Fantasy Dinner Guests with Helen McVeigh – episode notes.
Well, I’ve been thinking about this format for a while. So I hope you enjoyed the episode. Please rate/review if you can. The episode. My guest. You can find Helen’s… Read more »
Category: greek myth
The Golden Fleece – myth or reality?
For many of a certain age the myth of the Golden Fleece invokes a bunch of skeletons fighting soldiers (I’m talking about the 1963 film Jason and the Golden Fleece)…. Read more »
Mountains in Myth: Podcast notes.
As promised in my podcast here are some supporting notes on the mountains I discussed in the podcast. Links, photos and even podcasts – hope you enjoy! Parnassus. Firstly, here’s… Read more »
Falling for you. The dangers of unrequited love in Ancient Greece.
Lefkada (or to use its earlier name Leucas) is located in the Ionian Sea. It was here that Aphrodite grieved for the loss of her lover Adonis and where she… Read more »
#Podcast. Thersites, Scamander and Sarpedon, the Linear B-listers
In this podcast I look at how we can understand more about the Iliad, its characters and wider themes through these three characters. Fell free to check out my other… Read more »
#MythicMovieMonsters – Minotaurs
As a kid I remember hearing the tale of Theseus for the first time and being quite scared, a half man half bull creature lurking in winding corridors will spook… Read more »
Labouring the part. Hercules in cinema.
Back to Italy. The link between Italy and Hercules may not seem obvious. Yet there was a relationship between the two. The myth of Geryon’s cattle and the defeat of… Read more »
Argonauts Assemble! Interesting YouTube clip
Saw this on twitter and it seems that someone’s had the great idea of recreating the Argo, looks quite nifty! Here’s the text from the Youtube clip Original motion picture… Read more »