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Climate Crisis, But Make it Ancient… Deucalion, Pyrrha, and the Great Deluge Feb 02, 2021

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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.

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 for varied sources and versions; Ovid's Metamorphoses translated by Allen Mandelbaum for the extensively detailed story.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XX Jan 29, 2021

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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.

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. 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: mythsbaby.com/names

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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BONUS: Why We Should Give Aeneas A Chance, with Dr. Aven McMaster Jan 27, 2021

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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. (Brief, simplified historical note should you get confused: Octavian = Augustus. Same person, Octavian = before he was emperor, Augustus = emperor.) You can find more from Aven on alliterative.net.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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The Real Aeneid Was the Friends We Made Along the Way (Aeneid Finale) Jan 26, 2021

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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 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: Virgil's Aeneid, translated by Sarah Ruden.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XIX Jan 22, 2021

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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.

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. 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: mythsbaby.com/names

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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Calliope is Over Your Sh*t, the Women of the Trojan War with Natalie Haynes Jan 19, 2021

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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 Jar, available in the UK. Also mentioned is her book the Children of Jocasta, and the recently performed play series 15 Heroines, put on virtually by the Jermyn Street Theatre in London.

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: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVIII Jan 15, 2021

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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.

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. 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: mythsbaby.com/names

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Violent Aeneas, Merciful Aeneas, Phantom Aeneas (The Aeneid Part 13) Jan 12, 2021

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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 Aeneas!

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: Virgil's Aeneid translated by Sarah Ruden.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book XVII Jan 08, 2021

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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.

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. 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: mythsbaby.com/names

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Conversation on Medusa and Fragility, with Anwen Kya Hayward Jan 05, 2021

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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 here, her book, Here, the World Entire here, and a thread of relevant Medusa tweets and responses to them here. (Note: this episode was recorded in October 2020)

CW/TW: particular warning for references to sexual assault in this episode.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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