greek mythology

It’s the last episode in our Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology series—and perhaps you’ll agree we saved the best for last. Atalanta was an avatar of an older, wilder [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! First, here is the epic statue of Artemis from Ephesus. Look at all those boobs! Here are the wonderful dogs who have been keeping Genn company as she writes [...Read More...]

When you think of Artemis, what springs to mind? Perhaps it’s a fierce huntress with a bow and arrow, a sort of female Peter Pan—wild and untamed, haunting forests [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   This episode wouldn’t be possible without these sources: Herodotus – The Histories Pseudo-Apollodorus Our Beloved Theoi.com – Pallas [...Read More...]

Most myths say that Athena sprung from Zeus’ head fully formed, totally brilliant, and just a badass war goddess. We don’t get a lot of stories about her youth, the way [...Read More...]

This week, we’re going to talk about that time Heracles, the strong man, son of Zeus and noted impenetrable penetrator, lived as a woman. Yes, you read that right. And not [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!     This episode wouldn’t be possbile without these resources: Our beloved Theoi.com Perseus’ entry on Heracles Baldwin’s entry [...Read More...]

Who’s the queerest of the gods? It’s hard to say…but there’s a strong case to be made that it’s Dionysus. The god of wine and revolutionaries [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Check out Cait Corrain’s website to learn more about their writing and [...Read More...]

Mny of us have preconceived notions about what the Illiad was like. Prepare to have those notions blown away. In this episode, debut author Maya Deane methodically strips [...Read More...]