Daughter of Gods Meets Phoenician Hero, the Story of Cadmus & Harmonia (Part 1)

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey, Part 1 (This time, a Modern Translation!)

Liv reads Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ian Johnston and Vancouver Island University. Submit questions and prompts for future Odyssey readings at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes a ...  Show more

From Mummification to the Building of the Pyramids (Herodotus The Histories Book 2, Part 3)

We continue on in our Egyptian adventures with Book 2 of Herodotus' Histories! We finish up looking at the customs of the Egyptians, and start with the history of the region as understood by Herodotus. There's lots of fun little stories and things that make absolutely no sense, b ...  Show more

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