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Dido Wonders Why She Got Out of Bed At All (The Aeneid Part 6) Aug 25, 2020

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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.

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.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXI Aug 21, 2020

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

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

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The Man, the Myth, the Legend? Aeneas (The Aeneid Part 5) Aug 18, 2020

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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 included in the episodes, but for a list of those past episodes, see below.

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. For past episodes on the Aeneid and Dido/Carthage, listen to:

LXXI: He's Greek & He's Roman, He's Making Juno Angry, He's Aeneas, Baby! (The Aeneid Part 1)

LXXII: Dido, the Badass Queen of Carthage (The Aeneid Part 2)

Mini Myth: Who Let a Woman Found a City?! Dido Beyond the Aeneid

LXXIII: Not That Damn Horse Again! (The Aeneid Part 3)

LXXVI: Aeneas Had a Wife in Troy! Ghost Creusa's Got Shit to Say (The Aeneid Part 4)

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XX Aug 14, 2020

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

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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The Gods Were All A Little Gay, Representation in Mythology (w/ Myths & Tits) Aug 11, 2020

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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 wonderful and hilarious conversation with Mari Phillips of Myths & Tits, stunning art devoted to representation in mythology. Check out Myths & Tits on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythsntits/.

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.

Past episodes referenced include:

Mini Myth: The Olympians Put the B in LGBTQ+, A Pride Compendium

Mini Myth: When A Girl Loves a Girl, Ovid's Iphis & Ianthe

Mini Myth: Apollo and Hyacinthus, a Frisbee Tragedy

Fan Expo Live Episode: Is It Spring Yet? Flowers, Bees, & Predatory Seasonal Gods

LII: Jupiter & Neptune Ruin Everything, the Stories of Caenis & Callisto

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIX Aug 07, 2020

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

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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Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Demeter Aug 04, 2020

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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 mother, Demeter's search for her daughter. It's sometimes attributed to Homer, but comes from a similar time period in any case. This translation is by Hugh Evelyn-White and is in the Public Domain.

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Bringer of Death, the Dread Goddess Persephone, and her mother, Demeter Aug 04, 2020

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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, they ruled the Underworld and required constant appeasement. Meanwhile, in the daily lie of the ancient Greeks, Persephone and Demeter were equally vital if in very different ways from those revolving around the dead.

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: Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy; The Homeric Hymns translated by Jules Cashford; Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden; Theoi.com; Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton; The Greek Myths by Robert Graves; The Gods of the Greeks by C. Kerenyi.

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Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XVIII Jul 31, 2020

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

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

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Liv is Finally Obsessed with Lore Olympus, a 3 Year Anniversary Q&A Jul 28, 2020

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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!

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.

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