Greeks and Geeks

"Hero" has a different meaning in modern times compared to Ancient Greece. Most heroes in Greek Mythology actually commit some pretty terrible acts. Today we're looking at one of the famous Greek Heroes of the Trojan War, King Agamemnon. Why do I dislike him so much? Mainly because it's fun to do so and I'm a silly billy but he makes it so easy! But I do go into a bit more detail...and get about as angry as my shy British self can get.
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Sources:
The Odyssey
The Iliad
The Orestia
My own blind hatred

Part 3 of of Underworld themed episodes! Hades is one of the best games of the decade so far, but is a game based on Greek Mythology accurate? Did Supergiant really do their homework? Today we're looking at the many layers of the Hades video game!
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References:
The Oresteia on audible
Also available on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pd7kv
The episode of In Our Time which discusses the Oresteia: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003k9fk
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zagreus

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Orphic-religion

https://www.loebclassics.com/view/aeschylus-attributed_fragments/2009/pb_LCL505.237.xml

https://poets.org/poem/iliad-book-i-lines-1-15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpLDi4_dRL8
The Iliad/ The Odyssey- Emily Wilson translations
Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think- Richard Buxton

To celebrate spooky month, we're going on a tour of the Underworld of Greek mythology! Ancient Greece had a fascinating relationship with the afterlife and the myths about death and Hades are iconic. Today we're going to go on a guided tour of the Underworld and find out, what is the ancient Greek Underworld? Where do souls go? What is the afterlife really like in ancient greek myths? What is Asphodel, Tartarus and Elysium?
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References:
Mystery Cults of the Ancient World
Theoi
The Afterlife of Ancient Greece
The Odyssey and the Iliad- Emily Wilson translations
And of course a bit of ye olde wikipedia!
Pixaby for sound effects

In this episode we'll be comparing the original tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to the musical Hadestown and taking a deep dives into the musical. How has this tale of doomed love been updated for a modern age?
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References:
Greeka
Ovid's Orpheus and Augustan Ideology- Charles Segal
Theoi
Virgil's Orpheus and Eurydice
Genius lyrics (to read the lyrics for Hadestown)
Hadestown- Orginal Broadway Album and the live show I saw in London! :D

Rick Riordan introduces Greek Mythology to a young audience, but how does it compare to the old stories? Can you really make Greek Mythology child friendly, or do things get lost in translation?
Sources:
https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/tragedy/v-1/sections/from-aristotle-to-rome
https://www.thecollector.com/greek-heroes-hubris/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26809403
https://journals.co.za/doi/epdf/10.10520/EJC166207
The Odyssey- Emily Wilson translation
Mythos- Stephen Fry
Percy Jackson and the Olypians series- Rick Riordan