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Story 52: The Only Cool Thing About King Minos
King Minos was a malevolent tyrant who became a judge of the Underworld because he happened to be a son of Zeus. Talk about a nepo baby.
Story 51: Icarus Doesn't Do Much
Let’s fly into 2023 with a big myth that doesn’t have much to it. In fact, it really is just the one thing.
Story 50: Hera Watches Troy Burn with Megan Peterson
The siblings come face to face with Hera. Fortunately, writer and podcaster Megan Peterson (they/she) is here to provide literary insight, historical context, and biting wit.
'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens (12 Days of Musemas)
Is A Christmas Carol the best holiday story ever told? Yes, and we're not taking feedback at this time.
Story 49: Is Theseus Actually Awesome? with Owen (Through the Mist)
Owen from Through the Mist returns to talk about all the other things Theseus should be known for.
Story 48: Finding Ariadne with Quinn Albert
Quinn from The Monsterous Woman Pod joins the show for an episode that’s totally about Ariadne.
Story 47: Help! We’re Lost in the Labyrinth
Darien and DJ get trapped in a very long hallway.
Story 46: 4 Happy Haunts
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) find themselves haunted by another podcast! Tim (he/him) and AJ (he/him) from Standby Line have materialized to socialize over ghosts, shades, and happy haunts of all shapes and sizes.
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.