Muses of Mythology

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Chapter 8: Medusa: Terrifying Monster or Feminist Icon? Jan 19, 2021

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Medusa: Terrifying monster or feminist icon? Or lonely teenager? Or potential Broadway star? There are a lot of ways to look at the gorgon known as Medusa. In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) examine every one — or at least, like, five of them.
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See the Medusa skins from Smite here.
Check out some ancient art of Medusa, including the examples mentioned in this episode here.
Listen to Plaything of the Gods by Whitney Avalon here.
Spoilers for Hades, The Haunted Mansion (Ride), Smite, Assassins Creed: Odyssey, Hercules the Animated Series, and Charmed (2018).

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of sexual assault, victim-blaming, death, murder, beheading, petrification, and spousal abuse.

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Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart
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No portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt.

Chapter 7: Let's Get Fury-ous Jan 05, 2021

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Darien (she/her) goes HARD in this episode about the Furies. And, honestly, DJ (he/him) is just along for the ride. It's time to dive into what this show is really all about: gushing over Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.
Here's a link to Emma King's essay, discussed in the episode: https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/classics/Hapax%202016%20King.pdf
Spoilers for Hades, Alien, and The Sandman.

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of human sacrifice, murder, torture, violence, death, afterlife, patriarchy, kidnapping, and self-mutilation.
About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Chapter 6: Oracle of Delphi Didn't See That Coming Dec 22, 2020

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Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) talk drugs, prophecy, and how knowing your future can really mess up your life in this episode about the Oracle of Delphi. DJ gets to talk about his favorite RPG, Darien gets to rage about BBC's Merlin; good times are had by all.
The Medium article Darien references can be found at https://medium.com/@phalpern/prophecy-or-chemistry-the-mystery-of-the-oracle-of-delphi-d96e7eb0a25c
Spoilers for Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, Lord of the Rings, Merlin, Kingdoms of Amalur, Charmed, Steven Universe, God of Highschool, and Heroes.

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of destiny, incest, self-mutilation, murder, death, and violence.
About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Chapter 5: Chiron's School of Rock Dec 08, 2020

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In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss the greatest teacher of all time: Jack Black's character Dewey "Ned Schneebly" Finn in the cinematic masterpiece, School of Rock. And they also talk about Chiron, trainer of heroes, from Greek mythology.
Spoilers for The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Disney’s Hercules, and School of Rock.

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of adultery, bestiality, death, poisoning, murder, and child endangerment.

About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Chapter 4: My Name's Dionysus and I Like to Party Nov 24, 2020

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Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) prove that Dionysus is more than a party god—by discussing which fictional parties he would attend. Would Dionysus really party with the Mad Hatter?
Spoilers for Lost Girl, The Magicians, The Wicked + The Divine, Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby, Project X, The Good Place, Hades, How I Met Your Mother

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of death, adultery, madness, alcohol, alcoholism, murder, cannibalism, dismemberment, herteronormativity, drug use, and under-age drinking.

About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Chapter 3: The Minotaur Nov 10, 2020

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The myth of the Minotaur is a tale where everyone gets punished except for the guy who actually pissed off the gods. Is that why we rarely see the full Minotaur myth retold in modern media? Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss how this myth is secretly really sad, the importance of tighty-whities, and why Minos super sucks.
Also, DJ imagines a labyrinth with something much more frightening than a man-eating monster inside.
Spoilers for Hades, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, My Little Pony, Doctor Who, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon??, Disney’s Gargoyles, Wonder Woman DC comics, and Doctor Who.

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of adultery, bestiality, human sacrifice, eating meat, death, blood, toxic masculinity, kidnapping, and imprisonment.

About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Chapter 2: The Fates Oct 27, 2020

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The Ancient Greeks believed the lives of all creatures were pre-determined, mapped out by three goddesses on a divine loom (which is NOT the same as a spinning wheel). Today, the question of destiny and fate as a lot more layers. Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss
how our idea of The Fates is different today and come up with their own interpretation of the Modern Fates (Spoiler alter: One interpretation is way cooler than the other).
Spoilers for Supernatural, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Hadestown, Disney's Hercules, The Chronicles of Prydain, and Vertigo's Sandman.

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of death and near-death experiences.
About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Chapter 1: The Lightning Thief Oct 13, 2020

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Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) start their quest for real by diving into The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. They discuss the events of the book, the value of Latin class, and how it's total trash that Hades doesn't have a cabin at Camp Half-Blood. Along the way, they have A LOT of opinions about a certain pink poodle.

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of spousal abuse, murder, child endangerment, monsters, sex, death, blood, kidnapping, cults, and violence.

About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Chapter 0: The Quest Begins Oct 13, 2020

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Welcome to Podcast of Poseidon!

In this brief episode, co-hosts Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) cover why they're starting the show and how they fell in love with mythology. And they almost manage to explain why they're reading a children's book series!

About Us

Podcast of Poseidon was created, co-hosted, and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @PoscastOfPoseidon on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at PodcastOfPoseidon.com

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Muses of Mythology Trailer Sep 28, 2020

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Welcome to Muses of Mythology, a mythology podcast co-hosted by two-story loving siblings, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him). Together, they explore how ancient myths become modern pop culture while reading Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
(Formerly Podcast of Poseidon)
About Us

Muses of Mythology was created, co-hosted. and produced by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is "Athens Festival" by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com

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