojan War (The Iliad, Part 1) from 2018-03-06T15:28

We're in it now. Achilles and Agamemnon have a major spat over a prize (read: a woman). The gods are called in to settle things, and everyone gets a little dramatic. 


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Aphrodite, Sometimes Good, Sometimes Bad, Always Naked from 2018-02-20T17:15

Aphrodite finds Adonis super hot, too. She's married to Hephaestus but she'd rather be chained to a bed with Ares.


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Mini Myth: Pyramus and Thisbe, the OG Star-Crossed Lovers from 2018-02-14T16:52

Pyramus and Thisbe, an Ovidian Shakespearean romance.


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They're Not So Awful After All, Ancient Greek Women in Herodotus' History from 2018-02-06T16:50

The ancient Greeks weren't all gods and monsters. Herodotus was the world's first historian, he travelled the region writing down stories of the recent past. We discuss how he accounts for some ...

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When a Seer Tells You to Kill Your Daughter, Just, Don't (Trojan War Origins Part 2) from 2018-01-24T17:09

Paris and Helen jet off to Troy leaving Helen's husband more than a little peeved. Agamemnon puts together an expedition to Troy, and there are some familial hiccoughs.


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XXIII: When a Seer Tells You to Kill Your Daughter, Just, Don't (Trojan War Origins Part 2) from 2018-01-24T17:09

Paris and Helen jet off to Troy leaving Helen's husband more than a little peeved. Agamemnon puts together an expedition to Troy, and there are some familial hiccoughs.


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One Mustn't Trust Mysterious, Inscribed, Shiny Fruit (Trojan War Origins Part 1) from 2018-01-09T14:47

It’s the most famous war of history and mythology, but there’s more to the story of the Trojan War than the war itself. Peleus marries the nymph Thetis, and their wedding is a s**tshow. Paris an...

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XXII: One Mustn't Trust Mysterious, Inscribed, Shiny Fruit (Trojan War Origins Part 1) from 2018-01-09T14:47

It’s the most famous war of history and mythology, but there’s more to the story of the Trojan War than the war itself. Peleus marries the nymph Thetis, and their wedding is a s**tshow. Paris an...

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Pandora had a Jar&the Snake-People of Early Athens from 2017-12-19T15:26

Pandora is the first woman, and the one to ruin everything. Plus, the early people of Athens really had a thing for snakes.


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Prometheus,&the Other Origin of Species from 2017-12-12T16:23

Forethought and Afterthought are brothers and they're here to create humanity. What could go wrong? this is the story of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and a slab of clay.


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Heracles (Hercules) A Star is Born (Heracles Part Four) from 2017-12-05T14:15

In Heracles' final labours there’s more Cerberus, a replacement wife, and, you guessed it, more cows! A star really is born. Even if he killed his family.


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Heracles (Hercules) Can He Go the Distance? (Heracles Part Three) from 2017-11-28T14:47

More of Heracles' labours, more comparisons to Disney, and a nifty use of a very large cup. Heracles has truly got it going on.


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Heracles (Hercules) the Gospel Truth (Heracles Part Two) from 2017-11-14T15:30

Heracles and his first six labours. He sure was a hero, but there's a lot more work and a lot less fun than the Disney version.


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Mini Myth: Artemis, the Goddess Who Takes No Man's S**t from 2017-11-10T14:27

Artemis and Actaeon: one of the most famous run-ins between a goddess and a mortal. Actaeon learns that he should not mess with Artemis, goddess of the hunt, animals, and most importantly, prote...

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Heracles (Hercules), Zero to Hero, Just Like That (Heracles Part One) from 2017-11-07T14:27

Think you know the story of Hercules? You may well be mistaken. His true origins are exposed... and compared to the Disney movie.


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An Ancient Greek Monster Mash from 2017-10-31T14:00

This Halloween special is a collection of ancient Greece's most famous, and most obscure, monsters! The Greeks invented some pretty crazy, and some pretty famous, monsters. Lots of snakes and lo...

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Mini Myth: Goddess Hecate, Work Thy Will! from 2017-10-27T14:23

Hecate, Queen Witch, goddess of witchcraft, magic, ghosts, and necromancy, she's the queen of Halloween! The origin of Hecate, the badass female who was about as powerful as they get.


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Double, Double, Toil&Trouble, Jason'll Burn&the Children Bubble from 2017-10-24T14:02

Medea, the character most famous for being downright insane. Her story, and the play by Euripides, is one of the most bloody and violent of all of Greek mythology. It's also one of the few that ...

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Mini Myth: Orpheus, Eurydice,&the Importance of Following Underworld Instructions from 2017-10-20T14:35

We travel deep into the Underworld with Orpheus and Eurydice. There's tragic death, quests to the gods of the dead, and repeated tragic deaths...


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Jason, Medea,&the Mother F***ing Argonauts from 2017-10-17T14:14

Murder, monsters, and mayhem, the story of Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts is full of everyone one might desire in their Greek myths.


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Mini Myth: Tantalus' Tantalizing Test from 2017-10-13T13:31

Tantalus, one of the most gruesome myths of ancient Greece. A man famous for his punishment in the Underworld, but how did he get there?


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Ancient Cinderella, with Less Singing&More Violence (Cupid&Psyche Part Three) from 2017-10-11T15:46

Psyche is given maniacal tasks to prove herself to Venus, she makes some mistakes and tries to make even bigger ones. But surprise surprise, there's a man to save the day!


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Sneaky&Snoopy (Cupid&Psyche Part Two) from 2017-10-03T13:40

Cupid is clumsy and Psyche has incredibly awful siblings. Things... heat up with the couple.


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Venus has a Flair for the Dramatic (Cupid&Psyche Part One) from 2017-09-26T13:33

Cupid and Psyche, the timeless tale of lies, horrible relatives, and the pettiness of the gods. Venus can't handle other beautiful women and Psyche's life is just not ideal, but that won't last ...

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Mini Myth: Don't Mess with the God of Wine, Duh from 2017-09-22T00:00

A telling of Euripides' play The Bacchae which is basically the first rager. There's a lot of partying, wine, and violence. Don't mess with a god devoted to the world's best beverage.


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Oedipus, Mother-Lover&Father-Killer (Oedipus Part Two) from 2017-09-17T00:00

Oh, Oedipus, the trouble you get into. Part Two involves some revelations and some more inconceivable ignorance and Oedipus' part. It's definitely not dramatic.


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Don't Mess with the Oracle, Just Don't Do It. Why Would You Do It? (Oedipus Part One) from 2017-09-09T00:00

Oedipus, famous for the awful advice of the Oracle and nothing more. Part One covers the aforementioned Oracle, and a little encounter with a sphinx and a father.


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Cadmus, Saviour of Awful Zeus&Guy Who Can Grow People from Dragon Teeth from 2017-09-03T00:00

Cadmus is a hero and the founder of Thebes, he also saves Zeus' skin. His wife is a badass daughter of Aphrodite and Ares. The gods can be petty and vindictive too, they're only human.


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Don't Piss Off Moms&Don’t Eat the Pomegranate: Important Life Lessons from 2017-08-27T00:00

Hades, god of the Underworld, kidnaps Persephone. Her mother Demeter endures quite the quest to find her daughter. We detail the Underworld, and why you shouldn't eat things people give you when...

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Mini Myth: Phaethon, the Teenage Boy Who Ruined Everything from 2017-08-25T00:00

Phaethon, the teenage boy whose stupidity ruined the earth and totally messed with the sun in the sky. Youths can be just the worst. Not to mention he ruined his relationship with his father, He...

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Theseus, Ruiner of Women&All Around Awful Person from 2017-08-19T00:00

The "hero" Theseus and all his epic and varied awfulness. Highlights include: bandits, Hippolyta queen of the Amazons, Ariadne and our friend the Minotaur! (Spoilers for Wonder Woman!)

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Mini Myth: Daphne, the Nymph Who Said "Hell No, Apollo!" from 2017-08-18T00:00

Apollo and Daphne, or, the god who wouldn't take no for an answer and the woman who would rather be a tree.


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Queen Pasiphae did WHAT with a Bull?! from 2017-08-12T00:00

Queen Pasiphae, of Knossos, Crete, learns the hard way what god-magic can make you do... (hint: it's the Minotaur). The secrets of the Labyrinth, the brilliant inventor Daedalus, and his not as ...

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Mini Myth: Echo, Echo, Echo...&Narcissus from 2017-08-09T00:00

A nymph's tragic, unrequited love for Narcissus. Echoes and Narcissists share an origin, who'd've thought.


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Zeus, King of the Gods and Creepy Old Man Who Tricks Women from 2017-07-29T00:00

How did Zeus manage to father most of the second generation of Olympians? And what about all the women (and one man) that he "had sex" with in some of the world's most creative (and troubling) w...

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Perseus&the Crazy Things that Emerge When You Behead a Gorgon from 2017-07-21T00:00

The story of the hero Perseus (it's only vaguely like Clash of the Titans). We get a taste of how dangerous it is to talk to the Oracle, learn one of the creepiest ways Zeus got his rocks off, a...

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Eatin' Kids&Killin' Dads, an Introduction to Greek Mythology from 2017-07-20T00:00

In the inaugural episode of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! We cover the story of what the ancient Greek's called the Theogony, the dark and violent ancient Greek creation story. The universe's cr...

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