Muses of Mythology

“Rome was destined to exist." How did Rome get away with copying Greece's homework like this? They would have totally gotten detention if they were in our sixth grade social studies class! Other topics include our friend Emily's personal enemy, the mysterious destiny of Trojan princes, Janus being the weirdest choice to sneak into PJO, Darien plotting to sneak Vesta into the season,...

“Plato’s in the room.” Why hasn’t Percy Jackson ever gone to Atlantis? Is it even a real myth? What makes something a real myth, anyway? Author Sian Ingham (they/them) joins the pod to set ALL the stories straight!  Pre-order Atlantis Through Time: The Writing and Rewriting of an Occult Legend from your favorite book place! https://bookshop.org/p/books/atlantis-through-time-the-writing-and-rewriti...

We apologize for the lack of new episode this week. Darien's laptop is experiencing an ongoing crisis and we've been unable to research or record the next episode. Please enjoy this Pride Bonus Episode in the meantime. We will be back with The Heroes of Olympus as soon as possible.  Dalton Montgomery of The Bad Moon's Orbit returns to the Patreon to talk about LGBTQIA+ characters in...

“F*** off, Jason. You don't even have memories.” We return to Camp Half-Blood and kick off The Heroes of Olympus series. Is it as bad as the fandom says? Let's find out!  Other topics include a too-rigid POV structure, being in the wrong character’s POV for certain events, the problem with amnesia, missing chapter times, DJ learning about the new series, the cringe of “not being like oth...

While the show is on hiatus, we're sharing some episodes from our Bunker 9 Bonus Feed! We'll be back on Tuesday, June 2, 2026! Bunker 9 - Episode 88: 'Fate Be Changed: A Twisted Tale' by Farrah Rochon Y'ALL IT'S JUST BACK TO THE FUTURE BUT WITH BRAVE IT'S BRAVE TO THE FUTURE Jenny Nicholson Frozen 2 video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwN3Myxrpvw Support...

While the show is on hiatus, we're sharing some episodes from our Bunker 9 Bonus Feed! We'll be back on Tuesday, June 2, 2026! Bunker 9 - Episode 74: We Love Hadestown (w/ Dylan Hunter) Nearly three years ago, we recorded an episode about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Our guest was the fabulous Dylan Hunter, who came on the podcast to discuss the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical,...

While the show is on hiatus, we're sharing some episodes from our Bunker 9 Bonus Feed! We'll be back on Tuesday, June 2, 2026! Bunker 9 - Episode 82: Liv Albert's Nectar of the Gods Darien impulse-bought a mythology-themed cocktail book! So we invited some friends over to sample a few drinks.  Thank you to Kelsey Dody, Dylan Hunter, Melissa Keating, and Dalton Montgomery for helping...

While the show is on hiatus, we're sharing some episodes from our Bunker 9 Bonus Feed! We'll be back on Tuesday, June 2, 2026! Bunker 9 - Episode 96: Which Discworld Book You Should Read (Based on Your Godly Parent) For Darien's birthday episode, DJ let her talk about Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series for a whole hour. Dalton, once The Last Hero is mentioned, skip to 39:48 Support...

DJ promised, so here is it: An episode of 12 Days of Musemas on Easter Sunday! On the twelfth day of Musemas for 2023, Darien and DJ have BIG opinions about a video game that follows Ebenezer Scrooge two years after his ghostly Christmas encounter.  Support the show No portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from...

While the show is on hiatus, we're sharing some episodes from our Bunker 9 Bonus Feed! We'll be back on Tuesday, June 2, 2026! Bunker 9 - Episode 100: Ranking Our 11 Favorite Book Moments Totally, definitely, absolutely our favorite, most loved moments from Rick Riordan's books. Spoilers for everything from The Lightning Thief to Wrath of the Triple Goddess   Support the show No por...

“Ramses the Great was f***ing lucky he didn't have the Roman Empire breathing down his neck.” It's the last episode of our Egyptian mythology season. Let's spend it talking about one goddess, one god, and two real dudes. Other topics include a goddess not being associated with the afterlife, the world's first Egyptologist, Darien taking shots at Ramses the Great, using the Patr...

“You don't know sh*t, AI!” Time to talk about the Greek and Egyptian crossover short stories that had huge lore implications which haven't been revisited in a decade.  Other topics include revisiting the hosts’ issues with Wrath of the Triple Goddess , struggling to identify the exact release date of paperback editions, speculation of cheese, the tonal dissonance of the short stories com...

“I’ve mismarketed this episode.” The number one book you should read at least once in your (after)life. Other topics include defining some very important terms of the season, Egyptian funerary text themed Pokémon, offerings Darien would like left for her Ka , 42 Rules you should never break, Ammut mini-episode, a possible Kane Chronicles/Magnus Chase crossover, answering a question from the previo...

“DJ made a face…” This episode is not for listeners with ophidiphobia. Other topics include the hosts’ aversion to sandbox games, utter confusion regarding Rick Riordan's ancient Egyptian timeline, DJ spoiling episode surprises, Darien's anti-pyramid agenda, and giving Rick Riordan some credit this season.  Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about snakes...

“That Tumblr post was right!” It's time to cover what is arguably the most iconic deity of the Egyptian pantheon: Anubis! Other topics include how the Sadie/Anubis love story would work better if it were more like Howl’s Moving Castle, the return of the siblings wishing Rick Riordan committing harder to his own lore, DJ proving that he has been paying attention the whole time, the return of W...

“Khonsu sucks. (Affectionate)” Back by popular threat, Tim (he/him) and AJ (he/they) from Standby Podcast return to call down the power of the moon and discuss another pop culture reinterpretation of a mythical deity.  Other topics include the Five Male Interests, Bes’s bad wager, youthful ancient hair styles, a defense of divine cannibalism, divine horny jail, Rick Riordan's most indefensibl...

“She has partied too hard.” This week, the hosts learn the best way to worship Sekhmet (21+ only) and that Hathor is so much more than a sleepy cow.  Other topics include Desjardins summoning Sekhmet at a perfectly reasonable time in proportion to the rest of his life, where alcohol appears in the Riordanverse, DJ presenting an insightful linguistic theory, Ancient Egyptian New Year's present...

“Give me a chubby hippo with a knife!”  We finally watched Moon Knight!   Other topics include the difference between household gods and royal gods, a new vocab word (apotropaic), a reminder that Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is still terrible, hippos being both adorable and dangerous, Taweret and the Minoan Genius, and the hosts finally watching Moon Knight.  Content Warning: This...

“Pigeons; the vultures of the bird world.” PODCAST CHALLENGE: Can two siblings discuss three gods (Hapi, Babi, and Nekhbet) in under 30 minutes? Other topics include justice for vultures, Babi not being able to keep his mouth shut, a Smartt family story about a primate at the zoo, the hosts’ top rivers, a reminder that Nephtys is NOT a water goddess, Rick Riordan making another odd choice, and Dar...

“Sobek contains multitudes.” We didn't watch Moon Knight, so we're kicking off 2026 with the crocodile god, Sobek! Other topics include narrative boss fights, deities containing multitudes, debate regarding the meaning of Sobek’s name, how gods gain popularity, Darien's fear of crocodiles, and a story of how a crocodile at Zoo Boise got the name Pandora. Content Warning: This episod...

"What about the dwarf thing?" Y'all want to hear Darien talk about a 900ish page dissertation published in 1989? You're in luck! Other topics include DJ learning new words, 18th-century Egyptologists mucking about, Bes's favorite musical instrument, a 900ish page dissertation published in 1989, and speculation about ancient tattoos.  Content Warning: This episode contains...

MUSEMAS RETURNS What better way to celebrate our fourth year of discussing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol than by ranking all 35 adaptations we've discussed in years past? Where does The Muppet Christmas Carol rank? The answer may shock you.  Check out the Animal Animatic of "Link by Link" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SepcA_xmMZ0&list=RDSepcA_xmMZ0&start_ra...

“Let the bird man fight!” Darien played too much Hades 2 , so DJ took over the lesson plan for this week's episode about Thoth!  Other topics include Darien continuing to mispronounce a deity’s name even after committing to the correct pronunciation, DJ conflating something Darien said with something Rick Riordan wrote, getting "babooned up,” making something Real through writing, dunkin...

It's not the Thoth episode. But is is an episode from last year's MuseMas, about the BEST adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.  Watch VHS Christmas Carol: Live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieC-QuFKFVc Learn more about Faces of Hope: https://facesofhopeidaho.org/ Get ready for MuseMas 2025!! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology About Us Muses of Mythology was c...

“No dogs on the moon. No dogs in this episode.” A new guest appears on the podcast! Mal from Demigod Debut is allergic to cats and has never read the Kane Chronicles, but she loves and has a deep respect for cats, which is the only requirement for being on the Bastet episode.  Other topics include ancient people being just like us, finger knives, great parties with lots of wine, pondering if the g...