Greek Heroes in Popular Culture Through Time - for iPod/iPhone

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What does ‘2001: a Space Odyssey’ have to do with Odysseus? How does Brad Pitt's Achilles in 'Troy' match up to Homer's original hero? And is Arnold Schwarzenegger the new Heracles? This collection of video animations and audio discussions examines how the heroes of Greek mythology have been represe…

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  • Oct 9, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 9m AVG DURATION
  • 12 EPISODES


Latest episodes from Greek Heroes in Popular Culture Through Time - for iPod/iPhone

Achilles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 3:58


Achilles discusses how his sexuality has been perceived by Hollywood in and how everyone seems to just concentrate on his poorly heel!

hollywood marvel reubens helen of troy stanley baker
Transcript -- Achilles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


Transcript -- Achilles discusses how his sexuality has been perceived by Hollywood in and how everyone seems to just concentrate on his poorly heel!

hollywood marvel reubens helen of troy stanley baker
Achilles discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 14:06


The lowdown on what popular culture chooses to keep in its portrayals of the Greek hero Achilles … and what gets left out.

greek homer illiad homosexuality patroclus aeschylus trojan_war ancient_greece madeleine_miller myrmidons
Transcript -- Achilles discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


Transcript -- The lowdown on what popular culture chooses to keep in its portrayals of the Greek hero Achilles … and what gets left out.

greek homer illiad homosexuality patroclus aeschylus trojan_war ancient_greece madeleine_miller myrmidons
Heracles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 3:07


Heracles, the famous demi-god, drops by to assert what his macho image really means by talking us through clips of Arnie, Popeye, Steve Reeves and Kevin Sorbo.

hercules popeye arnie arnold schwarzenegger macho kevin sorbo heracles steve reeves 12 labours
Transcript -- Heracles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


Transcript -- Heracles, the famous demi-god, drops by to assert what his macho image really means by talking us through clips of Arnie, Popeye, Steve Reeves and Kevin Sorbo.

hercules popeye arnie arnold schwarzenegger macho kevin sorbo steve reeves 12 labours
Heracles discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 14:01


The changing portrayals of Heracles: how the ancient Greeks’ bad boy turns to virtuous saviour by the C19th, and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the C20th.

myth predator greeks arnold schwarzenegger c19th c20th heracles mainomenos women_of_trachis legendary_journeys caracci choice_of_hercules dockers_union
Transcript -- Heracles discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


Transcript -- The changing portrayals of Heracles: how the ancient Greeks’ bad boy turns to virtuous saviour by the C19th, and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the C20th.

myth predator greeks arnold schwarzenegger c19th c20th heracles mainomenos women_of_trachis legendary_journeys caracci choice_of_hercules dockers_union
Odysseus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 4:22


Odysseus, famed for his 10 year journey home, joins us with his wife Penelope discussing how the legacy of his long voyage has been portrayed by the Coen Brothers, James Joyce, Tennyson and George Melies.

brothers coen brothers odysseus ulysses tennyson james joyce sir john gielgud homer; ovid; virgil
Transcript -- Odysseus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


Transcript -- Odysseus, famed for his 10 year journey home, joins us with his wife Penelope discussing how the legacy of his long voyage has been portrayed by the Coen Brothers, James Joyce, Tennyson and George Melies.

brothers coen brothers ulysses tennyson james joyce sir john gielgud homer; ovid; virgil
Odysseus discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 15:21


From personal odyssey to space odyssey, the myth of Odysseus keeps cropping up. What is it about this hero that makes him so pervasive?

myth homer odyssey odysseus iliad james_joyce space_odyssey penelopiad big_fish tony_robinson
Transcript -- Odysseus discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


Transcript -- From personal odyssey to space odyssey, the myth of Odysseus keeps cropping up. What is it about this hero that makes him so pervasive?

myth homer odyssey odysseus iliad james_joyce space_odyssey penelopiad big_fish tony_robinson

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