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Greek Myth VIII: Hymns to Hermes, or Cheeky from the Start

In this episode, we cover the two Homeric Hymns to Hermes, numbers 4 and 18. Discussion Prompts Working off the idea that Hymn 18 is a kind of abstract for Hymn 4, now I’m curious what you think. If the Homeric Hymns were an academic journal, what would it be called? Who would be onContinue reading “Greek Myth VIII: Hymns to Hermes, or Cheeky from the Start”

Greek Myth VII: Hymns to Apollo, or Why Apollo’s Temples are In Pretty Places

Some of my favorite places in Greece are where Apollo was revered. Delos is magnificently preserved, and Delphi, both the ruins and the modern city, are beautifully perched on the side of a mountain. Discussion Prompts Why do you think the writer of Hymn 21 uses “Phoibos” instead of “Apollo”? What do you think theContinue reading “Greek Myth VII: Hymns to Apollo, or Why Apollo’s Temples are In Pretty Places”

Greek Myth VI: Hymns to Demeter, or Why We Have Winter

There are two Hymns to Demeter among the Homeric Hymns (#2 & #13). Hymn #2 is my favorite. Hymn #13 is… short. The myth told in #2 was one of the inspirations for my favorite of Bernini’s sculptures, found in the Museo Borghese in Rome. If you don’t know about Bernini, well, in this wonderfulContinue reading “Greek Myth VI: Hymns to Demeter, or Why We Have Winter”

Greek Myth V: Hymns to Dionysos, or Not Quite the God You Were Expecting

In this episode, we start working our way through the collection of poems known as the Homeric Hymns. And since Hymn 1 is about Dionysos, we start with the three hymns dedicated to him. And the god we see in these hymns probably isn’t quite what you imagine when you think of the god ofContinue reading “Greek Myth V: Hymns to Dionysos, or Not Quite the God You Were Expecting”

Greek Myth IV: Hesiod’s Shield of Heracles, or You Thought This Was Going to Be About Heracles, Didn’t You?

This interesting little poem isn’t actually by Hesiod. And it isn’t really about Heracles either. Discussion Prompts Do you care to weigh in on whether or not this is by Hesiod? What do you think? Why? Would this poem benefit from being longer? Why or why not? What is the purpose of an item of war depicting bothContinue reading “Greek Myth IV: Hesiod’s Shield of Heracles, or You Thought This Was Going to Be About Heracles, Didn’t You?”

Greek Myth II & III: Hesiod’s Theogony, or Imagine if Hesiod Had an Ancestry.com Account Part 1 & Part 2

The Theogony was a little too long to do in one episode, so I split it in two. But for discussion purposes, we’ll keep it all together. Discussion Prompts Gaia, the Muses, Memory, Night, the Fates, the Furies… The Theogony is populated by women who have power and are in many ways equal to theirContinue reading “Greek Myth II & III: Hesiod’s Theogony, or Imagine if Hesiod Had an Ancestry.com Account Part 1 & Part 2”

Greek Myth I: Hesiod’s Works & Days, Or Meet Greece’s Grumpy Cat

In Works & Days, we get a little bit of mythology and a lot of Hesiod’s personality. Discussion Prompts What do you think of Hesiod? What do you think about the races of man? Are we still in Hesiod’s Iron Age? If not, how would you describe the age today and how many other agesContinue reading “Greek Myth I: Hesiod’s Works & Days, Or Meet Greece’s Grumpy Cat”