Helen

220B-Odyssey: Lonely Island

By Jason Weiser|2021-03-30T21:01:05-04:00March 30th, 2021|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: Greek mythology, Helen, Menelaus, Odysseus|

We're back in the Odyssey where Menelaus comes home, Telemachus leaves it, and Odysseus? Odysseus has been stuck in the same place for seven long years. The creatures this week are the Agogwe, tiny hairy naked people who are really cool until they aren't. Thanos swimsuit: https://myths.link/thanos Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership https://chrt.fm/track/B7AB5D/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9b7dacdf-a925-4f95-84dc-ac46003451ff/662ff2d4-9b7f-4388-8a94-acb8002fd595/51d3462c-00d0-4aa9-8ac4-acfc000cb0e4/audio.mp3 [...]

177D-Trojan War: Horsin’ Around

By Jason Weiser|2020-04-07T18:53:50-04:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: Achilles, Agamemnon, Greek mythology, Helen, Menelaus, Odysseus, Paris, Trojan War, Troy|

The Greeks find a way into Troy

177A-Trojan War: Rage

By Jason Weiser|2020-04-14T12:05:21-04:00March 17th, 2020|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: Achilles, Agamemnon, Greek mythology, Hector, Helen, Trojan War, Troy, Zeus|

“Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.”

132B-Trojan War: Some Foolish Thing

By Jason Weiser|2019-01-16T00:16:12-05:00January 16th, 2019|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: Hector, Helen, Paris, Trojan War, Troy|

Paris meets Helen, and the fates of thousands are sealed.

132B-Trojan War: Some Foolish Thing (ad-free)

By Jason Weiser|2019-01-15T23:59:10-05:00January 15th, 2019|Categories: Member Post|Tags: Greek mythology, Helen, Paris, Trojan War, Troy|

This is the episode. This is the episode where Helen of Sparta becomes Helen of Troy, and an event happens that launches 1000 ships toward the city in the east. This is where it all begins. The creature of the week has a dorky smile and a retainer and will absolutely eat you. -- Sponsors: Check [...]

59-Greek Myths: The Violence of Our Ancestors

By Jason Weiser|2017-02-01T01:39:43-05:00February 1st, 2017|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: Agamemnon, Atreus, Greek mythology, Hades, Helen, Hera, Mythology, Persephone, Tantalus, Troy, Zeus|

Many connected stories from Greek mythology. We'll start with story of Hades and Persephone, and learn why she's always hanging around the underworld (hint: it's not because she wants to). Then, I'll tell the story of the curse of the house of Atreus, starting with Tantalus and his questionable food choices. It's a [...]