Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Demeter

This episode originally aired in March 2022. Continuing on with Sophocles' Women of Trachis, Deianeira learns the truth of where Heracles has been all this time, and what he's been doing. Spoilers: it's not good. AVAILABLE NOW! The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Submit your questio ...  Show more

This episode originally aired in March 2022. Heracles is a complicated fellow... Or maybe it's not so complicated. Sophocles' Trachiniae, the Women of Trachis, looks at the life, and tragedy, of Heracles' last mortal wife, Deianeira. AVAILABLE NOW! The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling ...  Show more

Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Demeter and her daughter Persephone. We encounter IRL kidnappings that are not romantic, fruits that are really berries, dial up, the king of the Underworld, and learning to make decisions for yourself. ---- This is the companion podc ...  Show more

The goddess of the harvest, Demeter, loved nothing more than her daughter, Persephone. So when Hades, King of the Underworld, kidnaps Persephone, she vows to rescue her. Demeter’s grief plunges the entire world into an endless winter. With the fate of humanity at stake, will Deme ...  Show more

The story of Demeter from Greek mythology is one of finding her place in the world. A world run by her terrible siblings, but it's ok. She's her own person and she can weather anything as long as she has her daughter Persephone by her side. As long as nothing happens to Persephon ...  Show more

In honor of mothers, join me for a prayer by John Baillie, the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, and a retelling of a myth featuring the Greek goddess mother Demeter. Don't forget to check the substack for bonus content related to the story! https://goodwaypodcast.substack ...  Show more