RE-AIR: Blood-soaked Trees, Erysichthon Eats Himself & Bonus Boogeywomen of Ancient Greece

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

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This episode originally aired in October 2020... It might be old, but the story feels right on point in 2025. We travel to Thessaly where their king, Erysichthon gets a horrifying punishment for his crimes against Demeter. Plus, Lamia and Empusa... monstrous and vampiric women of mythology. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. 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.

Sources: Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds (A Sourcebook) by Daniel Ogden, Theoi.com, Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, and Apuleius's The Golden Ass, translated by Sarah Ruden.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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0:00.0	Oh, hi there. Live here, speaking from the future. If you are keen to support this podcast,
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0:57.6	Oh, hi, hello. This is Let's Talk About Myths, Baby, and I'm Liv, here with another spooky episode for this spookiest month.
1:04.7	But first, I'm so excited to tell you that by the time this comes out, I will have just recorded an episode with the incredible and brilliant Bettney Hughes, author of Helen of Troy and Venus and Aphrodite, amongst others.
1:16.1	Venus and Aphrodite has just been released in North America, and I mean, like I said,
1:20.8	by the time this comes out, I will have recorded it. When I'm recording it now, I haven't yet,
1:24.4	but I'm sure we talked all about my favorite goddess and that it was incredible
1:28.4	and I learned so much. I am so looking forward to it. So stay tuned because that episode will be
1:34.4	coming out very soon. And speaking of books, here's your periodic reminder that I have a book
1:40.8	of mythology coming out. If you haven't done so already, please pre-order my book.
1:46.0	Greek mythology, the gods, goddesses, and heroes handbook is coming out in March, and it's a fun,
1:51.8	beautifully illustrated, casual look at the gods, goddesses, and everyone else of Greek mythology.
1:57.4	It's for people who are new to the genre or well-seasoned lovers of it like you all.
2:02.4	Plus, it's a mythology book that calls it like it is.
2:06.1	I use the word assault when it comes to the gods, something I've personally never found
2:11.0	in a mainstream book of just Greek mythology, and I am so pumped that I got to be that
2:16.6	honest in this book.
2:19.0	So head to Mythsbaby.com slash book for places to pre-order or just go to the website of your
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