Ancient Guys Doing Crazy Things (The Epic of ...

Liv reads Books 16 and 17 of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. Time for the Father-Son reunion Nobody asked for... Telemachus is back in Ithaca and it's time for him and dad to make a (deadly) plan. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator I ...  Show more

This two part series on Helen originally aired in December 2021. Helen is simultaneously the most well known mortal of myth and a complete and utter enigma. What do we actually know about her, and the choices she did and did not make that lead to the Trojan War? Helen of Sparta, ...  Show more

The half-god king, Gilgamesh, finds himself growing bored with his power, so the gods create a wild man who can challenge his strength. When these two fearsome men meet, they will live on in their stories for millennia to come. This Mesopotamian epic poem, composed in 2100 BCE, i ...  Show more

On the last Sunday of every month, Parcast Rewind replays a classic episode of Mythology that you might have missed! The half-god king, Gilgamesh, finds himself growing bored with his power, so the gods create a wild man who can challenge his strength. When these two fearsome men ...  Show more

After slaying the giant Humbaba, Gilgamesh and Enkidu find themselves challenged by the gods themselves. The fallout from their next fight leads Gilgamesh on an existential journey for the gift of immortality. Sponsors! BetterHelp - Mythology listeners get 10% off your first mont ...  Show more

The text of this episode is much damaged in both the Akkadian and the Babylonian series; rather than indicating the frequent gaps and ambiguities, the text is reconstructed from the best sources, including the more ancient Sumerian. Much is conjectural, and is given some poetic l ...  Show more