Mythunderstood : A Greek (& other) Mythology Podcast

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Society & Culture Education Comedy

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Paul Bianchi sits down with his best friend and comedic writing partner Sarah Oliver to teach her everything he knows about Greek Mythology. New Episodes released every other Tuesday.

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Pharaoh Hatshepsut

05.19.2021

The most celebrated Lady Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut has it all, a glorious reign and a sexy origin myth. Paul and Sarah are moved to sing her praises. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be a ...

Mythunderstood : A Greek (& other) Mythology Podcast episodes:

05.19.2021 Pharaoh Hatshepsut The most celebrated Lady Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut has it all, a glorious reign and a sexy origin myth. Paul and Sarah are moved to sing her praises. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be a ...
05.05.2021 The Egyptian Cinderella Paul introduces Sarah to a myth known as "The Egyptian Cinderella" aka the story of Rhodopis who had her red slipper stolen by a giant eagle. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be a part of the ...
04.21.2021 Sinewy Sinuhe Paul tells Sarah the Adventure of Sinuhe, a man who abandoned the kingdom after a pharaoh was murdered and somehow returned a hero. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be a part of the conversation over on ...
04.07.2021 Snake Island In the days of Amen-em-het, a shipwrecked sailor had a tale to tell about a magical island of bearded serpents. Now, Paul shares the tale with Sarah and begs to question why. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood ...
03.24.2021 The Aquaiushan Princess In celebration of four years of Mythunderstood, Paul shares with Sarah an Egyptian myth that harkens to a classic Greek Epic. Recorded live on Youtube Live! Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be a part of the ...
03.10.2021 I Sphinx Therfore I Am The legend of Thutmose IV and the Great Sphinx of Giza sent Paul on a research spiral into archaeology and the findings of an ancestor. Sarah's along for the ride. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be ...
02.24.2021 Egyptian Exorcism The story of the Princess of Bekhten led Paul down a rabbit hole of Demons, Khonsu, and the Folk Practice of Zar. Sarah and her phobia of demonic possession are along for the ride! Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon ...
02.10.2021 Why the Nile Floods Khnemu, Imhotep, and the Seven Year Famine are the subjects, but Sarah's more intereseted in Asqet and Billy Zane. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be a part of the conversation over on our Discord! https://discord.gg/GrnzCDW94M Support ...
12.16.2020 Holiday Q and A Sarah surprises Paul with a non-myth related Q&A; session. Aliens, Ghosts, hopes, and fears and pretty much whatever Sarah wants to ask her BFF about. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood And be a part of the conversation ...
12.02.2020 Thoth and Hathor Paul circles back to tell Sarah about the Bovine Love Goddess, Hathor and the Ibis god of wisdom, Thoth. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to ...
11.18.2020 Cat Ladies Paul talks about one of Sarah's favorite topics- Cats! And not just any cats, the feline Goddesses Bastet and Sekhmet. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure ...
11.04.2020 Maybe Cannibalism Paul talks to Sarah about the Theban Trio, Shemzu, god of smashing heads, and the Cannibal Hymn. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit www.dragonwagonshop.com ...
10.21.2020 Anubis, Who Dis? Nepthys finally gives birth to her divine bastard, embalmer of the gods, the jackal-headed deity of the dead, Anubis. Also Paul tells Sarah about the 42 transgressions one must be absolved of before being admitted to Osiris's afterlife. Want More ...
10.07.2020 Duat You Wanna Do Paul details the 24/7 boat cruise that made up Ra's existence, a never-ending journey through the heavens and into the ancient Egyptian underworld. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review ...
09.23.2020 God Kings Fight Dirty In perhaps the most explicit episode to date, Paul details the night Seth cemented himself as the original creepy uncle to Sarah's shock and delight. Content Warning: far too much sexual fluid. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood ...
09.09.2020 Ready, Seth, Go! The saga of family drama continues. Paul dives into Seth, Child Horus, and Thoth and entertains Sarah with a tale of seven jaunty scorpions. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & ...
08.26.2020 Osiris, Where Art Thou? Paul tells Sarah about the king of the gods who would become the King of the underworld. And about Isis who would do anything to bring him back. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by ...
08.12.2020 Origins of the Sun God Several kingdoms had conflicting and overlapping origin myths. Paul regales Sarah with three tales featuring Amun-Ra, Ptah, and the Eight gods who humped a water sphere. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a ...
07.29.2020 Talk Like an Egyptian Paul introduces Sarah to the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Egypt - Thousands of Years where Egypt's polytheism reigned supreme. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be ...
06.17.2020 Ragnorok Sarah and Paul reach the Norse mythology climax in the end of times called Ragnorok. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit www.dragonwagonshop.com for official ...
06.03.2020 The Binding of Loki Sarah tells Paul the story of Loki losing favor with the gods and his gruesome punishment. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit www.dragonwagonshop.com for ...
05.20.2020 Loki talks smack Sarah tells Paul about the poem Lokasenna in which Loki lets his lips flap about every single god in Asgard. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure ...
05.06.2020 Death of Baldur Sarah and Paul reach the end of Loki’s fun and games in the myth The Death of Baldur. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit ...
04.08.2020 Otter’s ransom Sarah tells Paul the very strange “otters random” myth accompanied by, you guessed it; Thor terrorizing a giant for no reason. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be ...
03.26.2020 Njord and Skadi Sarah tells Paul about the retribution paid to giantess Skadi by way of fancy feet, followed by yet another tale of Thor terrorizing a giant. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating ...
02.26.2020 Fortification of Asgard and Idun’s Apples In this double hitter Sarah and Paul discuss the fortification of Asgard and the kidnapping of Idun, keeper of the golden apples that keep the gods hot. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving ...
02.12.2020 Sad Boi Freyr Sarah and Paul talk about Freyr and how he won his giant bride. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit www.dragonwagonshop.com for official Mythunderstood shirts ...
01.29.2020 Freyja and her golden necklace Sarah and Paul learn more about freyja and how she obtained her most prized possession; a golden necklace. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit ...
01.08.2020 Utgard Loki Sarah tells Paul the Norse myth of Utgard Loki in the land of the giants where Thor and his companions participated in many competitions . Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating ...
12.25.2019 Santa and his companions Sarah and Paul learn about the legend of ole St Nic and his not so nice companions (there is a tie to Norse!). Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review ...
12.11.2019 the mead of poetry Sarah tells Paul the Norse myth “The Mead of Poetry” which is full of betrayal and ends with a gas. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure ...
11.13.2019 Thor and his hammer baby Sarah and Paul finally get into Norse Warrior god Thor and how he received, lost, and was reunited with his precious hammer. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and ...
10.30.2019 Loki and his monster babies Sarah and Paul discuss the mischievous Loki and some of the many bizarre and even deadly children he created. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to ...
10.16.2019 Odin: god of drama Sarah and Paul explore the chief of the gods himself and his dangerous pursuits into higher education. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit www.dragonwagonshop.com ...
10.02.2019 The creation of the Norse World Sarah and Paul go over the origin story of how the Norse gods came to be and meet a few members of the core cast of characters along with their animal familiars. Want More Mythunderstood? Visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/_mythunderstood ...
09.18.2019 Norse to Meet Ya Sarah and Paul reveal the next mythology they are learning together will be Norse as well as give an overview of Viking life and a crazy load-bearing tree. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure ...
08.21.2019 Mythfits and More Sarah and Paul answer a few questions and hear thoughts from the #Mythfit listeners like you. Thank you for the listens! New Mythology next episode! Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit www.dragonwagonshop.com ...
08.07.2019 Greek God Cheat Sheet As they prep for new Mythology, Sarah and Paul do a refresher, spouting off a quick list of the "who, what, and huh?" of the Greek Gods. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to ...
07.24.2019 Cadmus and Persephone Reloaded Europa's brother Cadmus is founding Thebes and Paul's telling Sarah all about it. Then he dies a retelling of Persephone's abduction from a more modern perspective. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit ...
07.10.2019 Lucretia and 3 Pelagias Paul's dad is back to discuss Lucretia, whose death altered the face of Roman leadership and three saintly women who dealt with changing religion and sexuality. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit ...
06.26.2019 Damn Us, Janus! I Love You! Wow, Paul has a lot of Roman Gods to discuss including the two-faced Janus, Diana, Sophia, Terra, and Spirits of the Roman Underworld. Sarah asks all the right questions. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be ...
06.12.2019 Silvanus and Sappho Just in time for pride month, Paul shares with Sarah a lesser known male/male love story of Silvanus and introduces Sappho, beloved namesake of the Lesbians. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit ...
05.29.2019 That Hetaira Over There It feels only right to follow up taking about Vestal Virgins with talking about Ancient Greek Prostitutes. Phryne, Lamia, Aspasia- all actual women who ascended to legend by being the best kind of ho. Actress/Writer and longtime #Mythfit Weslie Lechner ...
05.15.2019 Hestia's Vestaments Rarely talked about, but oh so important to the Romans, Hestia/Vesta is being discussed. But she's not alone; the god of Male Genitalia, Priapus is also on the docket. How do these two very different gods interact? Listen and find ...
05.01.2019 Ixion's Wheel and Other Tales Paul picks up some tales dropped along the way, including the punishments of Ixion and Erysicthon, Aphrodite and Hera's water parks, and more dolphin lore. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and be sure to visit www.dragonwagonshop.com ...
04.17.2019 Constellation Recitation Not to be left out by their zodiac siblings, stories of constellations Ursa Major, Delphinus, Corona Borealis, and Corvus among others are discussed. Meanwhile Sarah delights Paul with the musical stylings of ancient Greek musician Arion. Support the show by ...
04.03.2019 Attack The Zodiac Part 2 Actor/Filmmaker and Podcast Daddy Jake Lloyd joins Paul and Sarah as they finish out the rest of the myths surrounding the zodiac constellations. Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Follow Jake on twitter http://www.twitter.com/liquidJake and on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/jakelloyd Support ...
03.20.2019 Attack The Zodiac Part 1 Natalie D'Alacio is back to lend her mystical insight as Paul tells her and Sarah about the myths surrounding zodiac constellations and how they were hung in the heavens. Support the show by leaving a Rating & Review and visit ...
03.06.2019 Test Your Might! Paul talks with Sarah a bit about the lasting legacy of Xena, a pop-culture icon forged in the flames of mythology and camp humor. Then, he reveals his deception. It is time, on this 50th episode, to put to the ...
02.20.2019 More Aesop, More Problems Ken Brown returns again to talk about more Aesop fables and determine the morals with Sarah. There are Animals, Gods, Murder, and Gore! Visit www.dragonwagonshop.com for awesome Mythunderstood shirts and mugs! Mythunderstood is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio ...

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