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Live from Mount Olympus

Apollo & Artemis 5: “All because of a giant”

Live from Mount Olympus

Onassis Foundation

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

0.00 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Artemis is skeptical at first when the giant Orion asks her to be his hunting companion, yet finds that he is delightful company - she’s made a friend! Until a jealous Apollo plays a terrible trick that risks destroying his relationship with his sister forever. 

Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. 

Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein. 

Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by the Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM. Our directors are Rachel Chavkin, Josiah Davis, Joan Sergay, and Keenan Tyler Oliphant.

Our actors are: Eric Berryman (Dionysus, Pan, Zephrys); Ato Blankson-Wood (Apollo); Josiah Davis (Ganymede); Jill Frutkin (Aphrodite); Joanne Hernandez (Daphne); Adrienne Hopkins (Nymph); Caroline Hopkins (Zoe);  Natalie Hopkins (Nymph); Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez (Ephialtes); Libby King (Athena); Ian Lassiter (Zeus);  Zhailon Levingston (Announcer); Christina Liberus (Artemis); Nehemiah Luckett (Midas); Kimberly Marable (Leto, Fury); Jake Margolin (Orion); Marcel Isaiah Martinez (Hyacinthus); James Harrison Monaco (Marsyas); Xavier Pacheco (Paris, Otus); Kristen Sieh (Python, Fury); Nedra Marie Taylor (Hera); Ching Valdes-Aran (Delos); Daniel Watts (Eros, Silenus)

And André De Shields is Hermes (and this season, Eris, goddess of discord!) 

The TEAM’s Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Diana Khong. We thank the artists and leaders of Epic Theater Ensemble for their continued collaboration! 

Live from Mount Olympus is written by Nathan Yungerberg with Julie Burstein and Jason Adam Katzenstein. 

Audio production and mix by John Melillo. Audio editing and sound design by Julie Burstein and David Schulman (E1 and E4). 

Music and songs composed, arranged and produced by Magdalini Giannikou. Lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase. Music performed by Banda Magda. 

Instrumental music mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro. Songs mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett. 

Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant. 

Series creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell. 

Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Program Manager at Onassis USA. Amal Biskin is our production assistant. 

Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, Matthew Soares, Omisha Chaitanya and Elizabeth Scott at The Power Station at Berklee NYC. 

Press by Grand Communications. Graphic design by Onassis Creative Studio. 

Live from Mount Olympus is distributed by PRX. 

Since 1975, the Onassis Foundation has been dedicated to culture, community, and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. Learn more at www.onassis.org. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, wonderful live from Mount Olympus listener.

0:03.6

The ancient myths tell stories of deep emotion, wonder, love, anger, friendship, frustration,

0:12.3

joy, and sometimes violence.

0:15.8

We wanted to let you know that in this episode, there is a scene that some listeners may find disturbing.

0:24.2

Previously on live from Mount Olympus.

0:27.9

Hey, baby, bro. I'm your big sister, Artemis.

0:31.4

Not baby for long. I'm growing. Watch me. Now I'm taller than my sister.

0:37.2

Hey, you're standing on your tippy toes. I'm taller than you.

0:41.3

Or not?

0:42.3

And too!

0:43.3

Python killer!

0:45.3

Ah!

0:46.3

Python Killer!

0:48.3

Artemis!

0:49.3

Pithon Killer!

0:51.3

Sister? To me! Now! I'm here! Back to back. Pytton killer Sister to me you can now

0:56.0

I'm here!

0:57.0

Back to back, close up

0:59.0

And right

1:01.0

Where are you going?

1:03.0

We both just agreed you'd follow Zeus's wishes to purify yourself.

1:08.0

Do I look like someone who would purify himself just because some black-robed

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