Theseus & Ariadne 1: "No tributes have ever returned to Athens..."

Live from Mount Olympus

Onassis Foundation

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Newly-crowned prince Theseus and thirteen brave young Athenians sail across the wine-dark sea towards the island of Crete. They are tributes, destined for the lair of the monstrous Minotaur. But Eros, the mischievous god of love, has other plans for our young hero and his crew…

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0:00.0	Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation and distributed by PRX. A whole new season of terrestrials is coming.
0:27.2	Radio Lab's family-friendly show All About Nature.
0:30.7	This season, we are back with a new batch of episodes where we come face to snout with some of the wildest, gnarliest creatures on this planet.
0:40.3	We discover music, magic, medicine, and a whole lot of fun.
0:46.7	Starting April 17th, all on the Radio Lab for Kids Feed, wherever you listen to podcasts. The Greek guards live high on Mount Olympus.
1:04.0	But from time to time, we walk among you mortals,
1:09.0	and wherever the guards move, stories are born.
1:15.4	Our next story is about young love, bravery, and fate.
1:20.9	Ooh, this arrowhead is swift and fast.
1:23.6	And to assist me in telling it, I've invited two special guests into the gods' pod studio today.
1:31.3	This one wobbles a bit in transit, but packs a big punch.
1:35.3	You always pick right, son. Just pick.
1:38.3	Mom, you're so cute when you're impatient.
1:41.3	Aw.
1:42.3	Welcome to my God's, Bad Aphrodite.
1:45.5	Oh, beautiful goddess of love.
1:48.6	Yeah.
1:49.6	And your mischievous son, Eros.
1:53.8	Thanks for inviting us, Hermes.
1:56.4	Though this is definitely a story
1:59.0	you couldn't really tell without us.
2:01.0	Don't you just love how my bowstring sings?
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