Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

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  • Enter Apollo, to Tie Everything In a Nice Little Bow (Euripides’ Orestes Part 3)

    In the final episode covering Euripides' Orestes... sh*t goes down. So much of it. Murder, mayhem, weirdly helpful gods! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Sources: Euripides' Orestes, translations by Anne Carson (main reference and short quotes throughout); EP Coleridge (long quotes and intro quote); Euripides by Isabelle Torrance. Re: that misspoken line by Hegelochus, Wikipedia's description and the scholia itself.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  • Conversations: Chronology & Mythology Don’t Mix, Unless They Do… Time in Ovid’s Metamorphoses w/ Freddie Kimpton

    Liv speaks with PhD student Freddie Kimpton about the fascinating use of time and chronology in Ovid's Metamorphoses! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 13 min
  • Setting the House Ablaze, Not Using Fire (Euripides’ Orestes, Part 2)

    Euripides' Orestes continues, Orestes pleads his case to Menelaus and Tyndareus, and we meet his beloved bestie, Pylades. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Sources: Euripides' Orestes, translations by Anne Carson (main reference and short quotes throughout); EP Coleridge (long quotes and intro quote); Euripides by Isabelle Torrance. Re: that misspoken line by Hegelochus, Wikipedia's description and the scholia itself.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  • Conversations: It's Never A Cataclysm, Pseudoarchaeology & “Documentaries" w/ Steph Halmhofer

    The opinions expressed here are... Opinions. Liv is joined by past guest Steph Halmhofer, an archaeologist who specializes in pseudoarchaeology and conspirituality. They talk about popular pseudo-arch "documentaries" and the issues behind them. Follow Steph on Twitter and Mastodon. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 28 min
  • Beware the Wrath of the Furies, Screaming for Blood, Euripides’ Orestes (Part 1)

    This play takes place after the end of the Trojan War and after the death of Agamemnon. While there's a recap in the episode, you can listen to the full story in this Spotify playlist. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Sources: Euripides' Orestes, translations by Anne Carson (main reference and short quotes throughout); EP Coleridge (long quotes and intro quote); Euripides by Isabelle Torrance. Re: that misspoken line by Hegelochus, Wikipedia's description and the scholia itself.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  • Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book V

    Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Brookes More. Perseus deals with some leftover drama with Andromeda's family, and the Muses tell the story of Demeter/Ceres, Persephone/Proserpina, and Hades/Pluto. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr
  • RE-AIR: Evil or Righteous? Manipulative or Brilliant? Wronged Women of Mythology

    A Women's History Month re-airing of the episode dedicated to varied women whose stories have been manipulated by their interpreters and interpretation. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Sources: See the original episode from March 2021 for sources, future episodes mentioned in the intro and outro are found later in March 2021 and into April.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  • Turns Out They’re Just As Interesting As Men, Who Knew? Real Women of the Ancient Greek World

    Just a little taste of what the lives of women in the Ancient Greek World might have looked like. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Sources: Hesiod's Works and Days, translated by Hugh Evelyn White; Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves by Sarah B. Pomeroy.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  • Conversations: A Journey Aboard the Argo, the Many Myths of the Argonautika w/ Helen Lovatt

    Liv speaks with Helen Lovatt, professor of Classics and author of a book all about the Argonauts! They talk about, well, the Argonauts and all the many varied versions of their story. Follow Helen on Twitter or check out her book, In Search of the Argonauts. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

    Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand).

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 29 min

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