In this last episode of 2023 I interview the Winter Harvest author about her Demeter novel and we get up close to this formidable goddess who has been consistently sidelined.

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Greek Myth Retellings Book List:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠

Greek Mythology Playlist:

⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vI7YyZXFilWx3pIXhmAMb?si=ab571f3188ed4e87⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter:

⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines⁠

Winter Harvest, Ioanna Papadopoulou ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65654314-winter-harvest⁠

Ariadne Unraveled, Zenobia Neil

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57981212-ariadne-unraveled⁠

Medusa's Sisters, Lauren J.A Bear

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63273108-medusa-s-sisters⁠

Alcestis, Katharine Beutner

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6952589-alcestis⁠

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In this episode I finally reveal my favourite goddess via a preview of my Greek myth retelling novella Hearth.

A forgotten goddess, a notorious god, one night in Paris after an eternity of curious desire...

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Greek Myth Retellings Book List:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠

Greek Mythology Playlist:

⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vI7YyZXFilWx3pIXhmAMb?si=ab571f3188ed4e87⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter:

⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines⁠

Short animated film with Greek Myth characters:

Other Half

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watchv=8xUJ2ea55M&ab_channel=DirectorsNotes⁠

Divine Might, Natalie Haynes:

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91274442-herc⁠

Great Natalie Haynes article about Hestia:

⁠https://perspectivemag.co.uk/hymn-to-hestia/⁠

Herc, Phoenicia Rogerson

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91274442-herc⁠

Brazen, my one woman show about Jim Morrison

⁠https://youtu.be/J4mtM4L8GMY

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Following on from Episode 9, exploring the gods and men of Greek Myth, in this bonus episode I interview poet Kym Deyn about their poetry collection Dionysia, "two pieces of not-quite history: the death of Alexander the Great and Odysseus’ adventures during the Trojan war. Two men for whom the truth is as fluid as water, and they are trapped inside the stories told about them." I also review the second installment in Claire North's The Songs of Penelope Trilogy: House of Odysseus and a beautiful narrative poem about Ariadne and the Minotaur, Bull Poppy Star.

Please Note: contact email is now [email protected]

Greek Myth Retellings Book List:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠

Greek Mythology Playlist:

⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vI7YyZXFilWx3pIXhmAMb?si=ab571f3188ed4e87⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter:

⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines⁠

Dionysia, Kym Deyn

⁠https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/kym-deyn-dionysia-pre-order-out-sep-23/?v=79cba1185463⁠

Twitter: @shortestwitch

⁠https://kymdeyn.com/⁠

House of Odysseus, Claire North

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61346131-house-of-odysseus⁠

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59416521-ithaca⁠

Bull Poppy Star, Sylvia V.Linsteadt

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43527009-bull-poppy-star⁠

⁠https://feralangels.com/⁠ (Formerly Hedgespoken Press)

Ariadne Unravelled, Zenobia Neil

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57981212-ariadne-unraveled⁠

Winter Harvest, Ioanna Papadopoulou

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65654314-winter-harvest⁠

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In this episode we do something a bit different where I talk about the Titans, Gods and mortal men I actually like in Greek Myth and have time for, who did truly heroic things for others that wasn’t all about destruction and ego.

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Divine Might, Natalie Haynes

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127823173-divine-might

Weight, Jenette Winterson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127823173-divine-might

The Mythical Oracle, Carissa Mellado

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132000612-mythic-oracle

Herc, Phoenicia Rogerson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91274442-herc

Great Goddesses, Nikita Gill

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44157727-great-goddesses

God of Fire, Helen Steadman

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60188230-god-of-fire

Psyche and Eros, Luna MacMamara

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62292422-psyche-and-eros

Hold Your Own/Brand New Ancients, Kae Tempest

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23780641-hold-your-own

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23168852-brand-new-ancients

The Goddess Project Podcast: Gay Gods of Greece

https://youtu.be/3hZVSgCXRYM?si=H1u3Hvq8eOQia8WC

Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13623848-the-song-of-achilles

Paradise, Philoctetes adaption by Kae Tempest, National Theatre Live

https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/paradise/

Lets Talk About Myths Baby Podcast: Dionysus Queer Theory

https://youtu.be/lT23OT-_oZI?si=OmaWB4BKHgLO8xIu

The Goddess Project Podcast, Ariadne and Dionysus

https://youtu.be/uOdErf3bywA?si=1IyWDqwmkUpUAObe

Ariadne Unraveled, Zenobia Neil

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57981212-ariadne-unraveled

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In this bonus episode I talk to The Golden Apple Trilogy author about the inspirations behind the novels and her new non-fiction book 'Ancient Stories', out this week, from which we hear extracts about Sappho and The Theban Band.

Content warning: references to violence against women.

Please Note: contact email is now [email protected]

Greek Myth Retellings Book List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠⁠⁠

Greek Mythology Playlist: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vI7YyZXFilWx3pIXhmAMb?si=ab571f3188ed4e87⁠⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines⁠

The Golden Apple Trilogy, Emily Hauser

⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25493869-for-the-most-beautiful⁠

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30046913-for-the-winner⁠⁠

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36007787-for-the-immortal⁠⁠⁠

Ancient Love Stories, Emily Hauser

⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/ancient-love-stories/sander-berg/emily-hauser/9781800783225

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This month we meet the women who swung swords and kicked ass. Artemis, goddess of the hunt, her adventuring votress Atalanta who joins the crew of the Argo and the Queen of the Amazons who almost brings down Achilles, Penthesilea.

Please note, this episode was recorded on a phone rather than a mic so the sound quality isn't quite as good as usual.

Content warning: references to violence against women.

Please Note: contact email is now [email protected]

Greek Myth Retellings Book List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠⁠

Greek Mythology Playlist: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vI7YyZXFilWx3pIXhmAMb?si=ab571f3188ed4e87⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines⁠

Books Mentioned:

Medea, Christa Wolf

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153480.Medea⁠

She Who Hunts, Carla Ionesco

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60656787-she-who-hunts⁠

The Goddess Project Podcast: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-goddess-project/id1614012193⁠

Great Goddesses, Nikita Gill

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44157727-great-goddesses⁠

The Golden Apple Trilogy, Emily Hauser

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30046913-for-the-winner⁠

Atalanta, Jennifer Saint

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884838-atalanta⁠

Psyche and Eros, Luna Mac Namara

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62292422-psyche-and-eros⁠

Pandora’s Jar, Natalie Haynes

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51135393-pandora-s-jar⁠

A Thousand Ships, Natalie Haynes

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53487148-a-thousand-ships⁠

The Firebrand, Marion Zimmer Bradley

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84544.The_Firebrand⁠

Achilles, Elizabeth Cooke

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509924.Achilles ⁠

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In Rebel Heroines first crossover episode, I interview Mira Karakitsou, creator of A Temple Wild Podcast which rediscovers the myths of ancient Greece through the plants and landscapes that shaped them. We talk about how Bay Laurel is intricately tide up with Apollo's origins, how Fennel and Pine were incorporated into the worship of Dionysus and how the Narcissus flower played a pivotal role in the story of Hades and Persephone.

Please Note: contact email is now [email protected]

⁠https://atemplewild.com/atemplewild⁠

⁠https://atemplewild.com/ekstasy-vine-podcast⁠

Greek Myth Retellings Book List:

⁠https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠

Greek Mythology Playlist:

⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vI7YyZXFilWx3pIXhmAMb?si=ab571f3188ed4e87⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter:

⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines

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In this episode we meet the witches, enchantresses and all round magical women of Greek Mythology. Unpacking Hekate, Circe, Medea, the Sirens and the Bacchae, we explore why these powerful women were ostracised and condemned for using their natural gifts to protect themselves. Includes an extract from my Ariadne and Dionysus audio drama Wild and poetry by Claire Tedstone. Content warning: references to child murder.

Please Note: contact email is now [email protected]

Greek Mythology Playlist:

⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vI7YyZXFilWx3pIXhmAMb?si=ab571f3188ed4e87⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter:

⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines⁠

 Edinburgh Fringe:

Woven, Nine Muses Theatre

⁠https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/woven⁠

Forest, RoguePlay:

⁠https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/forests⁠

Cockroach, Elizabeth

⁠https://freefringe.org.uk/shows/elizabeth-mcgeowns-cockroach/⁠

Ella Frears:

⁠https://endoftheworldpodcast.com/artist/E_Frears⁠

Atalanta, Jennifer Saint

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884838-atalanta⁠

Psyche and Eros, Luna MacNamara

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62292422-psyche-and-eros⁠

Phaedra (The Heroines), Laura Shepperson

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60864054-the-heroines⁠

Herc, Phoenica Rogerson

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91274442-herc⁠

Circe, Madeline Miller

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35959740-circe⁠

Clare Tedstone, Artist and Poet

⁠https://www.instagram.com/clairetedstoneart/⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@clairetedstoneart⁠

Savage Beasts, Rani Selvarajah

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61337475-savage-beasts⁠

The Goddess Project Podcast, Ancient Maenads

⁠https://youtu.be/BX7EoMLZn-o⁠

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This episode we meet the big three: Hera, Athena and Aphrodite and unpack their personalities based on what they offer pretty boy farmer/secret prince, Paris during that pivotal moment when war is courted. We have poetry from Sarah L Dixon, otherwise known as The Quiet Compare, and budding Greek Myth novelist/poet Ashley Postnikoff all the way from Canada. I also interview the creators of Nine Muses Theatre bringing their original musical based on the women of The Odyssey to this years Edinburgh Fringe.

Please Note: contact email is now [email protected]

 Greek Mythology Retellings Book List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠⁠

Rebel Heroines Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines⁠

Vergil Musical: ⁠https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Vergil-A-Mythological-Musical/dp/B0C6QT8NLF⁠

Psyche and Eros, Luna MacNamara: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62292422-psyche-and-eros⁠

Sarah L Dixon Poetry: ⁠http://thequietcompere.co.uk/poetry-by-sarah-l-dixon/⁠

 Wake Siren, Ovid Resung, Nina MacLaughlin ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43684703-wake-siren⁠

Great Goddesses, Nikita Gill

⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44157727-great-goddesses⁠

Ithaca, Claire North: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59416521-ithaca⁠

The Golden Apple Trilogy, Emily Hauser: ⁠https://www.emilyhauser.com/books⁠

Nine Muses Theatre:

⁠https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/woven⁠

⁠On Twitter, Instagram and TikTok as @woventhemusical

 Paradise (Based on Philoctetes), NT Live ⁠https://www.ntathome.com/videos/paradise-full-play⁠

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In this bonus episode we revisit Demeter and Persephone through an interview with Matilda Leyser about her novel No Season but the Summer, retelling the myth in the modern world.

I also review Savage Beasts, a retelling of Medea set in Calcutta when the East India Trading Company's reach is extending to engulf her land.

Please Note: contact email is now [email protected]

Rebel Heroines on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/rebel_heroines

Greek Myth Retellings Book List:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/109hF2hqGJGhB5qkmAs3uNOmrcsB0QYyw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107562735672685003952&rtpof=true&sd=true⁠

Savage Beasts Rani Selvarajah

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61337475-savage-beasts

No Season but the Summer

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61921636-no-season-but-the-summer

Matilda Leyser:

M/Others who Make: www.motherswhomake.org

Improbable Theatre Company: www.improbable.co.uk

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