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- Episode 13: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Ceres/Demeter
Our last stop on our mythological tour of the solar system is the dwarf planet Ceres! We take a look at the Greek goddess Demeter, who is anything but insignificant!
(I can't believe we've made it through 13 episodes and you guys are still listening. Thanks!)
Passage: Homeric Hymn to Demeter (Trans. Susan Shelmerdine)For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.com
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1 hr 15 min - Episode 12: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Pluto/HadesThis week we visit the dwarf planet Pluto. Travel with us to the dark underworld and meet the Greek god Hades. It's not as scary as it sounds! Passage: Homeric Hymn to Demeter (Trans. Susan Shelmerdine)
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1 hr 15 min - Episode 11 Mythological Tour of the Solar System Neptune/PoseidonWe travel to that last of the gas giants, Neptune, and learn about Poseidon's role in the Trojan War.
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 13 min - Episode 10: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Uranus/OuranosThis week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some summer reading recommendations for those wanting to geek out on history of astronomy. The cat also makes a guest appearance.
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
42 min - Episode 9: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Saturn/Kronos
Join us for another stop on our mythological tour of the solar system as we visit Saturn! This gas giant, featuring 53 moons and multiple rings, is named after the Roman god Saturn, (Kronos) the father of Jupiter (Zeus). We'll examine how the Romans and Greeks depicted Saturn/Kronos in different ways.
This week’s passages are from Hesiod "Theogony"; Virgil "Aeneid"; Ovid "Metamorphoses."For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.com
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 1 min - Episode 8: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Jupiter/Zeus
Today we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, white, and brown, is the largest in our solar system. The "King of the Planets" is named after the Greek and Roman king of the gods, Jupiter (Zeus). We examine passages from Greek and Roman literature to shed some light on how the ancients thought of their god they called "the father of gods and men."
For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.com
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.
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1 hr 16 min - Episode 7: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Mars/AresWe skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman god of war, has intrigued humans for millennia. Today we learn about the Greek god of war, Ares, from his appearances in the Homeric Hymn to Ares, Odyssey 8.266-366 and Iliad 5.418-425, 880-969.
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.
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1 hr 1 min - Episode 06: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Venus/Aphrodite
The third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this mysterious goddess of sexuality.
(This episode includes discussion of sex in mythological contexts.)
For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.com
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.
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1 hr 24 min - Episode 05: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Mercury/Hermes
The second stop on our tour of the solar system is Mercury! Join us as we learn how the Greek god Hermes (Roman god Mercury) goes from being a baby to a an Olympian god in the first two days of his life!
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.
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56 min - Episode 04 Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Helios
Today we embark on a mythological tour of the solar system! Our first stop is the sun, a.k.a., Helios. We take a look at the Homeric Hymn to Helios and Odyssey 12.340-403 to find out more about this lesser-known Greek god.
Passages and credits can be found on https://alisoninnes.wordpress.com
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Subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comWe're on GooglePlay https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About MythTake
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A fresh take on ancient myth.
Our podcast is a little different from other myth podcasts out there. Rather than telling the stories, we focus on analyzing the literary material where…
those stories come from. Sometimes we choose a particular figure or theme from mythology and examine texts relating to it. Other times, we choose a passage from a play or poem and discuss its themes and ideas. We also explore modern links to Greek and Roman mythology, whether we're talking about the solar system or Wonder Woman.
Our podcast is unscripted, so anything can happen! We keep it real–we want you to feel like you’re sitting down and having a conversation with us. We also welcome your input–questions, thoughts, suggestions, ideas.
Hosts Alison Innes and Darrin Sunstrum have well over two decades combined experience teaching and studying Greek and Roman myth at a university level.
MythTake is created, hosted, and produced by Darrin Sunstrum and Alison Innes.
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