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Winds are Strong, Giants are Big & a Witch is a Witch (The Odyssey Part 4) Apr 23, 2019

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Odysseus and his men visit Aeolus, keeper of the winds, the Laestrygonians, and finally land on the witch Circe's island of Aiaia.

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: The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson.

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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Definitely Not Overreacting, Aries the Golden Ram Apr 16, 2019

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Zodiac constellations: the golden ram who saves a guy from certain death by his very dysfunctional family.

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: The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

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Pobody's Nerfect, Odysseus & Polyphemus (The Odyssey Part 3) Mar 26, 2019

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Odysseus begins to tell his story... So far it involves people who eat Lotus and a giant with one eye named Polyphemus.

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: The Odyssey by Homer translated by Emily Wilson.

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BONUS! Next Door Villain Podcast: Medusa, featuring Liv Mar 21, 2019

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Liv talks with the hosts of Next Door Villain, Joe and Tiana about the one and only, Medusa (oh, Medusa!). Her story, the good and the bad. Fair warning, we talk politics, and we talk feminism. Enjoy!

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Mini Myth: When a Girl Loves a Girl, Ovid's Iphis & Ianthe Mar 19, 2019

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Iphis and Ianthe, two girls in ancient Egypt. Women may not be able to be together back then, but the gods can make it happen.

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: Ovid's Metamorphoses translated by Allen Mandelbaum.

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It's All Calypso... Odysseus' Journey Begins (The Odyssey Part 2) Mar 12, 2019

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Finally, we find Odysseus on the beguiling nymph Calypso's island. He's being set free after so many years, but the Odyssey is just beginning...

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: Homer's Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson.

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Mini Myth: Heroine of Ancient Greece, the OG Wonder Woman, Atalanta Mar 05, 2019

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Atalanta is Greek mythology's one mortal heroine, thankfully she's a real and true badass.

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: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton.

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Telemachus is a Whiny Little B (The Odyssey Part 1) Feb 26, 2019

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Telemachus, Odysseus and Penelope's whiny, grown son, with the help of Athena, is a on a mission to find information about his father.

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: Homer's Odyssey, both the version translated by Emily Wilson, and the one adapted into a graphic novel by Gareth Hinds.

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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Aquarius & Pisces, or, Cups' n' Fishes Feb 19, 2019

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We're back to the Zodiac! In this episode we're covering both Aquarius and Pisces. Ganymede, Zeus' cup-bearer and a couple'a fish.

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: The Greek Myths by Robert Graves, Constellation Myths by Eratosthenes and Hyginus, with Aratus' Phaenomena, translated by Robin Hard.

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BONUS: Plato's Weirdly Wonderful Origin of Soulmates Feb 14, 2019

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

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: Plato's Symposium, translated by Christopher Gill.

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