Muses of Mythology

“Snakes are scary.”Darien (she/they) and DJ (he/him) follow the thread of history and how the basilisk went from zoology to mythology. Other topics include Pliny the Elder’s heroic demise, a text of uneven accuracy, the mysterious purpose of a discourse from a German Renaissance man, and DJ learning about the 1917 fairy photo hoax. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about snakes.Spoilers for The Owl House Bonus episode Questions We Couldn't Ask Rick Riordan on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“Rome was really into this ship.”Darien (she/they) and DJ (he/him) refuse to fall for military propaganda while discussing Mars (and STILL not deliver a proper Ares episode). Other topics include a big shout out to Canada, a mini Vesta episode, Mars’ role in protecting agriculture, Rome’s divine OTP, a surprising sacred avian, an etymology tangent, and Darien's favorite Ares interpretation. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations warfare, violence, and animal sacrifice. Spoilers for Heroes of Olympus Bonus episode Darien vs Feminist Myth Retellings on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“Ditto.”Darien (she/they) and DJ (he/him) throw the episode schedule out the window to discuss The Wild Zone, the Boise book tour stop, and INTERVIEWING RICK RIORDAN AND ANNABELLE OH!!!Other topics include examining and reexamining Clarisse’s character motivations, camp activities, the Aphrodite Cabin rep we've always longed for, Darien overselling her current rock climbing skills, meeting Izzy, and OH MY GOODNESS DID WE REALLY GET TO INTERVIEW RICK RIORDAN AND ANNABELLE OH?!Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about kidnapping.Spoilers for Camp Half-Blood Book 1: The Wild Zone Author Interview starts at: 56:58Bonus episode We Got to See Coyote vs Acme on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“Would you say he's caked up?Darien (she/they) and DJ (he/him) examine too many images in a non-visual medium as they explore the history of the Gorgon sisters.Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, beheading, and petrification.Spoilers for The Heroes of Olympus, David Luber’s Weenies series, Monster High, American Dragon: Jake Long, Discworld, Wednesday, Hades, Hades 2, Once Upon a Time, and The Haunted Mansion (ride)Bonus episode We Got to See Coyote vs Acme on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“We didn't get any of this for Jason because we don't know Jason. Rick doesn't know Jason.” Darien (she/they) and DJ (he/him) jump into the next Heroes of Olympus book by asking a very important question: Why is The Son of Neptune so much better than The Lost Hero?Other topics include superficial similarities between the first two HoO books, the scene on the cover NOT happening on page, more support for DJ’s theory about how demigods get their gifts, how to successfully pull of a memory loss plot, Reyna and the Ace Experience™, examining Nico and Hazel’s sibling relationship, Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about amnesia, drowning, death, war, physical violence, murder, and racism. Spoilers for The Heroes of Olympus, The Sun and the Star, The Court of the Dead, Gwenpool, The West Coast Avengers, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep/Fragmentary Passage, Mort, Soul Music, The Trials of Apollo Bonus episode 7 Quizzes to Get to Know Yourself Better on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“There’s too much drama, brother.”Darien (she/they) did NOT break her promise! It's the Medea episode! DJ (he/him) is very proud. Other topics include a very important third-place play, not letting a man married to a witch leave said witch to marry your daughter, Jason (not Grace) being the worst, a very bad gift, and the very weird choices Rick Riordan made with Medea. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about child death, murder, dismemberment, and abandonment.Spoilers for The Heroes of Olympus, The Burning Maze, Psychonauts 2, Circe by Madeline Miller, Ariadne and Atalanta by Jennifer Saint, Medea by Eilish Quin, and Hades 2.Bonus episode We Make a Kingdom Hearts Game on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“How do you properly cast out a baby?!”It's an episode about wolves! So, of course, DJ (he/him) tackles the research for this one. Meanwhile, Darien (she/they) has a breakdown and rewrites all of Heroes of Olympus.Other topics include the craziest day of an ancient shepherd’s life, Rick Riordan (kinda) inventing a goddess, Darien spinning out about the internal logical of New Rome and Camp Jupiter, DJ almost confessing to being a furry, an extended conversation about bipedal final evolutions of Pokemon starters, and outlining specific werewolf criteria. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about child abandonment, child neglect, cannibalism, murder, death, and animal attacks. Spoilers for The Heroes of Olympus, The Trials of Apollo, Twilight, Van Helsing, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, American Werewolf in London, Once Upon a Time, Teen Wolf, Adventure Time, Arcane/League of Legends, and Wolfwalkers Bonus episode about Spider-Man: Brand New Day on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

Since everyone's talking about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, we're unlocking a bonus episode where we discuss an adaptation where Odysseus is actually clever and tricksy...-------Wow, things got DARK there, huh?Animatics highlighted in this episode: “Full Movie” https://youtu.be/6K-eMKjo1bs?si=81bQOEZa8etFY8-dPolyphemus: https://youtu.be/kKgwQy30R-c?si=SrY9MhwvgtlrQaBhRemember Them: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VOPGM9QR_QQMy Goodbye: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e8EVxeDTx2EContent Warning: This episode contains mention of and conversation about needles, physical violence, death, murder, mutilation, and animal death.Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“So, f*** you, Midas, for being a snarky bastard.”Darien (she/they) and DJ (he/him) immediately abandon the episode topic order and skip to the original king of bling, Midas. Other topics include Jason having a genuinely cool hero moment, an origin story for a mineral-rich ancient river, the dangers of having bad taste in music, big thoughts about Charlie Daniels’s ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia,’ reflections of high school assigned reading, DJ’s realizing the perfect method to get Darien to finally finish her draft, and the Scarlet Letter guy removing “heathen wickedness” and adding a daughter to the King Midas story. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death by petrification, murder, and beheading.Spoilers for The Heroes of Olympus, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Hercules: The Animated Series, Once Upon a Time, and The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderBonus episode about The Amazing Digital Circus on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt. 

“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, DJ's middle school history project, and questioning if Rick Riordan's portrayal of the Greco-Roman split accurately reflects the reality of the mythology. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about empire, conquering, and colonialism. Spoilers for The Heroes of OlympusEnjoy from Queer Myths for Pride on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythologyAbout UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyGet you hands on podcast merch at Musesofmythology.com/merchFind us on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com----------------------- Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for large language learning models or generative AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt.