When a Seer Tells You to Kill Your Daughter, Just, Don't (Trojan War Origins Part 2)

When a Seer Tells You to Kill Your Daughter, ...

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An Interbellum Period That is Just as Confusing as You’d Expect (Hellenistic Period and the Wars of the Diadochi)

Today we are looking through the year 318/17 BCE, the interbellum year between the first and second Wars of the Diadochi. New alliances are made, people die, many a siege happen. Keep an ear out for the Crow snores, it's rare that he snores but he graced you all today.Pre-order L ...  عرض المزيد

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 8 and 9

Odysseus' story finally begins... Liv reads Books 8 and 9 of 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 ...  عرض المزيد

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10A-Hercules: Going into Labor
Myths and Legends

The story of Hercules is one part gritty, serious tragedy and two parts over-the-top monster fights. This week, in the origin story of one of the greatest mythological heroes of the western world, we get to see the human side of the demigod before the story goes completely off-th ...  عرض المزيد

Helen of Troy with Natalie Haynes
The Ancients

Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships - but is there more to her than a beautiful face? Commemorated throughout history in ancient epics and modern adaptations, Helen of Troy is known as one of the most beautiful women to ever have lived. But was Helen of Troy ...

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S6E2 - Troy: Helen of Sparta
Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Helen of Sparta. Or Helen of Troy. We come across scary snake facts, dangerous love spells, Zeus’ swan shenanigans, rogue princes, and two sets of twins. —---- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some ...  عرض المزيد

Poseidon: God of the Sea
The Ancients

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 ...

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