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A fresh take on ancient myth
Welcome to a special episode of MythTake! Rather than bring you our usual format of myth analysis, we're doing something a little different....
We're baaack! We've been hearing a lot about heroes in the news lately and it's got us thinking. The word's being used to describe doctors,...
This episode we head to the movies and apply our mythological skills to the recent release Aquaman (starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard and...
This episode is all about Antigone. We discuss a recent local production of Antigone that explores the current cultural significance of the...
We're back with a full-length episode! For episode 27, we crack open our shiny new copy of Emily Wilson's translation of Odyssey! After a ch...
Warning: This podcast discusses adult themes and theatre scenes of an erotic nature. Blood. Violence. Passion. Wine. This episode has it all...
What do you see when you look up at the night sky in August? The story of Perseus! The classicists return to thinking about outer space this...
In this very special episode, we turn our talent for analysis to a modern myth: Wonder Woman ! Wonder Woman . Dir. Patty Jenkins. Gal Gadot....
We pick up the pace a bit and wrap up the second half of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. Learn about the Apollo's connection with the ancient si...
This episode we return to our close analysis of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo . We examine the description of his birth and the festival establ...
It's been a wait for episode 21, we know, but we think it will be worth it! This episode is a very special joint project between us here at...
This week we undertake a multi-part study of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo . The first 92 lines of the hymn lead up to the birth scene of this...
Pelops who? Meet this lesser-known Greek hero-king who lends his name to the Peloponnese and is connected with the founding of the Olympic g...
We celebrate the new year with the story of a new arrival: Dionysus. The newest god of the Greek pantheon, Dionysus was imported into early...
This week we meet an unlikely hero, Deianara. Can this fearful, anxious woman, blamed for the death of Heracles, be considered a hero? We th...
We continue our look at hereos at home with the one hero who needs no introduction: the (in)famous Helen of Troy! Passages: Euripides Trojan...
Join our informal discussion on heroes of the home! Tonight we chat about Megara, the first wife of Heracles, from Euripides' Heracles . Pas...
It's Hallowe'en! We have a special spooky episode for you this week: two episodes of necromancy from Greek mythology! Follow the spell-bindi...
Our last stop on our mythological tour of the solar system is the dwarf planet Ceres! We take a look at the Greek goddess Demeter, who is an...
This week we visit the dwarf planet Pluto. Travel with us to the dark underworld and meet the Greek god Hades. It's not as scary as it sound...
We travel to that last of the gas giants, Neptune, and learn about Poseidon's role in the Trojan War. For sources, credits and passage text,...
This week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some sum...
Join us for another stop on our mythological tour of the solar system as we visit Saturn! This gas giant, featuring 53 moons and multiple ri...
Today we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, w...
We skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman...
The third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this myster...
The second stop on our tour of the solar system is Mercury! Join us as we learn how the Greek god Hermes (Roman god Mercury) goes from being...
Today we embark on a mythological tour of the solar system! Our first stop is the sun, a.k.a., Helios. We take a look at the Homeric Hymn to...
Welcome to episode 3! In this episode, we meet the great Trojan hero from the Trojan War, Hector, in his moment of decision. Will he choose...
In this episode we're joined by our feline co-host as we examine Odysseus' relationship with Circe in Odyssey 10.467-486. Passage: Homer Ody...
Who is the real Medea of Greek mythology? In our very first podcast episode, we will introduce you to this fascinating hero in her most famo...