Muses of Mythology

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'A Christmas Carol' (1999) - 12 Days of Musemas Dec 13, 2023

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Is A Christmas Carol the best Christmas tale ever told? Yes, and we're still not taking feedback at this time.
Enjoy the first episode of our special Patreon Holiday Event: 12 Days of Musemas!
Listen to the rest of the series over the next 11 days at Patreon.com/musesofmythology
Spoilers for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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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.

Story 77: The View from Mount Olympus Dec 12, 2023

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“Why is he a bird still?!”
From the top of Mount Olympus, we explore the home of the gods and reflect on our journey through Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Other topics include the name for a group of pegasi, Medusa’s inventory management strategy, the correct number of treats to give a multi-headed canine, weirdly specific myths Percy knows versus common ones he doesn’t, the ever-evolving perception of ancient deities, Camp Half-Blood’s strawberry-based economy, and Rick Riodran’s thrilling journey to acknowledging languages older than Ancient Greek.
Spoilers for Wizards 101, Descendants, Kingdom Hearts III, Lore Olympus, and Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about animal abuse, death, and adultery.
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Charlie (they/them) https://linktr.ee/oftheeldestgods
Lochlyn (she/her) https://www.instagram.com/lochlynh/
Emily (she/her) https://linktr.ee/monsterdonut
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About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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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Rachel Smythe's Lore Olympus (Vol 1) (ReMyth Episode Unlocked) Dec 05, 2023

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We apologize for the delay in our regularly scheduled programming. We need a bit more time to release the best version of our finale of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Please accept a very special Patreon episode drop, our ReMyth episode about the first print volume of Lore Olympus, the beloved webcomicby Rachel Smythe.
The volume focuses on the first 25 chapters of Lore Olympus, but our conversion does include spoilers for up to chapter 188. (Check it out! https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320)

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about sexual assault, suicide, car accidents, child abuse, kidnapping, and alcohol use
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcasting app at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com
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Story 76: The Iliad is #Relatable (Just Not to You) w/ Emily Garber Nov 28, 2023

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“Oh my God, the winds are real?!”
It’s the big one. This whole season has been leading up to The Iliad. Buckle up, dear listeners, because we brought in a real Iliad kid. Emily Garber (she/her), classics scholar(ish) and co-host of The Monster Donut podcast, shares the kind of insight about The Iliad you’d usually have to pay tuition to get. And so the episode is the length of a decent college lecture. Enjoy!
Other topics include dividing Greek classical scholars into two camps, how The Iliad was “meant” to be consumed, what makes a text Homeric (Twist: Not because of the author), the end of Darien getting away with calling Ovid a hack, Good Guy Hector, what’s actually in The Iliad, the ways translator bias can influence the translated text, what the Ancient Greeks truly meant when they spoke of “the gods,” and who is really responsible for the Trojan War (Hint: The folly and failings of humanity).
Get more of Emily!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyjgarber/
Twitter/X/Whatever: https://twitter.com/9emilylime9
Monster Donut Podcast: https://linktr.ee/monsterdonut
Spoilers for Troy (2004)
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about war, death, colonization, white supremacy, destruction of ancient artifacts, and homophobia
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com
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Story 75: Oh My Gods, They Were Roommates (w/ Megs Peterson) Nov 21, 2023

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“You can’t be precious about your interpretations of a text that was so unstable.”
Returning guest and temporary co-host Megs Peterson (they/them) comes aboard to discuss the many rich, valid interpretations of Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship and how it’s not necessary to have a strict definition of said relationship to value their bond—but the homophobic interpretations are automatically wrong.
Other topics include similarities between the deaths of Patroclus and Jason Grace, who is really responsible for the Trojan War (It’s Zeus), how everyone stopped hating Paris for literally one second, Agamemnon being the worst, Megs being a Hector stan, Socrotes’ groundbreaking teaching method, Alexander the Great’s fanfic writing hobby, and Darien altogether dropping the ball on reading Song of Achilles.
Find more Megs at https://www.instagram.com/megs.peterson/
Spoilers for Trials of Apollo, Chalice of the Gods, Song of Achilles, Hercules The Animated Series, Hades
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, impalement, kidnapping, sexual assault, slavery, homophobia, suggested pedophilia, and desecration of the dead.
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com
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Story 74: Pandora Should Get to Punch Hesiod (with Quinn Albert) Nov 14, 2023

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“Hesiod definitely didn’t have a problem with women.”
Pandora gets blamed for everything. Literally, Hesiod decided the first human woman is responsible for every bad thing in the world. Quinn Albert (she/her) joins the podcast to discuss the terrifying implications of stories that blame women for the suffering of men. Also, charm bracelets!
Topics include Hesiod’s account from the worst side of TikTok, Hermes’ incredible epitaph, justice for the goddess Pandora, the insidious plot to erase or depower the most ancient goddesses, the chaos one unleashes when they gift a charm bracelet, and a re-evaluation of the most famous “mistranslation” in Western literature.
Find more of Quinn!
The Monstrous Woman Pod: https://linktr.ee/themonstrouswomanpod
OnQuinnsAndNeedles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onquinnsandneedles/
Spoilers for Borderlands, Doctor Who, Once Upon a Time, Danny Phantom, Halo, and DC Comics: Rebirth
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about animal sacrifice, imprisonment, sexism, misogyny, violence against women, sexual assault, and forced marriage.
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com
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Story 73: Prometheus Takes Us to McDonald’s Nov 07, 2023

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“You were never going to take us to McDonald’s, Zeus!”
Rick Riordan created a rather bizarre portrayal of Prometheus. But what else is new? The Ancients also presented dramatically different versions of the fire-thieving Titan of foresight. Let’s talk about all of them and Mary Shelley, too!
Talking points include who is really to blame for Luke Castellan’s fate, Zeus being a brat about getting tricked by Prometheus, dolphin culture, that time some CW writers decided Artemis was totally in love with Prometheus, and how Romantics really loved Prometheus.
Spoilers for Heroes of Olympus, Trials of Apollo, Supernatural, Portal 2, Hercules: The Animated Series, Chalice of the Gods, Tomb Raider World, Promare, Stargate, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about animal sacrifice, imprisonment, torture, mental illness, death, spontaneous combustion, kidnapping, burning,
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com
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Story 72: The River Hudson and Other Potamoi (with DisneyBeans) Oct 31, 2023

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“Rivers are goofily important.”

Life thrives around rivers, and fandom thrives around fan creators. This week, we’re joined by special guest DisenyBeans (Bri) to discuss the potamoi (AKA River Gods).

Talking points include minor spoilers for Chalice of the Gods, the importance of cutting those plastic can holder rings up, a friendly reminder to STAY OUT OF CANALS, rivers as primordial kings, that time Achilles straight up fought a river, and the AMAZING fandom merch you can order from DisneyBeans right now!

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Spoilers for Chalice of the Gods, Mark of Athena, Trials of Apollo, and SMITE

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about drowning, death, kidnapping, and sexism.

About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com
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Story 71: The Dread Queen Persephone Oct 24, 2023

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“Persephone is not a minor goddess.”
Our residency in the Underworld ends with some quality time spent with Queen Persephone.
Talking points include Rick Riodran’s wildly different portrayals of Persephone in various stories, DJ’s season-based headcanon to explain the wildly different portrayals, Darien ruining another beloved mythic name etymology, Persephone always being queen of the underworld and goddess of spring, and the importance of examining culture alongside myth.
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Spoilers for The Sun and the Star, Disney’s Hercules, Go the Distance: A Twisted Tale, Lore Olympus, Girl, Goddess, Queen, SMITE, Hades, Punderworld, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, and Wicked + Divine
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, kidnapping, sexual assault, national disasters, forced marriage, and incest.
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com
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Story 70: Demeter, Goddess of Continental Breakfast with Erin Moynihan (Camp Half-Pod) Oct 17, 2023

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“Guess we know who planned the menu for this one.”
The other half of Camp Half-Pod, writer and Dolphin Girl Erin Moynihan (she/her), joins the show to reexamine Demeter’s reputation as mythology’s biggest helicopter parent.
Talking points include which godly parents actually care about their demigod children, projecting difficult parental relationships onto Demeter in the Taking of Persephone story, speculation about Demeter’s opinions of the gluten-free movement, the most unexpected puzzle game protagonist, and Darien’s disastrous expedition into a webcomic comment sections.
Get more Erin on Camp Half-Pod at https://linktr.ee/camphalfpod
Spoilers for The Trials of Apollo, Lore Olympus, Girl, Goddess, Queen, Dungeons and Daddies, and Hades
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, kidnapping, sexual assault, national disasters, forced marriage, cannibalism, slavery, and incest.
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted 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
Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology
You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology
Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com

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