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Let"s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let"s be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:45

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book III

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2020/10/02

Liv reads Book III of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus travels to Pylos to hear what news Nestor has about Odysseus.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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20:54

A Dramatic Ship Race & Someone Lands in Blood and...

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2020/09/29

Abandoning queens! Burial anniversary celebrations! Funereal ship races! Aeneas and the Trojans set off from Carthage, but there is more in their way. They must land on Sicily where they take the opportunity to hold some anniversary funereal rites for Aeneas's father, Anchises. Plus, a ghost!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: The Aeneid by

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25:06

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book II

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2020/09/25

Liv reads Book II of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Telemachus gathers together a counsel.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Hosted on

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68:24

Augustus's Rome, Carthage & the History of Virgil's...

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2020/09/22

In this special episode devoted to even more on the queen of Carthage, Dido, Liv teams up with Genn and Jenny of Ancient History Fangirl for a rundown of why Rome "needed" so much Augustan propaganda, and what that means for the real Carthage and the mythological Dido. There's drunken elephants, loathing of Julius Caesar, gossip about Augustus's family, Cleopatra, Ovid, and of course, Dido. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or

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24:56

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey Book I

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2020/09/18

Liv reads Book I of Homer’s Odyssey, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. It's been 20 years and Odysseus is *still* not back from the war. Telemachus complains about Penelope's suitors.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the

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14:11

RE-AIR Mini Myth: Who Let a Woman Found a City?! Dido...

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2020/09/15

Due to some technical difficulties, this is a re-airing of an earlier episode. There's more to Queen Dido than Virgil tells us in the Aeneid, she had a life before Aeneas came to town, if you can believe it! This mini myth covers the story of Dido's founding of Carthage outside of what is told in the Aeneid.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:

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46:39

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIV

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2020/09/11

Liv reads Book XXIV of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Zeus forces Achilles to return the body of Hector.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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27:37

No Earthly Ships, the Tragedy of the Aeneid’s Dido...

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2020/09/08

Dido's fate is determined by Aeneas's stubbornness and the far too potent love spell of Venus... Things get sad and dark for Carthage.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: Virgil's Aeneid, translated by Sarah Ruden; the Dido song mentioned is called My Lover's Gone.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found

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48:23

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXIII

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2020/09/04

Liv reads Book XXIII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. The ghost of Patroclus visits Achilles.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Hosted

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30:48

Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Hermes

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2020/09/01

This is a bonus reading of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes to accompany today's episode on Hermes. This Homeric Hymn tells the story of the birth of Hermes and all the adventures he had as a newborn baby (they were plentiful). It's sometimes attributed to Homer, but comes from a similar time period in any case. This translation is by Hugh Evelyn-White and is in the Public Domain. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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22:02

The Trickster God Hermes, the Original Baby Genius

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2020/09/01

Hermes is a pretty incredible newborn. He invents the lyre, steals some cattle, lies through his teeth, all within mere moments of birth! (Also, it's a tortoise). Please listen to this episode before the Homeric Hymn to Hermes.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: Theoi.com, the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, translated by Hugh Evelyn-White and Jules

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32:40

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXII

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2020/08/28

Liv reads Book XXII of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles and Hector fight before the walls of Troy.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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23:25

Dido Wonders Why She Got Out of Bed At All (The...

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2020/08/25

The "relationship" of Dido and Aeneas continues with the affects of the love potion only increasing. Juno and Venus begin to form a plan of how to handle Carthage.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: Virgil's Aeneid, translated by Sarah Ruden.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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35:54

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XXI

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2020/08/21

Liv reads Book XXI of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles fights the river Xanthus, full of corpses.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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25:02

The Man, the Myth, the Legend? Aeneas (The Aeneid...

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2020/08/18

Guess who's back, back again? It's time to return to the Aeneid. Aeneas is in Carthage with its queen, Dido, and things are going well... for now. A brief recap of the earlier Aeneid episodes is included in the episodes, but for a list of those past episodes, see below.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: Virgil's Aeneid, translated by Sarah

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30:34

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XX

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2020/08/14

Liv reads Book XX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles punishes the Trojans for the death of Patroclus.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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55:48

The Gods Were All A Little Gay, Representation in...

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2020/08/11

It's here: 2020's Pride special. Greek mythology loves a gay story, a queer story, a trans story. The long, long list of LGBTQIA stories from the ancient Greek world are covered. Plus, Liv has a wonderful and hilarious conversation with Mari Phillips of Myths & Tits, stunning art devoted to representation in mythology. Check out Myths & Tits on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythsntits/.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods

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24:37

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad Book XIX

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2020/08/07

Liv reads Book XIX of Homer’s Iliad, translated into prose by Samuel Butler. Achilles stews in his grief and anger.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/namesAttributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Hosted on

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31:44

Liv Reads the Homeric Hymn to Demeter

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2020/08/04

This is a bonus reading of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter to accompany today's episode on Persephone and Demeter. This Homeric Hymn tells the story of Hades (Aidoneus) kidnapping Persephone and her mother, Demeter's search for her daughter. It's sometimes attributed to Homer, but comes from a similar time period in any case. This translation is by Hugh Evelyn-White and is in the Public Domain.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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22:42

Bringer of Death, the Dread Goddess Persephone, and...

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2020/08/04

She's the Bringer of Death, the Dread Goddess Persephone (and she's Kore, the maiden goddess of the spring). Persephone and Hades have a hand in countless stories from mythology and theatre, they ruled the Underworld and required constant appeasement. Meanwhile, in the daily lie of the ancient Greeks, Persephone and Demeter were equally vital if in very different ways from those revolving around the dead.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods

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