Conversation: Singing the Songs of Sumer, the Mesopotamian Mythology of Ancient Iraq w/ Alex W

Conversation: Singing the Songs of Sumer, the...

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Conversations: Even Women Had Names, Athenian Women (Without Husbands) w/ Katherine Backler

Liv speaks with expert Katherine Backler about all the lives and lore of the very REAL women of ancient Athens, from the the beautifully mundane to the righteously remembered. Katherine is the author of a new book on the lives of Athenian women, Athena's Sisters. This is the (inc ...  عرض المزيد

Hey Guys, There’s Mice in this One!! (Herodotus The Histories Book 2, Part 4)

We are finally at the end of book 2 of Herodotus' Histories!! Yaayy!! Go us, it took us a bit, but it was such a fun little journey full of insanity and hippos that are definitly not hippos and perhaps just a horse chillin in the lake but no I need to let this go. It's too much. ...  عرض المزيد

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Inanna: Mesopotamian Sex Goddess
The Ancients

Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Kate Lister to take us on a journey through the fascinating history of Innana, an ancient goddess of love, war, fertility, and political power. They delve into her evolution from a humble agricultural deity to one of the most powerful and complex f ...  عرض المزيد

Origins of Mythology
The Ancients

From Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast, the roots of fairy tales stretch back thousands of years — to the dawn of Indo-European languages and beyond.In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by author and journalist Laura Spinney to explore the origins of mytholo ...  عرض المزيد

605. Greek Myths: Jason & The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Part 4)
The Rest Is History

What terrifying trials did Jason and the Argonauts have to overcome to win the famous Golden Fleece from a fire-breathing dragon, in one of the greatest greek myths of all time? When and where does this thrilling story come from? How does it tie together the tales of Odysseus, Or ...  عرض المزيد

604. Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)
The Rest Is History

Who was Dionysus, the son of Zeus, and Greek god of ecstasy, revelry and madness? Why was he so central to the ancient Greeks? What is the story of the Bacchae, the play in which a young man is ripped apart by the handmaidens of the goddess Artemis? What did it mean to be a Bacch ...  عرض المزيد