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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's

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Atalanta is Greek mythology's one mortal heroine, thankfully she's a real and true badass.CW/TW: far

Telemachus, Odysseus and Penelope's whiny, grown son, with the help of Athena, is a on a mission to

We're back to the Zodiac! In this episode we're covering both Aquarius and Pisces. Ganymede, Zeus' c

The origin of the concept of Soulmates, from Plato's Symposium. It's weird, but ultimately lovely.CW

It's one murderous party with siblings Orestes and Electra! There's a reason it's a story covered by

Stories of Hubris and hamartia, the Tragic Flaw. It's Oedipus, in a concept.CW/TW: far too many Gree

Siblings Orestes and Electra have quite the reunion; they plot and plot and plot. There's a reason i

A collection of characters you all have requested, including Thanatos, god of death, and Kratos, god

Guess who's back, back again? Agamemnon returns home to Argos after the decade-long Trojan War. And,

Let's talk Zodiac! Capricorn, it's really just a goat, in the sea.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths in

Aesclepius: son of Apollo, pupil of Chiron, and god of Medicine. Plus, there are some fun historical

Pegasus, he's a pretty famous horse, but, do you know who actually rode him? The myth, the man, the

Let's talk Zodiac. Sagittarius, who just happens to be that beloved centaur, Chiron.CW/TW: far too m

God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, but most of all, brother of Zeus. Poseidon, earth-shaker an

What, exactly, did Sisyphus do to deserve being the most famous man in hell?CW/TW: far too many Gree

The Trojan War is over, but for the women of Troy, the horror is just beginning. Euripides' Trojan W

Let's talk Zodiac: there's a scorpion in this one!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. G

The god and goddess of the dead, Hades and Persephone, and all there is about to know about where th

It's the end of the war as we know it. Achilles and his famous heel, the Trojan horse, and what happ

Achilles is furious and heartbroken, and he's taking it out on Hector. The gods weigh in once again