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Story 45: The Depowering of Nymphs
In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) examine how nymphs went from revered nature goddesses to helpful but unimportant NPCs.

Story 44: Everything You Know About Satyrs is Wrong
Wait. What’s with all this art featuring naked, horse-tailed men balancing wine goblets on their genitals?

Story 43: Hellhounds and Other Terrible Pets
Who’s a good boy? None of these hounds of damnation, that’s for sure.

Story 42: Scary, Sexy Empusa Lady
In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) agree that the Greek Empusa is probably not the direct inspiration for the modern vampire. So obviously, they spend most of the episode talking about vampires!

Story 41: The Battle of the Labyrinth, or Percy Gets Lost
Muses of Mythology has arrived! Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) kick off the new season by getting lost in the Labyrinth

Chapter 40: Zoë's Constellation Prize
It's our last episode for The Titan's Curse! We finish with the death of Zoë Nightshade and the fantastical world of constellations. Then we wrap with a Major Announcement!

Chapter 39: Atlas Needs a Chiropractor
Atlas is a titan who was forced to hold the sky on his shoulders for all eternity. So, how did the name become associated with big books of maps?

Chapter 38: Cats Are Dragons!
DRAGONS
That's it. That's the description.

Chapter 37: Athena's Not Like Other Girls
Athena isn’t just some goddess. She just, like, better than other girls, ya know?

Chapter 36: Talos Broke Our Brains with Owen (Through the Mist)
Listen. This started out as a normal episode about Talos with Owen (he/him) from Through the Mist podcast.
But then somebody (Darien) had to go and ask if the giant robot was alive. And all Tartarus broke loose.

Chapter 35: What Makes a Good Aphrodite? with Sam (The Chaos-Cast)
Time to celebrate the ultimate Messy Bitch™: Aphrodite! Sam from The Chaos-Cast joins the pod to discuss Aphrodite as the goddess of self-love, beauty being in the eye of the beholder, and why a mortal man will NOT get away with stabbing a goddess.

Chapter 34: The Lotus Eaters (Is Time a Cult?)
This week, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) explore have a tiny piece of The Odyssey that became a massive plot point in the PJO books. We're finally talking about the Lotus Eaters.

Chapter 33: The 12 Memes of Hercules with Robert Gaymer (thedammemepage)
Discussing the Labors of Hercules is far too great a challenge for the siblings to take on alone. Fortunately, they've got Robert Gaymer (they/them) of @thedammemepage, Into the Riordanverse, and Entering Storybrooke to help them on this daring quest!

Chapter 32: Is There an Apollo in the House? with Maddy (Fatal Flaw)
This week, real medical professional Maddy, RN BSN (she/her), of Fatal Flaw joins the podcast to discuss mythological medical professional, Apollo!

Chapter 31: Hunting for Artemis with Skylar Barsanti
Skylar Barsanti (she/her) returns to the pod with a book of essays, lessons on goddess archetypes, and hot takes about the Riordanverse.

Chapter 30: We Join the Hunters of Artemis with Fran McMahon
Podcaster, YouTuber, and author Fran McMahon (she/her) joins the pod this week to talk about girl groups, immortality, and the importance and finding a place to belong.

Chapter 29: My Cousin Saw a Manticore at the Zoo
In Ancient Greek terms, the Hydra is like the Mothman and the Manticore is like a rhinoceros.

Chapter 28: The Titan's Curse, or Percy's Series of Big Mistakes
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) present their most chaotic episode yet as they try desperately to get through The Titan's Curse.

Chapter 27: So You Think You Know The Odyssey?
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) finish their journey through the Sea of Monsters with a proper look at Homer's epic poem. Turns out, there's a lot they didn't know about the story everyone thinks they know.

Chapter 26: The Golden Fleece Could Have Been a Really Nice Banana
Hold on to your film studies degree, kids; Leo Garcia (he/him) (AKA GeekScorpio/Gaming Theater Presents) joins us to talk myths, MacGuffins, and Alfred Hitchcock.