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Voices of Today
The Olympian Gods sample

Voices of Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 2:57


The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com: voicesoftoday.net/gods The Olympian Gods By Henry M. Tichenor Narrated by Oberon Michaels Henry Mulford Tichenor (1858 - 1922) was a writer and journalist, who was a very active free thinker in the early Twentieth Century. A special target of Tichenor was organized religion, which he viewed as an absurdly contrived cultural artefact. In The Olympian Gods he applies a critical scalpel to the religion of the ancient Greeks, which he regarded as an obvious precursor to Christianity.

Ascend - The Great Books Podcast
Iliad: Book 20 | The Olympian Gods in Arms

Ascend - The Great Books Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 52:10


Dcn. Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan discuss Book 20 of the Iliad: The Olympian Gods in ArmsSummary of the narrativeWhat is Aeneas special?Some details others often overlookCheck out our GUIDE TO THE ILIAD. “Aeneas will rule the men of Troy in power—his son's sons and the sons born in future years.” Poseidon (20.355). 90. What happens in book twenty?Zeus calls the gods to council and tells them that they may now aide whatever side they wish—the strict decree to not intervene is over (20.29). And why does Zeus do this? He states: “I fear [Achilles will] raze the walls against the will of fate” (20.36). As such, Hera, Athena, Poseidon, and Hermes go to the Achaeans, and Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Leto, Xanthus, and Aphrodite go to the Trojans (20.40).[1] The gods clash in an apocalyptic war (20.80). Achilles searches for Hector, but Apollo convinces Aeneas to duel him (20.99). Poseidon convinces the gods of a truce, and the immortals line the battlefield to watch the mortals wage war (20.160). After some taunting, Achilles and Aeneas meet on the battlefield (20.299). Aeneas' spear fails to penetrate the great shield of Achilles (20.310), and the ashen spear of Achilles penetrates Aeneas' shield but fails to hit him (20.319). Aeneas lifts a giant boulder, and we are given a future glimpse at fate: Aeneas will hit Achilles, but Achilles' counter will slay Aeneas (20.331). Oddly, it is Poseidon, not Apollo, who takes pity on Aeneas, for Poseidon tells the gods Aeneas is “destined to survive” (20.349). Hera refuses to pity a Trojan (20.357); so, Poseidon saves Aeneas and tells him to stay away from Achilles, because “no other Achaean can bring you down in war” (20.386). Unlike with Aeneas, Apollo advises Hector to not engage Achilles (20.428). Achilles slaughters several Trojans including Polydorus, the brother of Hector (20.476). Hector, unable to bear watching Achilles slaughter his countrymen, engages Achilles against Apollo's command and throws his spear at him (20.479). Athena makes Hector's spear blow back to him and land at his feet (20.500), and Apollo whisks Hector away before Achilles can kill him (20.502). More and more Trojans fall to Achilles until the young Trojan Tros falls at Achilles knees, clutching him, and begs for mercy (20.524). Achilles slits open is liver and watches his “dark blood” spill out (20.530). The book ends with Achilles raging like an “inhuman fire,” like a “frenzied god” (20.558). 91. What is the destiny of Aeneas?In his stance against Achilles, Aeneas presents his genealogy—presumably due to Apollo's observation that Aeneas' patrimony is more impressive than Achilles' (20.250, 125). We also see Poseidon tell the gods that Aeneas is “destined to survive” (20.349). Most notable, Poseidon prophesies: “Aeneas will rule the men of Troy in power—his son's sons and the sons born in future years” (20.355). How will Aeneas rule Troy, however, if Troy is already fated to be destroyed? Aeneas is destined to be the founder of a new Troy. His genealogy shows he is from the “younger branch of the Trojan royal house (Priam, king of Troy, was the older branch.”[2] And, as Fagles notes, “Aeneas is to be the only survivor of the royal house of Troy, and here his lineage is established.”

The Arts Salon
Episode 50: Susana Castellanos, Second Generation of Olympian Gods

The Arts Salon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 105:03


We continue this January with the return of Susana Castellanos to discuss the second generation of Olympian Gods (Athena, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Ares....and Aphrodite...sort of). Listen to episode 46 of the podcast to hear about the first generation of Olympian Deities. If you speak Spanish, also listen to Susana's podcast ⁠Relatos de Sherezade⁠. We will close out January with another Arts Salon "Off-Topic" with co-host Andres Caro (episode 45) featuring economist ⁠Tyler Cowen⁠, leader of ⁠Marginal Revolution⁠ and host of ⁠Conversations With Tyler⁠. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artssalon/support

The Arts Salon
Episode 49: Peter Evans, Improviser/International Trumpet Soloist

The Arts Salon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 110:59


Peter Evans returns to The Arts Salon to talk about his artistic practice, the cultish nature of "new music," the 30 Years War, Bach, John Coltrane, American education, music education, and how Peter is convinced the internet is just a fad (lol not really). If you are unfamiliar with Peter, you can listen to episode 8 of the podcast to get acquainted with his work. Later this month we release part 2 of my talk about Greek Mythology with Susana Castellanos where we discuss the second generation of Olympian Gods (for part 1 listen to Episode 46). We will close out January with another Arts Salon "Off-Topic" featuring economist Tyler Cowen, leader of Marginal Revolution and host of Conversations With Tyler. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artssalon/support

The Arts Salon
Episode 46: Susana Castellanos, First Generation of Olympian Gods

The Arts Salon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 90:11


This episode is the first of a series on Greek Mythology. This episode deals with the origins and characteristics of the first generation of the Olympian gods (Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, & Demeter). The conversation is with Susana Castellanos, professor of mythology at the Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia. She is also the host of the tremendous podcast Relatos de Sherezade. Coming soon we will discuss the second generation of Olympian gods. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artssalon/support

Year One Comics
Episode 281: Avengers Annual 23

Year One Comics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 29:04


It's the last Avengers Annual before we get to Volume 3, and it reunites Roy Thomas and John Buscema to tell a story of the Olympian Gods.  

The Two Tongues Podcast
S2E65 - Jung's Greatest Pupils - Gods of Olympus

The Two Tongues Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 75:54


In this episode we dive deeper into Ed Edinger's "The Eternal Drama." We are presented with the heavenly realm of Olympus as a projection of the unconscious and with the 12 Olympian Gods as projections of our own in-born psychological forces. Edinger describes a "Zeus personality," an "Apollo personality," a "Hermes personality," and so on. He tells us their stories and helps us to see ourselves in them and to experience the gods within. Enjoy :)

Björeman // Melin
Avsnitt 318: Drakar i Västerås

Björeman // Melin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 84:49


Intro/uppvärmning Tangentbordstvätt – sådant man gör på semestern Pimox på en Raspberry Pi 3: nej. Rene “Judas” Ritchie börjar på Youtube Mjukvaruuppdatering av en Volvo Arc-hörnan: spaces, en känsla av flyktighet Ämnen Vilka datorspel har ni lagt mest tid på genom tiderna - del 2 “Export” av meddelanden i Meddelanden - finns det något i alla fall lite vettigt man kan göra? Film & TV Game of Thrones. Jocke har strecksett sex säsonger The old man Länkar Pimox Rene Ritchie börjar på Youtube MKBHD:s “bakomkanal” the Studio Arc Civilization I Mac LC II Unreal tournament The settlers Law of the west The king of Chicago Cinemaware Dune II Facing worlds Middle earth: shadow of Mordor Stunt car racer Populous II Wolfenstein Sound blaster Last ninja 2 Duke nukem 3D Tsai om Meddelandens dåliga utrymmeshantering Game of thrones The old man Jockes Amiga 2000 på Tradera Jockes Commodore 128 på Tradera Fullständig avsnittsinformation finns här: https://www.bjoremanmelin.se/podcast/avsnitt-318-drakar-i-vasteras.html

Random Knowledge
S1E45 - God of War (2005 video game)

Random Knowledge

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 16:18


God of War is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released on March 22, 2005, for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) console, it is the first installment in the series of the same name and the third chronologically. Loosely based on Greek mythology, it is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif. The player controls the protagonist Kratos, a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods. The goddess Athena tasks Kratos with killing Ares, the God of War and Kratos' former mentor who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter. As Ares besieges Athens out of hatred for Athena, Kratos embarks on a quest to find the one object capable of stopping the god once and for all: Pandora's Box. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_(2005_video_game) License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0;

Voices of Today
Hyperion sample

Voices of Today

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 3:03


The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com; voicesoftoday.net/hyperion Hyperion By John Keats Narrated by Denis Daly Keats commenced writing his epic poem, Hyperion, in 1818 and ceased working on it in the spring of 1819. He said that he gave the project up as having "too many Miltonic inversions." The unfinished poem, which ceases in the middle of the third canto, was published in 1820. The narrative is based on the Titanomachia, or War of the Titans, and describes the aftermath of their fall to the Olympian Gods.

Saint Athanasius Podcast
Postmillennialism | The Last Days According to Ezekiel, Hosea, and Daniel

Saint Athanasius Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 32:05


Outline:IntroductionThe Last Days According to Ezekiel The Last Days According to HoseaThe Last Days According to DanielConclusionSaint Athanasius ChurchContra Mundum SwaggerVideo Version

Perfect English Podcast
Myths and Legends - The Olympians - Hades

Perfect English Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 9:35


Learn about the third brother of the big three Olympian Gods, Hades. Learn about the major myths and stories about Hades in this new Myths and Legends episode from English Plus Podcast.Practice what you have learned on https://englishpluspodcast.com/myths-and-legends-the-olympians-hades/Support me to keep English Plus alive on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballanAccess the full archive of English Plus on https://englishpluspodcast.com/english-plus-podcast-archive/English Plus Vocabulary Building Series:Preview Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary Building Book SeriesPreview Word Search Games and Activities Book SeriesBuy Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary Building Book Series

Perfect English Podcast
Myths and Legends | The Olympian Gods - Poseidon

Perfect English Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 14:42


Learn about the second of the major Olympian gods Poseidon in this new Myths and Legends episode from English Plus Podcast. We will talk about the major myths surrounding Poseidon, his famous quarrels and his place in art literature and films.Learn more on https://englishpluspodcast.comSave English Plus by supporting me on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/dannyballanEnglish Plus Vocabulary Building Series:Preview Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary Building Book SeriesPreview Word Search Games and Activities Book SeriesBuy Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary Building Book Series

Perfect English Podcast
Myths and Legends | The Olympian Gods - Zeus

Perfect English Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 16:55


Learn about the greatest Olympian gods of all. This Myths and Legends episode from English Plus Podcast is about none other than Zeus, king of the gods.Learn more on https://englishpluspodcast.comSupport me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballanEnglish Plus Vocabulary Building Series:Preview Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary Building Book SeriesPreview Word Search Games and Activities Book SeriesBuy Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary Building Book Series

The Greek Language Project by The λamda Project
12 θεοί του Ολύμπου / 12 Olympian gods

The Greek Language Project by The λamda Project

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 7:42


The Greek language λamda project. Οι 12 Θεοί του Ολύμπου. Καλώς ήρθατε στο Greek language project. Tη σειρά podcast τoυ Ινστιτούτου The λamda Project, με στόχο να μάθουμε και να κάνουμε πρακτική στα ελληνικά μας. Αν θέλετε να σας στείλουμε το σημερινό κείμενο, και τις εξηγήσεις, στείλτε μας email στο info@thelproject.gr. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με το λamda Project , τι κάνουμε και ποιοι είμαστε, επισκεφτείτε τη σελίδα μας www.thelproject.gr, τη σελίδα μας στο Instagram & Facebook, πατώντας learn Greek in Athens with the λamda Project. Μάγδα: Καλησπέρα σε όλους. Τι κάνετε; Πώς είστε; Εγώ είμαι η Μάγδα. Σπύρος: Κι εγώ είμαι ο Σπύρος και σήμερα θα μιλήσουμε για τους βασικούς θεούς της Αρχαίας Ελλάδας, τους δώδεκα θεούς του Ολύμπου. Ποιοι ήταν οι άλλοι θεοί, που είχαν αρχηγό τον Δία; Μάγδα: Βασικά, οι υπόλοιποι θεοί ήταν ή παιδιά του Δία, ή σύντροφοι του Δία. Ήταν πολύ άτακτο αγόρι το άτιμο. Σπύρος: Ας μην μπούμε όμως, βαθιά στο οικογενειακό δέντρο των θεών γιατί θα μπερδέψουμε τον κόσμο. Μάγδα: Έχεις δίκιο. Λοιπόν με ποιον θα ξεκινήσουμε; Σπύρος: Ε, αφού είπαμε τόσες φορές το όνομα του Δία, ας πούμε κάτι ακόμα εκτός από το ότι ήταν άτακτο αγόρι. Λοιπόν, ο Δίας, ήταν ο Θεός του ουρανού και του κεραυνού.... For more...send us an e-mail at info@thelproject.gr.

The Hades Community Iliad Reading
Book 20: Olympian Gods in Arms, performed by EllomenoP

The Hades Community Iliad Reading

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 31:59


Book 20: Olympian Gods in Arms, performed by EllomenoP. Zeus unleashes the Olympians. Aeneas challenges the swift runner. The Trojans make their retreat. EllomenoP: Twitch Audio produced by Bubbo: Twitter Art by Webs2d and Hooly: Webs: Twitch Twitter Hooly: Twitch Twitter

Making A Martini: Up, Dry, and Straight to the Point

Little did I know when I went down the YouTube rabbit hole of Greek Mythology and Olympian Gods would I come out so disgusted and confused. But that's Ancient Greece for ya! This episode topic was chosen by our Pride Raffle Winner, Justin Starks, who was randomly chosen to win a spot on the podcast and he choose Greek Mythology! We talk Olympian Gods, we talk incest, murder, rape...all the things Disney left out of their version of Hercules. Plus we also talk about all the things that Disney got wrong. The themed cocktail of this episode is Persephone's Bouquet. Best Of PGH 2021: Best Podcast Linkhttps://linktr.ee/makingamartiniPersephone's Bouquet1.5oz Vodka1oz Orange Juice1oz Pomegranate Juice.5oz Jasmin Simple SyrupMix all ingredients together in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve.

Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization
Greek Myth XXVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus's Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter III – Theogony: Olympian Gods, or Zeus Does a Lot of Begetting

Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 8:30


The author of the Bibliotheca tries to decipher the Olympian family tree. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization. If there's no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and bonus content. References Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bethany-banner/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-banner/support

Ithaca Bound
Greek Titans w. Dr. William Hansen

Ithaca Bound

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 35:22


In Greek mythology, the Titans reigned over the cosmos before the existence of humans, and preceded the Olympian Gods. Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies & Folklore, Indiana University, Bloomington, Dr. William Hansen, joins the show to explain more.

Amigos: Everything Amiga Podcast
Populous 2 | Amigos: Everything Amiga Episode 291

Amigos: Everything Amiga Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 88:31


Developed by the legendary Amiga developers Bullfrog, Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods followed up on the success of the 1989 Peter Molyneux original. Is it better than the first game, though?

Amigos: Everything Amiga
Populous 2 - Amigos Episode 291

Amigos: Everything Amiga

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 88:31


Developed by the legendary Amiga developers Bullfrog, Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods followed up on the success of the 1989 Peter Molyneux original. Is it better than the first game, though?

Cambridge For Kids Ancient History Podcasts
The Olympian Gods - The Ancient Greeks: Episode 9

Cambridge For Kids Ancient History Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 10:35


Welcome to The Ancient Greeks podcast series by Cambridge For Kids. This ninth episode looks at The Olympian Gods. In order for the Ancient Greeks to make sense of a chaotic universe, the immortal gods were used to explain the forces of nature and the human experience. The greatest of these gods lived atop Mount Olympus, ruled over by Zeus the thunderer. They were passionate, spiteful, jealous and insecure beings that both loved and despised humanity. In this episode, you will learn about the twelve most important Greek gods. What each of them had control over and their awesome godly powers. Written and Narrated by Cambridge University Archaeologist: Matthew John Brooks cambridgeforkids.podbean.com

The Greek Myth Files
Episode 11: The Olympian Gods

The Greek Myth Files

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 25:13


Find visual aids at manto-myth.org/gmf!Credits:Written and Narrated: R. Scott SmithSound Engineer: Samantha CoetzeeVoice Actors: Julia Sommer and A. J. O'NeilMusic: Brooklyn Tea by Jared Sims

Demigod Dorks
The twelve Olympian gods plus a non-Olympian plus MORE BOOKS TO READ!

Demigod Dorks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 15:08


In this episode I’m going to describe features of the twelve Olympian gods and Hades. I’ve also decided to tell you guys about some of the other book series Rick Riordan has written and some of the books from Rick Riordan Presents.

A Culpa é do Cavani
Jornada 101 – Lucho Subbuteo

A Culpa é do Cavani

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 51:04


Começou com prendas trocadas inter-Cavanis antes do jogo, entre bonecos, camisolas e finos. Passou para dentro do estádio, onde se viram alguns bonecos com algumas camisolas e parecia mesmo que tinham andado a emborcar uma data de finos. Só para serem consistentes. Entretanto, com Danilões, Coronalas e Baroínhos à mistura, até ficou uma conversa engraçadita. Ahhhh, you spoil us, Olympian Gods of Football.

Spiritual Unity Radio Network
Pride of Olympus

Spiritual Unity Radio Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 123:00


Mount Olympus Presents: PRIDE OF OLYMPUS Celestial Olympianism in Action OLYMPIAN SPACE GODS SPEAK  Produced by Hercules Invictus DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF COSMIC ARTIST SAM DEL RUSSI Recorded Thursday 8/29/19, 9-11  PM EDT 1- MYTHS, LEGENDS AND LORE,   Host: Hercules Invictus Guest: Charles Santino 2 - NICK CURTO PRESENTS: THE REAL NEWS REVEALED, Host: Nick Curto 3- THE PRECEPTOR PROJECT, Host: Pheonix the Technodruid A Disclaimer: Aristotle suggested that entertaining new thoughts without feeling obliged to accept them is a wise practice to cultivate. We agree. Our Olympian podcasts explore interesting thoughts and viewpoints on a variety of topics, including health, religion and politics. Our exploration is one of personal opinions and sometimes systems of belief. Our discussions in this forum, though sincere and enthusiastic, are not to be construed as Olympian endorsements of any particular point of view. 

Spiritual Unity Radio Network
Pride of Olympus

Spiritual Unity Radio Network

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 120:00


PRIDE OF OLYMPUS Tonight: Cosmic Spirituality and Popular Culture Recorded Thursday 2/21/19 LIVE 9-11 PM EDT I: Popular Culture, Topic Tiki Culture, Host: Hercules Invictus Guests: Nicholas Diak and Michele Brittany II: Cosmic Spirituality, Topic: Seraphic Transports and Olympian Gods in the Urantia Book, Host: Hercules Invictus Guests: Nick Curto, Michael & Dianne Dunkin  

Trophy Whores » Proven Gamer
Trophy Whores 378 – God of War Mops Up

Trophy Whores » Proven Gamer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 76:04


Kratos has dominated — more like eviscerated and disemboweled — the Olympian Gods, and after...

That's Ancient History
S.2 E.5 If the Olympian Gods were alive in the 21st Century with Alexandra Sheppard

That's Ancient History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 25:31


This episode Jean is joined by author Alexandra Sheppard whose deput novel explores the life of 14 year old Helen, the half-mortal daughter of Zeus living in London and trying to keep her family's heritage hidden whilst dealing with the everyday turmoil of teenage life. Check out Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard: https://amzn.to/2SDXLmd Alexandra Sheppard on twitter: https://twitter.com/alexsheppard The other books mentioned: Circe by Madeline Miller: https://amzn.to/2C9zopA I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith: https://amzn.to/2TB9i5V

Alexander Schmid Podcast
Homer's "Iliad" Bk 20

Alexander Schmid Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 27:16


In this lecture, we discuss: (a) the release of the Olympian Gods back onto the battlefield, (b) the future of Aineias and his combat with Achilleus, and (c) the sad fate of Priam's youngest son, Polydoros. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

Myth Tarot Love
Episode 74: Ten Of Wands and Atlas

Myth Tarot Love

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 30:36


In today's episode we explore the Ten of Wands and Atlas. The Ten of Wands is about reaching the top only to be burdened by the responsibilities and not enjoy the fruits of your labour. It is a warning that it is time to step aside and find another venture to focus your energies. Atlas was the Titan who was condemned to hold up the sky after he lost the battle with the Olympian Gods. He also appears in the tales of Heracles and Perseus. How to get in touch with us Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/mythtarotlove/ Email: mythtarotlove@gmail.com Instagram: @mythtarotlove Patreon: www.patreon.com/mythtarotlove

WATCHING TROY FALL: THE PODCAST
EPISODE 2: THE CHALLENGE OF PORTRAYING BIG GOD(S) ON LITTLE SCREENS

WATCHING TROY FALL: THE PODCAST

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2017


In this episode I first offer a quick primer on the Olympian Gods that dominate the Trojan War Epic story.  Gods that – unlike our modern monotheistic gods – were neither omnipotent, omnipresent, or, for that matter, particularly “good”, “moral” or even interested in we human beings.  Then I explore the myriad challenges that Netflix...

Celtic Tomes
Origins of Welsh Fairies - British Goblins CT012

Celtic Tomes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 19:35


Origins of Welsh Fairies British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 11 by Wirt Sikes Mr. Sikes discusses the different theories about the origins of the Welsh Fairies. He also tells us the tale of the Baron's Gate, all about the Red Caps and the Green Lady of Caerphilly, those mysterious hiding Druids and the Creed of Science.   Running Order: Section 1 0:53 The Realistic Theory 1:23 Legend of the Baron's Gate 2:49 The Red Fairies 3:00 Section 2 4:02 The Trwyn Fairy a Proscribed Nobelman 4:04 Section 3 5:28 The Theory of Hiding Druids 5:44 Section 4 9:35 Colour in Welsh Fairy Attire 9:36 The Green Lady of Caerphilly 10:36 White is the favourite Welsh Hue 11:10 Section 5 13:15 Legend of the Prolific Woman 13:20 Section 6 14:05 The Poetico-Religious Theory 14:07 The Creed of Science 17:13   Names Used in this Section All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, are recorded here in the show-notes and we've done our best to get the pronounciations right for you. Caerphilly Tylwyth Teg Coed y Dugoed Mawr Merionethshire Baron Owen Llidiart y Barwn Pwca'r Trwyn Mynyddyslwyn yr Arglwydd Hywel Bwbach Rev. Peter Roberts Collectanea Cambrica Dr. Guthrie Falstaff Herne Cardiganshire Moyddin Glamorganshire Frennifawr Pembrokeshire Gwenny, Gwenllian Mabinogion Jonson, Masque of 'Oberon' Coblynau Anglesea Prophet Jones Monmouthshire Owen Glandwr Marquis of Bute Cardiff   Tylwyth Teg shake hands with the Olympian Gods   British Goblins can be found on Internet Archive. You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia. Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts. Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.

TROJAN WAR:  THE PODCAST
EPISODE 12 “PARIS: PRINCE OF TROY”

TROJAN WAR: THE PODCAST

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 69:59


THE STORY:  (58 minutes)   Hector proposes an audacious “exit strategy” to Agamemnon: a deal to end the war with just one man dead.  Intense diplomatic negotiations follow.  And just when it appears that Greek and Trojan have agreed to terms, a third, more powerful party, enters the conversation. THE COMMENTARY:  EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OLYMPIAN GODS, IN UNDER 13 MINUTES!  (12 minutes; begins at 58:00) I dedicate all of this post-story commentary to the Olympian Gods:  Zeus, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Apollo and the lot.  The gods require our consideration because, though they have clearly been players since Episode One: The Apple of Discord, they now begin to aggressively assert themselves into the plot.  I start with a reminder that the Olympian gods are a fundamentally different sort of deity than are the god(s) worshipped in the 21st century.  The Olympian deities are not the authors of creation, but are instead - like humans, animals, and plants - just another sort of life inside of creation.  The Olympian deities did not create humanity, and as a consequence, they have no particular love, concern or sense of responsibility for us.  In fact, the Olympian deities mostly view humans as poor, mortal wretches: “For there is nothing as miserable as humans among all the creatures that live and breathe on the earth” (Iliad Book 17, 443) is how Zeus sums us up. Which is possibly why the Olympian deities spend most of their eternal time treating human life with cavalier disregard:  our lives, our families, our cities and our great conflicts are, from the perspective of a god’s timeless/ageless immortality, simply inconsequential.  But on occasion we humans do provide splendid “entertainment” for the Olympians:  “But now I (Zeus) will sit here at ease on a ridge of Olympus where I can watch, to my heart’s delight…” the human carnage on the battlefield below. (Book 20, 22).  Not simply content to watch of course, the gods sometimes go “down to the fighting, on different sides” (Book 20, 31), and do their very best to manipulate the outcome of our inconsequential human wars. After my (and I think, Homer’s) indictment of the gods, I briefly explore three differing contemporary “storyteller” approaches to dealing with these gods inside of the Trojan War Epic story.  Some modern tellers choose to redact the gods from the storyline entirely, and present listeners with a Trojan War Epic grounded exclusively in human agency.  In these versions, the Trojan War becomes simply another story of human geopolitics.  Other tellers choose to include the gods in the story, but only as stand-in manifestations of human psychological conditions.  So, for example, when the angry Achilles is ordered by Athena to not kill Agamemnon, tellers from this school explain that Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, isn’t “really there” speaking to Achilles.  Rather, Achilles’ own “wisdom” causes him to reconsider his plan to kill Agamemnon.   And Helen isn’t “actually hit” by an erotic arrow shot by Aphrodite:  she’s just a teenage girl overwhelmed by horniness for a really hot guy!   Finally, some storytellers opt for an approach called over-determinism.  These tellers attempt to explain every event in the story through two different sorts of causation:  human agency, and, deific agency.  So the plague in the Greek camp is caused by 100,000 men living in close quarters without adequate sanitation facilities, but is also caused because Apollo is shooting plague arrows into the camp.  I confess that this is my preferred approach.  I find that it allows me to keep the story contemporary and engaging for a modern listener (by grounding it in human geopolitics), but also allows me to include the agency of the gods, at places in the plot where the story makes no sense without them.  Let me know what you think.  Do the gods add to, or detract from, the power of the story?  Jeff RELATED IMAGES

The History of Ancient Greece
002 The Greek Genesis

The History of Ancient Greece

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016 19:02


In this episode, we take a look at Creation, according to the Greeks; the Titanomachy, the Gigantomachy, and the ascendancy of the Olympian Gods; the creation of the first humans; the story of Prometheus and the first woman, Pandora; Deucalion and the great flood; and the progenitors of the various Greek tribes Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2016/04/002-greek-genesis.html