Oceanus is a River?! Gods, Creatures & Nymphs...

This is an episode of the brand new ancient history podcast, Ancient History 101, by Alexandra Sills! Featuring Owen Rees who introduces the ancient Greek historian, Xenophon. Subscribe to Ancient History 101 wherever you get your podcasts or learn more. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey a ...  Show more

This week Liv speaks with Dr. Alecto Hardwick about women in Euripides! Okay well it started with all about Medea and then it quickly falls into Euripides' women because of course, we simply cannot help it. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling ...  Show more

God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, Poseidon is one of the most iconic Olympians.

In this episode, host Tristan Hughes is joined by Seth Pevnick, Curator of Greek and Roman art. Together, they untangle the various myths that describe Poseidon, his children, most ...

The central Mediterranean is home to a bounty of creatures - fish, dolphins, and... mermaids? In today's episode Dr Amelia Brown returns to the podcast to talk marine mammals and Merpeople. From iconic characters such as Thetis, mother to one of the most famous heroes in the a ...

Starting at the beginning of the universe and going to the beginning of the epic and mildly disturbing battles between Set and his nephew Horus, Egyptian mythology is epic, funny, interesting, and bizarre. It's taken way too long to get into this mythology, and I'm excited to div ...  Show more

This episode contains graphic references of a sexual nature.

Athena is the goddess of wisdom, tactical war and skilled craft in Greek mythology.

She is the favourite daughter of Zeus and Metis, and is actually born from Zeus himself. She is one of ...