The new Mythology Podcast from Podcast takes a deep dive into the history, origins, and

meanings of each myth covered.

Myths and Deer for a Reason.

This episodic audio drum brings ancient myths to life for the modern audience.

Each episode presents exciting stories and analysis of each myth's history and origins, giving

insight into how our ancestors saw the universe.

Each story is brought to life by an ensemble cast of voice actors that covers Greek,

Norse, and Egyptian myths, as well as lesser known stories from Samarians Africans, the

Japanese, and many more.

And today we're going to be playing for you part one, Athena.

In case you're not on top of your Greek mythology game, Athena was the goddess of art and

war and defied gender roles exhibited in Greek culture.

She fought fiercely in a culture where women didn't go to battle, and she used wisdom

to find a balance between the ways of the past and the ways of the future.

So let's give it a listen.

It was foolish to challenge the gods.

After battling the goddess Athena for three days, Enceladus had all but resigned himself

to the fate of so many of his fellow giants, but he'd escaped her for the moment, and perhaps

that would become his advantage.

Enceladus had barely caught his breath when he heard the horses.

He whipped around, worried Athena had tracked him to the Ionian Sea, but it was one of Enceladus

own, another giant.

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