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

RE-AIR: Liv Reads Ovid, the Heroides of Paris & Helen

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

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.85.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

A re-airing of Liv's reading of Ovid's Heroides, Paris to Helen and Helen to Paris. Ovid's Heroides are fictional letters between mythological figures... These two are particularly incredible (and in the case of Paris, hilarious). Ovid's Heroides, translated by Grant Showerman.

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's simply a bonus reading of Homer. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!

For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they were in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/names 

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0:00.0

What do a fallen god and a demon of fire have in common with the wizard and a hobbit?

0:15.1

They're all part of the rich mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth.

0:19.4

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0:24.3

the finest Tolkien podcast this side of breed.

0:27.6

Each week, host Alan Cisto and his team of all star co-hosts explore Middle Earth, with

0:33.0

in-depth analysis and plenty of nerd humor.

0:36.4

From the hobbit to the Lord of the Rings and more, it's a great way for first-timers

0:39.9

to experience J.R.R. Tolkien's captivating world and for long-time fans, like me.

0:46.1

It's a deep dive into their favorite stories, so if you're ready to take the next step

0:50.8

into the most beloved world in fantasy literature and become a part of a vibrant, active community

0:56.5

of listeners, then look for the Prancing Pony podcast wherever you listen.

1:27.3

Oh, hi, hello nerds.

1:30.4

This is Let's Talk About Myths, baby.

1:33.3

And I'm your host, Liv, she who is currently obsessed with both heripities and notably Helen.

1:39.3

I mean, Helen's always been interesting to me, primarily because of the way she's treated

1:43.0

in the ancient sources and even today, and the different ways you view her actions and the

1:47.2

actions of the Trojan War.

1:49.0

But I had to that, heripities is wild take on her and I am just, well like I said, I'm obsessed.

1:55.2

And that had me thinking about the episodes I did on Helen last year and everything I learned

2:00.6

back then and obvious heroities.

2:05.0

So I've linked to a new Spotify playlist in the episodes description.

2:08.4

It features all the episodes I've done on Helen if you want to listen back and learn even more

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