Greeks and Geeks

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?Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on BlueskyReferences:GreekaOvid's Orpheus and Augustan Ideology- Charles SegalTheoiVirgil's Orpheus and EurydiceGenius lyrics (to read the lyrics for Hadestown)Hadestown- Orginal Broadway Album and the live show I saw in London! :D

In this episode we'll be exploring the Underworld of Percy Jackson in the first book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, as well as the TV show on Disney Plus and yes... I will be joining Rick in giving the first movie a thorough roasting.How does the Underworld in Percy Jackson compare to the ancient myths? Does it ring true or not?Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on Bluesky

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! Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on BlueskyReferences:The Oresteia on audibleAlso available on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pd7kvThe episode of In Our Time which discusses the Oresteia: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003k9fkhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Zagreushttps://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 translationsGreek Myths That Shape the Way We Think- Richard Buxton

The myth of Hades and Persephone has been fascinating to romance writers and readers alike, but their foundational  Greek myth is more of a tale of kidnap and grief than it is anything romantic. How could Hades and Persphone end up being one of the most frequently retold romantic stories? Today we're going to look at the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Hesiod, and discuss why their story might be a compelling romance. Bibliographyhttps://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-our-collection/highlights/context/stories-and-histories/eleusis-myth-and-mysteries#:~:text=The%20temple%20of%20Demeter%20at,made%20to%20Demeter%20at%20Eleusis.https://www.theoi.com/Cult/DemeterTitles.htmlhttps://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20111010143853768#:~:text=Epithets%20which%20euphemistically%20address%20his,Pluton%20('Wealth').https://chs.harvard.edu/primary-source/homeric-hymn-to-demeter-sb/ Mystery Cults in the Ancient World- novelGirl, Goddess, Queen- Bea Fitzgeraldhttps://www.theoi.com/image/R14.1Haides.jpg