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Muses of Mythology

Muses of Mythology

Join two siblings on an exciting journey as they dive into ancient myths and uncover how these tales shaped modern pop culture, all while reading Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. New episodes every other Tuesday!

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63:45

Story 98: It's Hammer Time

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2024/12/31

"The fact that Thor didn't solve this problem by hitting him with Mjolnir is shocking."It's a big one! Perhaps THE biggest topic of Norse mythology. Other topics include the trend of naming kids after Thor during the Viking Age, all the things Snorri (probably) invented, Thor's strategy for dealing with unwanted potential-in-laws, Darien not liking most of Rick Riordan's Choices regarding adapting Norse mythology, and DJ spending too much money to get a Thor SMITE skin. Spoilers for Marvel Ri...

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64:32

Story 97: Fenrir’s A Good Boy (Til He Turns…)

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2024/12/17

“This hand is mine now.”It's time to tackle the original Big, Bad Wolf, Fenrir!Other topics include the under-examined tragedy of Fenrir's backstory, a collection of no longer perplexing paradoxes, the foot guy, super cool natural phenomena that may have inspired the legend of Fenrir's sons, and a satisfying conclusion of the DJ Interrupts the Show to Talk About the Time Wolves Sieged Paris bit. Spoilers for Hogfather, SMITE, Puss and Boots: The Last Wish, and The Amazing Maurice and His Educ...

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44:31

'A Christmas Carol' (1971) - 12 Days of Musemas

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2024/12/12

Is A Christmas Carol still the best Christmas tale ever told? Yes, and we will continue to not take feedback at this time. MUSEMAS RETURNS!!We start with an Academy Award-winning animated short that does A LOT in 28 minutes. Enjoy the rest of our holiday event over the next 11 days!!Patreon.com/c/musesofmythologySpoilers for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Support the show

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68:49

Story 96: Do the Norn Believe in Fate?

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2024/12/09

“Were the Norse a fatalistic people?”Is this episode Fates 2.0? Not exactly…Other topics include the Norn as caretakers of the World Tree, which Norn is working two jobs, a more nuisance interpretation of name meanings, and examining Riordan's choice to use the Norn the same way the Fates were used in PJO (we don't love it). Spoilers for Kingdoms of Amalur, American Gods (novel), Wicked + Divine, and Ys 10.Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, fate,...

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74:50

Story 95: Storm Einherjar and Bloody Valkyries

Muses of Mythology ·

2024/11/19

“There’s always a prose section in these poems.”We’ve come full circle to the topic that almost broke the podcast!Other topics include Darien spending way too long trying to figure out why Gunilla turned into a swan, Rick Riordan skipping over a very important detail in the Helgi/Hunding “rivalry,” poetic devices that may be responsible for the rumor of valkyries riding on wolves, an uncommon example of incense in Norse mythology, Darien explaining why it’s silly for Gunilla to have turned in...

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88:10

Story 94: The Bifrost is Burning (This is Fine)

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2024/11/05

“Hymir, Gam Gam’s not doing so hot.”Did you know the Bifrost is ON FIRE? We certainly didn’t. Other topics include the lack of time spent beyond the walls of Hotel Valhalla, Asgard definitely not being Troy, scholarly speculation on the long lost legacy of Tyr, the true classes of humanity, Heimdall being weird (not for the reasons you think), and another rant about Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (we were due). For legal reasons, comments about grave robbing in this episode are ...

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95:07

Story 93: It’s Always Sunny in Alfheim (w/ Elliot...

Muses of Mythology ·

2024/10/22

“That’s quite the glow up.”It’s a brand new guest! Elliot (any) from The Demigod Pod joins the show to expound on their observations about the gnomes in Medusa’s garden. What better time to do so than in an episode about dwarves and elves in Norse mythology?Other topics include tricky homophones, some sweet dwarven crafts, casual homicide, the differences (if any) between dwarves and dark elves, Alfheim being uncomfortably Antebellum, pondering the art of turning eyes into jewels, whether Med...

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94:01

The Sun and the Star (ReMyth Episode UNLOCKED)

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2024/10/08

To celebrate Wrath of the Triple Goddess releasing (and because Darien was on vacation this past week), we're sharing our May 2023 ReMyth episode about another recent Riordanverse release: From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Wow, that's a mouthful, huh?) Spoilers for The Sun and the Star (obviously) and the then-recent run of Amazing Spider-Man (Honestly, we have no idea why ASM is brought up, so we're just as exc...

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61:15

Story 92: Adventures in Jötunheimr

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2024/09/24

“That’s some Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote sh*t.” DJ (he/him) takes over the episode, guiding Darien (she/they) through a land of adventure: Jötunheimr.Other topics include Darien learning Frost Giants aren’t a Norse Mythology thing, another round up of Thor Adventures, comparing an Icelandic pagan poem to the Book of Genesis, DJ’s challenges to remembering which Edda Snorri wrote, and theories about why Loki really stopped being friends with everybody. Learn more about Pride Foundat...

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Story 91: Midgard in the Middle (w/ Fran McMahon)

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2024/09/11

“I would die for these ducks.”Queer author of queer stories Fran McMahon (they/them) returns to the pod to muse about the most mid place in all the realms: Midgard. Other topics include the unfortunate optics of the “Vikings reached the United States” theory, lore behind a duckling statue that helped ease US-Soviet tensions during the end of the Cold War, the base elements of the realms AKA some dead dude, speculation regarding the length of a world-circling serpent, DJ’s new favorite inappro...

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41:40

MoM Live: Myth Madness - Battle of the (Comic) Gods...

Muses of Mythology ·

2024/08/27

It's the very first live episode of Muses of Mythology!Recorded at Boise Comic Arts Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Huge shout out to our co-host of the panel, Leo the Geek Scorpio!!Get more Gaming Theater Presents: https://www.instagram.com/gamingtheaterpresents/ Slide Show Visual Aid: https://tinyurl.com/bdz7y3mzBattle Bracket: https://tinyurl.com/5c7ua729Content warning: This episode contains mention of death, dying, physical violence, and the afterlife. Spoiler warning for just so ...

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105:41

Story 90: Freyja is Pretty! She Has Cats!

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2024/08/13

“You know what she could have been? A goddamn valkyrie!”Special guest Kelsey Dody “escapes” from Bunker 9 to join the show on the main feed to discuss the divine twins! No, the other divine twins: Freyr and Freyja! Other topics include the struggle to pronounce symbols not used in American English, Freyr being down so bad he rejects traditional social decorum, another Rick Riordan OC (Do Not Steal), the conflicting identity of Freyr/Surt’s sword, the crime of Magnus being denied a teacup boar...

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52:52

Story 89: The Case of the Disappearing Vanir

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2024/07/30

“We can’t use this kind of metal in our weapons!”Even the Norse scholars accuse Snorri of making things up! In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) ask if that is the case when it comes to the Vanir and their home, Vanaheimr.Other topics include the strange timeline of Nine from the 9 Worlds, whether or not Snorri made up the idea of Vanaheimr, an excellent observation from Carter over at Seaweed Brain Podcast, Thor throwing the harshest, most needless burn at a poetic dwarf, how th...

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76:49

Story 88: Surt’s Flaming Raging Poisoning(?) Sword of...

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2024/07/18

“He’s just Father from Codename: Kids Next Door!” Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) present the perfect episode for a mid-summer heatwave: Muspelheim, land of lava and fire. Other topics include the narrative choice to not include the book one villain in book three, origins of the universe, another examination into why stating that “Snorri made it up” fails to grasp the nuisance of oral traditions and evolving cultural mythologies, the importance of choosing translations with care, Surt’s impe...

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69:47

Story 87: Baldr’s MistleFOE

Muses of Mythology ·

2024/07/02

“Loki is—I’m assuming—an insecure, jealous dick.” This week, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss how Baldr, the greatest guy ever, kicked the bucket because Loki just couldn’t deal with not being the center of attention for five minutes. Other topics include finally being able to read comments from Spotify listeners, Baldr being the god of ????, Loki being a insecure, jealous dick, the oversimplification of stating that Snorri “made it up,” legal ramifications regarding the age of mistle...

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78:47

Story 86: We Go to Hel

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2024/06/18

“Snorri’s out here gatekeeping the real Norse mythology.” Time to take a journey to Hel, which isn't too far from Midgard! That's fortunate since the dead have to arrange their own transportation. Other topics include actually having the soul of the protagonist's mother before trying to make a deal, Darien leaving the recording not once but twice, directions to Hel, extrapolating cultural meaning from the differences in how souls arrive in the afterlife, Snorri doing his own thing (again), th...

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55:24

Story 85: What Kind of Tree is Yggdrasil?

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2024/06/04

“Couldn’t think of a name for an all-knowing eagle.” Yggdrasil, the World Tree, holds all things in its mighty branches. Even this very podcast episode, which features one extra sleepy host! Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases (again), a reminder that Iceland is very far away from Scandinavia, the hosts’ shocking lack of knowledge about trees, key elements of Norse mythology that are NOT native to Iceland, where the “nine worlds” came from, and how the World Tree m...

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68:19

Story 84: Ragnarök is the End (Sort Of…)

Muses of Mythology ·

2024/05/21

“Ragna-Rock-a-Doodle-Doo.”All right, let's do this one last time…Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) jump back into Norse Mythology by starting at the very end of all things—or do they?Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases, the Ragnarok Highlight Reel, Darien misremembering key details about an independent live-action/animated musical comedy film from 1991, analyzing if anyone but Odin knows the details of Ragnarok, DJ’s incredible Hadestown-esque approach for a Norse m...

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77:23

Story 83: 9 from the Nine Worlds, or The One without...

Muses of Mythology ·

2024/05/07

“Odin and Mr. Moseby are friends! Canon!”Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) enjoy a romp across the nine realms in a series of delightful, medium-stakes adventures in the short story collection 9 from the Nine Worlds. Other topics include disappointing art choices, Hearthstone being a top-tier spell slinger, DJ winning the ship war, Amir’s story getting wildly dark, Schrödinger’s joke, a disappointing portrayal of a Celtic warrior queen, interesting accent choices for talking swords, speculatio...

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69:58

Story 82: The Ship of the Dead, or This One Made...

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2024/04/23

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