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Liv reads Books 20 and 21 of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. It's time for Odysseus and Penelope to have a little chat, before things really kick off. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ian Johnston and Vancouver Island University. S ...  Show more

Oh the wonders of Herodotus and his histories! We are back into book three of Herodotus' Histories and getting to experience the wonders of Cambyses doing his own invasions and attacks against others. How fun! In this episode there's wacky skull logic, old friend falling into des ...  Show more

Don't, under any circumstances, trust the Midas touch. The king of unforced errors, Midas is a well-known figure in mythology mainly because of horrible decision-making and lack of foresight. They say any publicity is good publicity, and I hope that is the case for Midas, who too ...  Show more

We have all heard the story of Theseus fighting that monstrous half-bull, half-man beast known as the Minotaur, but the original story starts years earlier. It involves tensions between two kingdoms, a deadly poetry slam, and dumb bandits.The creature of the week is a small chick ...  Show more

Hey! Have you subscribed to Fictional? Go subscribe to Fictional! You'll love it, and it will be an amazingly huge help to us. Thank you!! You can find it at: https://fictional.fm/subscribe--- Medusa is probably the most misunderstood villain in all of Greco-Roman Mythology, famo ...  Show more

Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of King Midas and his Golden Touch. We come across secrets too funny not to share, ridiculous facial features, golden bathtubs, and badly made wishes. --- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the b ...  Show more