Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 6 & 7

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Liv Albert

Comedy, History, Arts

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Liv reads Books and 7 of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ian Johnston and Vancouver Island University. Submit questions and prompts for future Odyssey readings at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.

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/sources-attributions.

Learn more about Liv's next group trip to GREECE, this time following along with Ariadne's escape from Theseus. Pre-order Liv's new book, The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby.

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0:00.0	Hey, nerds, I'm just here with a quick bit of news. So if you've ever thought of splurging on a trip to a couple of Greek islands and Athens, and you want to do it with me in October of this year, check the link in this episode's description or go to mythsbaby.com slash group trip for more information. It's happening.
0:20.0	Highlights include following in Ariadne's footsteps as she flees the dreaded Theseus.
0:25.6	Mythsbaby.com slash grouptrip.
1:11.5	Music The Hello, this is let's talk about myths, baby, and I am your host here with more reading of The Odyssey, which I am very excited about, despite the fact that I just had to re-record that because I called it the Iliad first. Brains are fun. No, I'm so excited for The Odyssey. I'm so excited that we have
1:18.3	this translation and that everyone is loving it. And I have a few questions from you all to address
1:23.3	during the little breaks. And they're going to be great. So we're going to just dive straight in because I'm excited.
1:30.1	And if I let myself ramble too much about the state of the world, then we won't get anywhere.
1:36.6	Because everything is terrible.
1:39.4	Late stage capitalism is running real rampant.
1:43.0	I don't know.
1:43.7	Has anyone set fire to a warehouse lately?
1:47.1	Cool. Keep it up. I did it. I still managed it. As usual, a reminder. Firstly, we are using the
1:57.0	incredible free, copyright-free translation by Ian Johnston of Vancouver Island University.
2:03.5	I will never get over how delightful it is to name Vancouver Island University,
2:08.4	a university that I, as someone who lived on Vancouver Island, from the age of six until 21,
2:16.9	did not know existed until I was at least in my 20s. That's not meant to be an
2:22.2	insult. It's just a delightful ode to Nanaimo, famous only for the desserts, but also home of
2:31.1	this university that gave us this translation. And so we thank them immensely.
2:37.1	Everyone go have a Nanaimo bar in appreciation. They're delightful. And if you didn't know how
2:43.8	to pronounce Nanaimo, now you do. It's not Nanamo. And just as another reminder, where we left off, Odysseus, we had finally met Odysseus
2:55.3	in this Odyssey, because the books one through four are mostly about his kid and often referred
3:01.8	to as the Telemachy, if you are interested. But we have finally reached Odysseus and began to get a sense of his story.
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