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MythTake

by Alison Innes & Darrin Sunstrum

A fresh take on ancient myth.

Our podcast is a little different from other myth podcasts out there. Rather than telling the stories, we focus on analyzing the literary material where those stories come from. Sometimes we choose a particular figure or theme from mythology and examine texts relating to it. Other times, we choose a passage from a play or poem and discuss its themes and ideas. We also explore modern links to Greek and Roman mythology, whether we're talking about the solar system or Wonder Woman.

Our podcast is unscripted, so anything can happen! We keep it real–we want you to feel like you’re sitting down and having a conversation with us. We also welcome your input–questions, thoughts, suggestions, ideas.

Hosts Alison Innes and Darrin Sunstrum have well over two decades combined experience teaching and studying Greek and Roman myth at a university level.

MythTake is created, hosted, and produced by Darrin Sunstrum and Alison Innes.

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Check out Alison's newest show, Project PhDcast.

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Episodes

Episode 11 Mythological Tour of the Solar System Neptune/Poseidon

1h 12m · Published 24 Aug 02:05

We travel to that last of the gas giants, Neptune, and learn about Poseidon's role in the Trojan War.

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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

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Episode 10: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Uranus/Ouranos

41m · Published 27 Jul 01:46

This week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some summer reading recommendations for those wanting to geek out on history of astronomy. The cat also makes a guest appearance.

For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.com

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Episode 9: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Saturn/Kronos

1h 0m · Published 09 Jul 02:53

Join us for another stop on our mythological tour of the solar system as we visit Saturn! This gas giant, featuring 53 moons and multiple rings, is named after the Roman god Saturn, (Kronos) the father of Jupiter (Zeus). We'll examine how the Romans and Greeks depicted Saturn/Kronos in different ways.

This week’s passages are from Hesiod "Theogony"; Virgil "Aeneid"; Ovid "Metamorphoses."

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Episode 8: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Jupiter/Zeus

1h 15m · Published 28 Jun 01:42

Today we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, white, and brown, is the largest in our solar system. The "King of the Planets" is named after the Greek and Roman king of the gods, Jupiter (Zeus). We examine passages from Greek and Roman literature to shed some light on how the ancients thought of their god they called "the father of gods and men."

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Episode 7: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Mars/Ares

1h 0m · Published 08 Jun 02:02

We skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman god of war, has intrigued humans for millennia. Today we learn about the Greek god of war, Ares, from his appearances in the Homeric Hymn to Ares, Odyssey 8.266-366 and Iliad 5.418-425, 880-969.

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Episode 06: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Venus/Aphrodite

1h 23m · Published 25 May 02:48

The third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this mysterious goddess of sexuality.

(This episode includes discussion of sex in mythological contexts.)

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Episode 05: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Mercury/Hermes

55m · Published 04 May 21:56

The second stop on our tour of the solar system is Mercury! Join us as we learn how the Greek god Hermes (Roman god Mercury) goes from being a baby to a an Olympian god in the first two days of his life!

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Episode 04 Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Helios

52m · Published 28 Apr 03:06

Today we embark on a mythological tour of the solar system! Our first stop is the sun, a.k.a., Helios. We take a look at the Homeric Hymn to Helios and Odyssey 12.340-403 to find out more about this lesser-known Greek god.

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Subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comWe're on GooglePlay https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

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Episode 03 Hector (Iliad 22.99-115)

46m · Published 22 Apr 03:04

Welcome to episode 3! In this episode, we meet the great Trojan hero from the Trojan War, Hector, in his moment of decision. Will he choose to fight the Greek hero Achilles? Or does he take the easy route out? We examine his soliloquy in Iliad 22.99-115. It's not easy being a hero! Homer. Iliad. Trans. Anthony Verity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Episode 02 Odysseus & Circe

46m · Published 17 Apr 17:24

In this episode we're joined by our feline co-host as we examine Odysseus' relationship with Circe in Odyssey 10.467-486.

Passage: Homer Odyssey 10.467-486

Translation: Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. New York: HarperCollins, 1967. Print.

Music Credits: "Super Hero" by King Louie's Missing monuments from the album "Live at WFMU" (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive.

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MythTake has 31 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 32:39:05. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on January 31st, 2024 14:28.