Mythtake

We travel to that last of the gas giants, Neptune, and learn about Poseidon's role in the Trojan War. For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeFind our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some summer reading recommendations for those wanting to geek out on history of astronomy. The cat also makes a guest appearance.  For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeFind our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out info

 Join us for another stop on our mythological tour of the solar system as we visit Saturn! This gas giant, featuring 53 moons and multiple rings, is named after the Roman god Saturn, (Kronos) the father of Jupiter (Zeus). We'll examine how the Romans and Greeks depicted Saturn/Kronos in different ways. This week’s passages are from Hesiod "Theogony"; Virgil "Aeneid"; Ovid "Metamorphoses." For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeFind our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Mu

Today we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, white, and brown, is the largest in our solar system. The "King of the Planets" is named after the Greek and Roman king of the gods, Jupiter (Zeus). We examine passages from Greek and Roman literature to shed some light on how the ancients thought of their god they called "the father of gods and men."For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeFind our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU

We skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman god of war, has intrigued humans for millennia. Today we learn about the Greek god of war, Ares, from his appearances in the Homeric Hymn to Ares, Odyssey 8.266-366 and Iliad 5.418-425, 880-969. Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeFind our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informati

The third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this mysterious goddess of sexuality.(This episode includes discussion of sex in mythological contexts.)For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2 Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTake Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.com  This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 The second stop on our tour of the solar system is Mercury! Join us as we learn how the Greek god Hermes (Roman god Mercury) goes from being a baby to a an Olympian god in the first two days of his life!For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum Subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2 Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTake Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.com  This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Today we embark on a mythological tour of the solar system! Our first stop is the sun, a.k.a., Helios. We take a look at the Homeric Hymn to Helios and Odyssey 12.340-403 to find out more about this lesser-known Greek god. Passages and credits can be found on https://alisoninnes.wordpress.com  Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum Subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comWe're on GooglePlay https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Welcome to episode 3! In this episode, we meet the great Trojan hero from the Trojan War, Hector, in his moment of decision. Will he choose to fight the Greek hero Achilles? Or does he take the easy route out? We examine his soliloquy in Iliad 22.99-115. It's not easy being a hero! Homer. Iliad. Trans. Anthony Verity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don't miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we're joined by our feline co-host as we examine Odysseus' relationship with Circe in Odyssey 10.467-486.Passage: Homer Odyssey 10.467-486Translation: Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. New York: HarperCollins, 1967. Print. Music Credits: "Super Hero" by King Louie's Missing monuments from the album "Live at WFMU" (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive.Brought to you by @darrinsunstrum and @InnesAlison See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who is the real Medea of Greek mythology?  In our very first podcast episode, we will introduce you to this fascinating hero in her most famous appearance from antiquity. We'll see what she has to say for herself in Euripides' -Medea- lines 476-492. Passage: Euripides Medea 476-492Translation: Euripides. Medea. Trans. A. J. Podlecki. Ed. Stephen Esposito. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2004. Print.Music Credits: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive.Brought to you by @darrinsunstrum and @InnesAlison See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.