Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology: Achilles Co...

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This episode contains themes of a sexual nature

Achilles is one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology. The son of Peleus, a Greek King, and Thetis, a divine sea nymph, Achilles was a demigod with extraordinary strength and courage. The perfect combinatio ...

Before he was a great warrior of Greek mythology, Achilles was a boy still learning his own strength under the tutelage of the centaur Chiron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The Goddess of art and war defied gender roles exhibited in Greek culture. Athena fought fiercely in a culture where women didn’t go to battle. Athena vowed to never be a lover or bear children. She used wisdom to find a balance between the ways of the past and the way of the fut ...  Show more

We're in it now. Achilles and Agamemnon have a major spat over a prize (read: a woman). The gods are called in to settle things, and everyone gets a little dramatic. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, ...  Show more