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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. Gods, goddesses, heroes,...
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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. 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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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
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18 OCT 2024 · Liv speak with Asrar Mattsson Chaara about female suicides in Ovid's Heroides. http://mythsbaby.com/questions! https://mythsbaby.com/newsletter! 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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15 OCT 2024 · Liv reads three letters of Ovid's Heroides: Dido to Aeneas, Deianeira to Hercules, and Phyllis to Demophoon, to prepare for Friday's converhttp://mythsbaby.com/questions! https://mythsbaby.com/newsletter! CW/TW: Today's episode specifically references suicide, though brief. This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: http://mythsbaby.com/names Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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11 OCT 2024 · An episode of the Partial Historians podcast about Spartacus, because why not? Pre-order Dr Rad and Dr G's new book, Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire now! https://partialhistorians.com/merchandise/.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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11 OCT 2024 · Liv reads speeches from Seneca's Thyestes and Agamemnon, translated by Frank Justus Miller. https://mythsbaby.com/questions This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: http://mythsbaby.com/names Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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8 OCT 2024 · Revisiting... Hecate! A re-airing of the 2022 episode looking at everything there is to know about Hecate, all powerful goddess of witchcraft, and some real life women accused of witchcraft in ancient Greece. Submit your question for the next Q&A episode https://mythsbaby.com/questions, or sign up for our new newletter https://mythsbaby.com/newsletter! 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. Sources: Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Theoi.com entries on Hecate and Hesiod's Theogony; Heroines of Olympus; Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion both by Ellie Mackin Roberts; Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden; Magic in the Ancient Greek World by Derek Collins. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 OCT 2024 · Liv speaks with Cosi Carnegie about sparagmos, the tearing apart of Pentheus, in Euripides Bacchae. https://www.cosisodyssey.com/. http://mythsbaby.com/questions! 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2 OCT 2024 · The final narrative episode of the Euripides series has been postponed... For now, welcome to Spooky Season. This episode originally aired in 2021. 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. Sources: Theoi.com: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, translated by Herbert Weir Smyth and found on https://www.theoi.com/Text/AeschylusAgamemnon.html; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz. Episode title is an edited quote from Scream 2. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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27 SEP 2024 · Liv speaks with Sean Gurd who specialized in, and records reconstructions of, ancient music from its archaic origins down to the aulos players of Euripidean tragedy. The aulos pieces were recorded at the Ancient Music and Performance Lab at UT Austin and were written by Jonathan Churchett and Sean Gurd, aulos performed by Johnathan Churchett. Recordings used with permission. http://mythsbaby.com/questions! 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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26 SEP 2024 · Hermes Historia is a new series hosted by Liv and Michaela, brief lessons in ancient history. This time: the evolution of the physical theatre space... https://mythsbaby.com/newsletter to stay in the loop about the upcoming ad-free subscriptions where future Hermes' Historia episodes will live! http://mythsbaby.com/questions! 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. Sources: Theatre in Ancient Greek Society by JR Green;The Context of Ancient Drama by Eric and William J. Slater. Herodotus' The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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24 SEP 2024 · Some of the most realistic, sympathetic, complex, and villainous women of the ancient world are found in the works of Euripides. He seemed to have had an interest in the people on the margins, women, foreign "barbarians", and enslaved people. Today we're looking at them, and Euripides through them. https://www.youtube.com/@MoviesWeDig! 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. Sources: (Translations listed under each) Euripides' https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/hecuba.html, https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/troj_women.html, https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/medea.html, https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/hippolytus.html, https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/andromache.html, https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/suppliants.html; Aristophanes' https://classics.mit.edu/Aristophanes/thesmoph.html; Mary Lefkowitz' Euripides and the Gods. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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. Gods, goddesses, heroes,...
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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. 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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