In this introduction to the new series on ancient Sparta and the Spartan Mirage, Liv gives a rundown on the history of Archaic and Classical Sparta, truths and misconceptions. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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 History of Herodotus , translated by G. C. Macaulay ...
Jan 10, 2023•47 min•Season 6Ep. 463
It's that time again! I answer listener questions to mark the start of a new year and to give me an excuse not to research and write a script. We all win! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 462
There's never a bad time to revisit Ariadne's Better Boyfriend, Dionysus, not to mention his encounter with pirates! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions ....
Jan 03, 2023•26 min
A special series of episodes is coming January 10th wherever you get your podcasts... Four weeks of Spartan myth, history, culture, and more, accompanied by conversations with some of the top experts in ancient Sparta and ancient military practices, along with the more troubling modern notions of Sparta... Listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions . Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Jan 02, 2023•56 sec•Season 6Ep. 461
Revisiting the incredible conversation between Liv and author and poet Nikita Gill about reimagining women of myth, Medusa, and colonialism. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.co...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Revisiting one of Greek mythology's most hilarious and wild story, the exploits of Baby Hermes. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions . See omnystudio.com/l...
Dec 27, 2022•51 min
A re-airing of the conversation Liv had with the Partial Historians! Dr. Rad and Dr. G give Liv a history of the last pharaoh of Egypt, the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra VII. Listen to the Partial Historians wherever you get your podcasts. PRE-ORDER THE PARTIAL HISTORIANS' NEW BOOK ON THE SEVEN KINGS OF ROME NOW! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min
It's that time of year when I can't fathom writing another heavily researched script so here's me breaking down Theseus vs. Jason, mostly from memory. Who is the worst? Will the results be 50/50?? Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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: See past episodes on Theseus and Ja...
Dec 20, 2022•49 min•Season 6Ep. 459
A special series of episodes is coming in January... Four weeks of Spartan myth, history, culture, and more, accompanied by conversations with some of the top experts in ancient Sparta and ancient military practices, along with the more troubling modern notions of Sparta... Listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 19, 2022•28 sec•Season 6Ep. 458
Liv reads part 2 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book IV, translated by Brookes More. More of the cursed house of Thebes, Cadmus and Harmonia, and even... Perseus' hunt for Medusa and his rescue of Andromeda. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! Attributions and licensing information for m...
Dec 16, 2022•37 min•Season 6Ep. 457
Turns out that famous prince of Troy, Paris, had a wife before Helen... This is the story of the nymph Oenone. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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: Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Theoi.com entry on Oenone; Ovid's Heroides, translated by Grant Showerman and found o...
Dec 13, 2022•40 min•Season 6Ep. 456
Liv is joined by Michael Furman, a professor of ancient Thebes and Boeotia and they talk all things wonderful and Theban, even touching upon pseudoarchaeological claims about the ancient city... Follow Michael on Twitter . Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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. Attributions and l...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 455
Continuing with Sophocles' Antigone... There's nothing but tragedy in the city of Thebes. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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: Sophocles' Antigone: quotes from the translation by Diane Rayor; translations by Frank Nisetich from The Greek Plays, new translations edited ...
Dec 06, 2022•41 min•Season 6Ep. 454
Liv reads part 1 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book IV, translated by Brookes More. The daughters of Minyas tell stories, including that of Pyramus and Thisbe. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: myt...
Dec 02, 2022•38 min•Season 6Ep. 453
In part three of Sophocles' Antigone, Kreon speaks with his son who was set to marry Antigone, and Antigone is finally sentenced to her death. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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: Sophocles' Antigone: quotes from the translation by Diane Rayor; translations by Frank Ni...
Nov 29, 2022•41 min•Season 6Ep. 452
Liv speaks with the creator of QCODE's Cupid podcast, Katy Cavanagh Jupe! They talk about all things Cupid, from its origins in Greek myth to the details of the show itself. Plus, just, loads of nerding out about Greek gods. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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. Attributions and...
Nov 25, 2022•56 min•Season 6Ep. 450
We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID ! This time, the finale... What's the deal with Greek myth, anyway? Listen to Cupid wherever you get your podcasts. Find more LTAMB episodes devoted to these characters and stories in this Spotify playlist, and even more playlists here . 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 ...
Nov 23, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 449
Continuing with Sophocles' Antigone... Antigone is caught burying Polyneices, and both she and Ismene are going to be blamed by Kreon. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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: Sophocles' Antigone: quotes from the translation by Diane Rayor; translations by Frank Nisetich f...
Nov 22, 2022•40 min•Season 6Ep. 448
Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book III, translated by Brookes More. The continuation of Thebes... Echo and Narcissus, Bacchus v. Pentheus, and pirates! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: myth...
Nov 18, 2022•38 min•Season 6Ep. 447
We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID ! This time... Furies! Underworld gods! Chthonic everything! Listen to Cupid wherever you get your podcasts. Find more LTAMB episodes devoted to these characters and stories in this Spotify playlist, and even more playlists here . 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. ...
Nov 16, 2022•16 min•Season 6Ep. 446
It's finally time for Sophocles' Antigone: the daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta deals with the aftermath of her family's horrifying legacy. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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: Sophocles' Antigone: quotes from the translation by Diane Rayor; translations by Frank Niset...
Nov 15, 2022•37 min•Season 6Ep. 445
Liv speaks with translator Stephanie McCarter about her new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. How she went about translating, favourite sections and characters, and so much more. Find Metamorphoses by Ovid, translated by Stephanie McCarter, wherever you get your books. Follow Stephanie on Twitter or check out her website . Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: As this is Ovid's Metamorphoses, there are multiple references to sexual assault. For a list...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 444
We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID ! This time... Gods messing with mortals, something new and different! Listen to Cupid wherever you get your podcasts. Find more LTAMB episodes devoted to these characters and stories in this Spotify playlist, and even more playlists here . 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 re...
Nov 09, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 443
First, Liv reads a selection from the new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, by Stephanie McCarter, because it's ARACHNE and it's AMAZING. Then, the cursed legacy of Thebes, the stories of Ino and Semele. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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: Ovid's Metamorphoses tran...
Nov 08, 2022•45 min•Season 6Ep. 442
Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book III, translated by Brookes More. The founding of the Theban dynasty... Things don't go particularly well. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/s...
Nov 04, 2022•32 min•Season 6Ep. 441
We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID ! This time... Gods inflicting love on mortals and the brewing of potent potions... Listen to Cupid wherever you get your podcasts. Find more LTAMB episodes devoted to these characters and stories in this Spotify playlist, and even more playlists here . 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 refer...
Nov 02, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 440
Happy Halloween! In this Halloween Special Liv talks to past guest Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts about all things Underworld: Persephone, Hades, and everyone in between. Follow Ellie on Tiktok and Twitter . Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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. Attributions and licensing information ...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 439
Liv speaks with fellow Classics podcaster Jasmine Elmer (listen to Legit Classics wherever you're listening to LTAMB!) about all things monstrous, but particularly... Volcanic monsters and myths of Greece and Rome. Follow Jasmine on Twitter . Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! 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...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 437
We're back with more bonus mythological content, looking at the characters and concepts from QCODE's new podcast CUPID ! Listen to Cupid wherever you get your podcasts. Find more LTAMB episodes devoted to these characters and stories in this Spotify playlist, and even more playlists here . 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. Attributions and licens...
Oct 26, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 436
It's time for the infernal goddesses of the dead... Chthonic Cuties... the realm of the Underworld itself, and how the real people of ancient Greece worshipped and interacted with that realm while they're still in the land of the living... Learn LOADS more about Persephone and the Underworld by following Ellie Mackin Roberts on TikTok (seriously, she's amazing on there). Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Give...
Oct 25, 2022•40 min•Season 6Ep. 435
