The Greek Myth Files

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  GMF Special Editon: Nolan’s Odyssey, a Review 23.07.2026 29мин

  In this special episode, I give my thoughts about the movie: big and epic in scope, the movie is worthy of the original in its power and basic story. Obviously, as a myth scholar, I have thoughts. So, here they are!
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  Episode 40: The Wrath of Achilles 17.07.2026 57мин

  In this episode we cover the action in the Iliad, which treats just a couple of months in the tenth year of the war. We focus on the central character, Achilles, and his famous rage after being insulted and retreating from the war. He loses his honor and friend before finding redemption at the end.
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  Episode 39: The Homeric Question 17.06.2026 37мин

  In this episode we consider the complex history of the Homeric epic poem, the Iliad. Who was Homer? When did he live? Did he exist? Were oral poets able to tell such a long story (it takes about a day to narrate the whole)? Was writing necessary for such a tight and coherent structure? After giving an account what the ancient Greeks thought (who did not agree), we trace the different ways that modern scholars have analyzed the text and offer a modern theory of its evolution.
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  Episode 38: Young Achilles 16.04.2026 32мин

  In this episode we treat the hero's life outside the Iliad, his unusual conception, his parents, and his time under the tutelage of the Centaur Cheiron.
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  Episode 37: The Particular Parable of Palamedes Polymetis 25.03.2026

  In this episode, we explore emetthe importance of metis ("cunning intelligence") in the Greek world by focusing on the lesser-known figure of Palamedes, who uses his mind to bring benifits to humankind. By contrast Odysseus, Palamedes' foil, uses his cunning for self-benefit and revenge.
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  Episode 36: Mustering Forces at Aulis, or The Sacrifice of Iphigenia 05.03.2026 30мин

  In this episode we cover the mustering of the forces at Aulis, Agamemnon’s great mistake, and the resulting sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.
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  Episode 35: The Judgment of Paris 26.02.2026 41мин

  In this episode, we focus on the judgment of the goddesses, the event that helped precipitate the Trojan War. We cover the story as a whole, when elements were added, and consider some funny takes by ancient authors.
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  Episode 34: Alexander Paris, the One Who Started it All 15.01.2026 43мин

  We dive into the fascinating character Alexander, also known as Paris. After an, um, interesting youth, he judged the goddesses, was reunited with his parents, seduced the Greek Helen, fought in the Trojan War and (somehow) killed the great Greek hero Achilles before himself falling to Philoctetes.
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  Episode 33: Trojan Myth 04.01.2026 24мин

  In this episode, we take a look at Trojan Myth from the earliest figures in the area, the local Teucros and the immigrant Dardanos, all the way to Priam's children, Hector and Paris. Along the way, we learn just how good looking a group the Trojans are.
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  Episode 32: Helen of Sparta, Helen of Troy 28.12.2025 40мин

  In this episode, we tackle the figure of Helen, daughter of Leda and Zeus, who causes the Trojan War because of her infidelity.
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  Episode 31: The House of Tantalos, or, the Family of Agamemnon 19.12.2025 38мин

  In this episode, we treat the family history of Agamemnon, the chief commander of the Greeks at Troy, and his brother Menelaus, who married Helen. We also treat other mythical figures who are punished with enternal punishmets, Ixion and Sisyphus.
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  Episode 30: The Trojan War, An Introduction 26.11.2025 36мин

  In this episode, we give an overview of the Trojan War and its importance in ancient Greek culture. We cover the ancient sources, the epic cycle, the importance of Homer, the *first* sack of Troy by Heracles (and the Trojan king Laomedon), and the first failed attempt of the Greeks to even find Troy and their eventual discovery of a guide to lead them to the actual location of the city. It was one very messed up war.
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  Aristaeus, the God of Bees (and Orpheus and Eurydice) 16.11.2025 31мин

  We cover the importance of bees in antiquity, the god Aristaeus and his role in the tragic death of Eurydice.
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  Episode 28: Ajax the Greater: Greatness and Depression 09.08.2025 36мин

  We dive into the life of the so-called "Greater Ajax," son of Telamon, of the island Salamis, great warrior at Troy whose tragic end is told by the great playwright Sophocles.
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  Episode 27: Medousa and the Gorgons 23.12.2024 40мин

  A look at the hideous and scary Gorgons and their one mortal member, Medousa. We look at the early poetic and artistic depictions of the work, discuss Ovid's great telling of the story, and provide an interview with Paul Robertson, a Classics and Humanities professor at UNH.
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  Episode 26: Atlas, Man or Mountain? 02.03.2024 26мин

  Credits Written and Narrated: Professor R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Raina Burke Original Art: Beatrice Mattison (see below) Music: Brooklyn Tea, Jared Sims
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  Episode 25: Niobe 23.09.2023 24мин

  In this episode, we cover the two myths explaining a rock feature that looks like a human from a certain perspective. Niobe's transformation is one of grief—grief, of course, that is caused by her own arrogance.
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  Episode 24: Daphne 25.03.2023 21мин

  We break down the myth of Daphne ("Laurel") and her transformation and explore the various locations in which the myth is set—a good example of a "floating" myth.
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  Episode 23: The Python 26.04.2022 32мин

  Written and Produced: Thomas Vachon Narrated: Scott Smith Voice Actors: A.J. O’Neil and Julia Sommer Music: Jared Sims, Brooklyn Tea Original Show Tile Art: Maggie Melendez
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  Episode 21: Typhoios, Illuyankas and Hittites, Oh My! 03.01.2022 41мин

  Written and Directed: R. Scott Smith Special Guest: Gregory McMahon, Professor, Classics, Humanities and Italian Studies, University of New Hampshire Voice Actors: A.J. O’Neil and Julia Sommer Student Artist: Maggie Melendez Music: Jared Sims (Brooklyn Tea)