Sep 24
418: French stories: Our Son, Ourson, the Bear
🐻Ourson is a Beary Good Guy🐻 Sorry, I couldn't resist, but he is actually a good guy. He isn't a bear though. He just looks like one to people who have probably never seen a bear, because he's kind of just a very hairy kid. He's like that because his mom kicked a toad that wasn ... Show More
51m 40s
Aug 2023
Gilgamesh, le plus ancien héros de l'histoire ?
Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour ! Hercule, Jason, Ulysse, Achille, Persée, Roland, Arthur, Merlin, Jeanne d’Arc et Mulan : on en a vu des héros et héroïnes historiques, semi-légendaires voire carrément mythologiques ! Mais si je vous disais qu’il existe une histoire écrite, ... Show More
13m 27s
May 2021
Oceanus is a River?! Gods, Creatures & Nymphs of the Sea
There's a god or nymph for everything! The many Titans, gods, nymphs, and creatures of the waters of Greek mythology... Oceanus, Nereus, Oceanids, and Nereids.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not ... Show More
37m 28s
Jul 2017
Eatin' Kids & Killin' Dads, an Introduction to Greek Mythology
In the inaugural episode of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! We cover the story of what the ancient Greek's called the Theogony, the dark and violent ancient Greek creation story. The universe's creation, and how their pantheon of gods came into existence. Gods, monsters, patricide, ... Show More
21m 9s
Nov 2018
Poseidon & His Sea of Awful Behaviour
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, but most of all, brother of Zeus. Poseidon, earth-shaker and generally troubling guy.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 wer ... Show More
29m 18s
Feb 2022
Back On His Sh*t, Heracles (Hercules) Wants to Get Hitched, Encounters w/ Iole & Omphale (More Heracles Part 1)
Heracles is at it again! We return to this "hero" after he's "purified" himself from the murder of his wife and children... So obviously he's looking to get married again! For past episodes on ol' Herc, check out this Spotify playlist. Submit your questions or comments about Atla ... Show More
35m 58s
Feb 2021
Climate Crisis, But Make it Ancient… Deucalion, Pyrrha, and the Great Deluge
Which ancient civilization *didn't* have a flood myth, that's the real question! It's time for the full story of the flood myth of the ancient Greeks, the Great Deluge and Deucalion and Pyrrha.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically invo ... Show More
25m 16s