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This is a bonus reading of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes to accompany today's episode on Hermes. This Homeric Hymn tells the story of the birth of Hermes and all the adventures he had as a newborn baby (they were plentiful). 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hermes is a pretty incredible newborn. He invents the lyre, steals some cattle, lies through his teeth, all within mere moments of birth! (Also, it's a tortoise). Please listen to this episode before the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. 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, the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, translated by Hugh Evelyn-White and Jules Cashford, the Greek Myths by Robert Graves. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book 22 of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! This translation uses the Roman names for gods and heroes. Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Hephaestus = Vulcan Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris) Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book 21 of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! This translation uses the Roman names for gods and heroes. Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Hephaestus = Vulcan Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris) Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. Sponsor! for 20% off your first order, go to NativeDeo.com/MYTHSBABY or use code MYTHSBABY at checkout! 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) Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. MY BOOK! mythsbaby.com/book  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book 20 of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! This translation uses the Roman names for gods and heroes. Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Hephaestus = Vulcan Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris) Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book nineteen of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Hephaestus = Vulcan Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris) Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book Eighteen of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Hephaestus = Vulcan Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris) Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book seventeen of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Theseus, Theseus, Theseus. He's not done terrorizing the Hellenic world, next up: a kidnapping spree including a very, very young Helen of Sparta, an Amazonian queen, and a flesh and blood goddess. 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, Ovid’s Metamorphoses translated by Allen Mandelbaum, Apollodorus’ Library of Greek Mythology translated by Robin Hard, Ovid’s Fasti as found on theoi.com's entry on Ariadne; The Greek Myths by Robert Graves; the Homeric Hymn to Dionysus as found on theoi.com's entry on Dionysus. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book sixteen of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Theseus left Ariadne alone on an island, then what happened? Ariadne moves on to bigger and better things: the god Dionysus. Before all that, though, Dionysus was kidnapped by pirates. CW/TW: suicide, and, 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. Sponsor! Native: for 20% off your first order got to NativeDeo.com/MYTHSBABY or use code MYTHSBABY at checkout. Sources: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton, Ovid’s Metamorphoses translated by Allen Mandelbaum, Apollodorus’ Library of Greek Mythology translated by Robin Hard, Ovid’s Fasti as found on theoi.com's entry on Ariadne; The Greek Myths by Robert Graves; the Homeric Hymn to Dionysus as found on theoi.com's entry on Dionysus. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book Fifteen of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title! Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out: Zeus = Jove/Jupiter Hera = Juno Athena = Minerva/Pallas Minerva Ares = Mars Aphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is Dione Poseidon = Neptune Hades = Pluto Hermes = Mercury Kronos = Saturn Artemis = Diana Leto = Latona Odysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird) Heracles = Hercules (Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Theseus is back and badder than ever. He finally encounters the Minotaur and proceeds to leave the woman who helped him on an island. He's just that type of guy.CW/TW: suicide, and as usual, 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.Sponsor! Care/Of: for 50% off your first Care/Of order go to TakeCareOf.com and enter the code MYTHSBABY50!Listen to my friends Ancient History Fangirl wherever you're listening to this, or visit them at www.ancienthistoryfangirl.com/ Sources: Greek Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes; Ovid's Heroides translated by Harold Isbell; The Greek Myths by Robert Graves; Theoi.com; and Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology translated by Robin Hard.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Liv reads Book Fourteen of the Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. This is not a standard episode, it's simply a reading of the Iliad. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads the..." in the title!Here's a list Greek to Roman names to help you out:Zeus = Jove/JupiterHera = JunoAthena = Minerva/Pallas MinervaAres = MarsAphrodite = Venus (Cyprian goddess); also sometimes her mother is DionePoseidon = NeptuneHades = PlutoHermes = MercuryKronos = SaturnArtemis = DianaLeto = LatonaOdysseus = Ulysses (I think he's the only mortal with a name change, the Romans were weird)Heracles = Hercules(Not Latin, but Achaeans/Danaans = Greeks, Argives = from Argos, Ilius = Troy, Dardanian = ally of Troy, Alexandrus = Paris)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Comments (150)

Andrew Browne

Liv, your take is rubbish.

Feb 25th
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Alejandra Pedrouzo

Excellent! and the poem at the end, the best!

Nov 17th
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Granny InSanDiego

Episode 367 on Alcestis was amazing- insightful, funny, and full of historical information. I would like to add that Alcestis in my opinion was definitely a satyr play. Satyr plays were first and foremost comedies. Typically they had a bawdy theme, with humor that appealed to men. After all the audience, the actors, chorus and playwrights were all men. So let's have a lot of jokes about dicks and then let's go get drunk. But this subversive play is a satire. It makes fun of the gods, Apollo and the Fates break all the rules and allow Admetus to live beyond his fated time to die. It allows Heracles to beat Death ( the god Thanatos) and Hades to yield back a person who did die. While men were supposed to protect their families with their very lives, here Admetus allows his wife to die in his stead. He now must take on the role of mother of his children. Respect for one's father was a basic tenet of Greek culture. But Admetus expects his shocked indignant and very unwilling father to die in his stead. It turns masculinity on its head and glorifies a woman. One can see a very uncomfortable male audience being challenged here. And yet Alcestis is a real myth, so Euripides cannot be blamed for staging it. Thank you Liv for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts.

Sep 27th
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Granny InSanDiego

This episode on the Orphic tradition is not Liz's finest hour. It casts more shade than light.

Sep 20th
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Winny vd Brink

Amazing podcast! Has been keeping me entertained and educated for years and still going! thank you from the Netherlands :)

Jul 27th
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HMS

three episodes in.. does the man hating ever stop? don't know if I can keep it up.

May 4th
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Fereshteh

hey there how can I find the transcripts? btw well done 👏🏻

Feb 18th
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Azadeh Ghavamrad

It is shame that it's a bit hard to hear what Princess O'Nika is saying ❤️ love this episode.

Feb 16th
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Thea Evans

Great pod cast

Jan 5th
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Andreea

looking forward to this!!!

Jan 4th
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Aghigh

just found your podcast and I'm really enjoying it 🥰 I will also be ordering your book, thank you!

Dec 29th
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Joseph Smits

Great podcast. I love that Liv is who she is and doesn't apologize.

Dec 15th
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Granny InSanDiego

I love this series on Clytemnestra. in response to your question about Euripides' use of the word "glory" about the Greeks expedition to Troy, I think it is meant to be ironic. I am leading a discussion of this play for my book club on this play and your series was inspiring and very helpful. In my research, I came across more than one scholarly article which refered to Euripides frequent use of irony in his plays. Best wishes from a devoted fan!

Dec 11th
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Andreea

This conversation episode was amazing!!

Dec 1st
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Emad Poursina

Artemis: "I don't like someone looks me naked so the best place for me to bath is river in the forest where there's a great chance of someone be there".

Sep 7th
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kimbrly pagel

this podcast is amazing. she touches on important social subjects and can tell you how horrible some people are in the mythology while still keeping the amazing story. and the way she tells these story's could not even be matched it is just so good

Jul 20th
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Andreea

Great episode as always, one important mention though: Wilson is not the first woman to translate the Odyssey, she is however the first woman to do so in English. There were already multiple translations of the Odyssey by women in other languages such as Turkish and Italian.

Jul 15th
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Andreea

Outstanding story!!

Jul 13th
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Andreea

loved this episode!!

Jul 11th
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Andreea

Hecuba was actually Priam's wife and Hector's mum. Hector's wife was Andromache.

Jul 8th
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