Tales of the Stardust

Medea is one the most well-known Sorcerouess in Greek Mythology, she was a Queen until her Husband Jason, for who she sacrificed her family and home, got exiled and left her in favor of another woman. Many can tell the story of how Medea and how terrorized Jason by going on a murder spree, but the lesson that we can take away from Medea is what happens when we deny ourselves worth for the sake of someone else's validation. Come and join me on this last episode of Season 2, as we reclaim who we are and always were. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Metis was the God Zeus's first wife, but she was also the Goddess that was the first queen of the Olympians. Her story consists of her aiding Zeus with his fight against his father Cronos, but it is where she comes from that is special about her story, she is a sea nymph in a family with 300 siblings. She never had the destiny to help Zeus, and no one probably would have seen it coming by seeing her blend in with her vast ocean family. But she was the first to get out of the water and the first Titan to stand up to Cronos. Come and join me, as we gather the strength to be the first of what we want to achieve. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Have you ever had Imposter Syndrome? Have you ever felt that you did not deserve some of your achievements or were afraid that someone might take off the mask that you are wearing? Hatshepsut was never supposed to be Queen and was not even the queen to begin with, she crowned herself as the Pharaoh of Egypt. With wearing a fake beard and male headdress, could Hatsheput have felt that she was being an imposter? Come and join me as we learn how to accept ourselves and talents that are rightfully ours. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cleopatra is a legend today by how her myths and rumors of her Seducing the Great Roman Emperor Julius Ceasar and Mark Antony came to be. Many believe that it was because of her enchanting beauty but she also had an enhancing spirit. How she caught the eye of Julius Ceasar is how she had confidence in herself and how she had faith that she would be a great Queen of Egypt. Come and join me as we talk about how Cleopatra created a connection with this Emperor and how you can have confidence in yourself to get connections with the people that can help you achieve your dreams. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Isis, the wife of Osiris, had to go on an impossible journey to find her husband who was cut to pieces and spread across the Nile by their jealous brother Seth. While protecting her baby Horace, she goes on and invents the mummification process in order to bring back Osiris from the dead; however, he must only rule in the Underworld so she has to wait for her little son to grow up and one day to get back his crown that was stolen from the family. Come and join me as we learn how Isis keeps her persistence and how we can do the same things that may seem impossible. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Clytemnestra, the wife of King Agamemnon, has a troubling past with her poor daughter, Iphigenia, being sacrificed in order for her husband to go to war. As she waits ten long years for her husband to return, all that is on her mind is how she will get his revenge. Come and join me as we discover what happens when we hold on to a grudge and how we can learn to let go of them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The leading lady of the famous Homer Poem, "The Iliad." The woman of launched a thousand ships, Helen holds more power and consequence in her actions than she may believe. She causes a war that lasts for ten years and is stuck between the two sides with the Trojans and Achaeans. But the longer she waits to choose a side, the more men are sacrificed in the war until it is too late. Come and join me as we see how our actions can affect more than we realize --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Persephone is the Queen of the Underworld, but it is only for a portion of the year. The rest of her time is spent in the fields as a child along with her mother Demeter. She is seen as a Goddess of Rebirth and of Destruction, total opposite epithets of each other, how does be herself with two halves of herself so different? Come and join me as we discover how this unique Queen finds herself through authenticity and how you can find some of your own. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hera is the Queen of the Gods and is most notoriously known throughout Greek Mythology for plotting revenge on any woman that finds themself in bed with Zeus, Hera's husband. As a Queen, Hera Must appear strong in order to keep her dominance among the other Gods but as a wife, she shows the fears and feeling that anyone can feel if their partner betrays their love. And with all eyes watching the Queen, she has no time to remorse about her heartbreaks, so come and join me as we learn how we can be strong through showing our vulnerability than having a heart of steel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Persephone was taken from her mother and her childhood to be the queen of the Underworld alongside her husband Hades, in which she had no choice in the matter. Her story represents the scary and hard struggles of growing up, as we always look back at the "Good'lil days," with no worries and responsibilities. But when we are old enough to go out in the real world, it can sometimes feel like the underworld, new, scary and confusing. But Persephone doesn't stay a scared girl for long in her new home, so come and join me as we dive down in Persephone's journey from a girl to a woman.

When we think of the Goddess Hestia, the Goddess of the Hearth and the Home, she is not seen in many myths in Greek Mythology. She is never getting involved in revenge or wars but always maintaining the enteral flame on Olympus. But she is very essential to the Greek Pantheon because she stands for the importance of Family. So many of the Gods, and ourselves, overthink the bonds that we have with our family because, like Hestia, they are always there to the point where we sometimes forget. So come and join me and dive deep down into how Hestia keeps her enteral bond with her family going. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Artemis and Athena are both virgin goddesses in Greek Mythology. When I was younger, I always thought myself that I was more of an Athena than an Artemis, but I was always conflicted with the question of why they were so different from each other. Now a little older than I was in middle school, I think I have the main key differences between these two sisters; even though they are both virgin goddesses, they both stand for totally different aspects of life. So come and join me as we dive deep down into these Goddesses' differences and similarities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When was the last time that you did something for yourself? Growing up, I was told never to be selfish, which was a good lesson for me to not act like a spoiled bratt, but when I got older, I always felt a pledge that I never deserved anything that unless it was offered to me. In this episode, I explore Aphrodite's Selfishness and how her passion gives her the freedom to do her actions for her own benefit. Yes, there is sainthood of being selfless; however that is not what this episode is about, so come and join me as we look into how Aphrodite spreads her love to others by loving herself first. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How you ever had to make peace with your siblings? Have they ever ruined all your plans that you had worked so hard on? Even though the God Aries and the Goddess Athena are both the Gods of War in Greek Mythology, they both play completely different roles and represent different aspects. Athena, who always makes strategies and plans, is always confronted by her Brother Ares, who symbolizes bloodlust and surfing, who usually tears her precious plans into shreds. But Athena has a way around this, so come and join me today as I tell you how Athena makes peace with her pesky brother Ares. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Frist Queen of the Gods in Greek Mythology, Rhea, was tired of seeing all her children being devoured by their father as she was helpless and couldn't stop him because she didn't have the strength. But she did not give up; because not all of us have the strength as the great heroes of so long ago, but we all the power to be the heroes of our own unique story. So come and join me as we explore Rhea's other strengths and how she lit the spark for the whole Greek Pantheon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When Persephone was abducted from Hades and was pulled down in the Darkness of the Underworld, Demeter, her beloved mother, was searching everywhere trying to find her, and through her sorrow and grief, the plants and crops started to die beneath her feet. Join me to hear this famous story through Demeter's eyes, a story of letting go. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What were the Stories that you were told as a child? In this Podcast, I hope to tell inspiring stories from antiquity and World Mythology. Even though these wonderful tails have been around for thousands of years, there are many lessons that can be shared. Come with me on this journey back, as I tell you tails that were left in the stardust.