Muses of Mythology

Feb 24 2025 120 ep. 66 mins 32
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Join two siblings on an exciting journey as they dive into ancient myths and uncover how these tales shaped modern pop culture, all while reading Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. New episodes every other Tuesday!

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Bunker 9 (UNLOCKED): Let's Talk About Hades 2 Early Access

Feb 24 2025 44 mins  
We're off for a while, so we're unlocking some favorites from the Patreon! Here's something from May 2024: DJ is playing the Hades 2 early access. Darien has watched DJ play the Hades 2 early access. So let's talk about it! Spoilers for the first five-ish hours of Hades 2 About Us Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt. Our music is Athens Festival by

Bunker 9 (UNLOCKED): We Speculate Wildly About Hades 2 w/ Of The Eldest Gods

Feb 11 2025 92 mins  
We're off for a while, so we're unlocking some favorites from the Patreon! Here's something from 2023! Charlie (they/them) and Raye (they/them) from Of The Eldest Gods podcast swing by Bunker 9 for Darien's birthday bonus episode! We all lose our minds over Hades and Hades 2. Enjoy! NOTE: This episode was recorded after the first Hades 2 trailer dropped, but long before early acces

Story 100: Let’s Punch Pop Culture Odin! (w/ Standby Line Podcast)

Jan 28 2025 123 mins  
“Odin is a Horse Girl, confirmed.” It’s episode 100!!! Tim (he/him) and AJ (he/they) from The Standby Line Podcast join the show to talk about (read: aggressively dunk on) Odin! Other topics include the deal with runes, the Eye of Odin often being more prominent in media than Odin himself, Mimir being the “head guy,” Odin’s obsession with Undercover Boss, Frigg’s perp

Story 99: Loki, A “Silly” Lil Guy (w/ TheDamMemePage)

Jan 14 2025 87 mins  
“I cast fall into an open chasm!” Robert (they/them) from TheDamMemePage is Finally!! One silly lil guy here to talk about another silly lil guy, Loki.* *Citation needed. Other topics include a group mourning session for Uncle Randolph, the lack of agreement regarding the meaning of Loki’s name, the lack of agreement regarding the role of Loki’s parents, which ancient Icela

Story 98: It's Hammer Time

Dec 31 2024 63 mins  
"The fact that Thor didn't solve this problem by hitting him with Mjolnir is shocking." It's a big one! Perhaps THE biggest topic of Norse mythology. Other topics include the trend of naming kids after Thor during the Viking Age, all the things Snorri (probably) invented, Thor's strategy for dealing with unwanted potential-in-laws, Darien not liking most of Rick Riordan's Choices r

Story 97: Fenrir’s A Good Boy (Til He Turns…)

Dec 17 2024 64 mins  
“This hand is mine now.” It's time to tackle the original Big, Bad Wolf, Fenrir! Other topics include the under-examined tragedy of Fenrir's backstory, a collection of no longer perplexing paradoxes, the foot guy, super cool natural phenomena that may have inspired the legend of Fenrir's sons, and a satisfying conclusion of the DJ Interrupts the Show to Talk About the Time Wolv

'A Christmas Carol' (1971) - 12 Days of Musemas

Dec 12 2024 44 mins  
Is A Christmas Carol still the best Christmas tale ever told? Yes, and we will continue to not take feedback at this time. MUSEMAS RETURNS!! We start with an Academy Award-winning animated short that does A LOT in 28 minutes. Enjoy the rest of our holiday event over the next 11 days!! Patreon.com/c/musesofmythology Spoilers for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Support the show

Story 96: Do the Norn Believe in Fate?

Dec 09 2024 68 mins  
“Were the Norse a fatalistic people?” Is this episode Fates 2.0? Not exactly… Other topics include the Norn as caretakers of the World Tree, which Norn is working two jobs, a more nuisance interpretation of name meanings, and examining Riordan's choice to use the Norn the same way the Fates were used in PJO (we don't love it). Spoilers for Kingdoms of Amalur, American Gods (n

Story 95: Storm Einherjar and Bloody Valkyries

Nov 19 2024 74 mins  
“There’s always a prose section in these poems.” We’ve come full circle to the topic that almost broke the podcast! Other topics include Darien spending way too long trying to figure out why Gunilla turned into a swan, Rick Riordan skipping over a very important detail in the Helgi/Hunding “rivalry,” poetic devices that may be responsible for the rumor of valkyries ridi

Story 94: The Bifrost is Burning (This is Fine)

Nov 05 2024 88 mins  
“Hymir, Gam Gam’s not doing so hot.” Did you know the Bifrost is ON FIRE? We certainly didn’t. Other topics include the lack of time spent beyond the walls of Hotel Valhalla, Asgard definitely not being Troy, scholarly speculation on the long lost legacy of Tyr, the true classes of humanity, Heimdall being weird (not for the reasons you think), and another rant about Doctor