Episode 18: In which Zeus continues to try to distract Hera with discussions of early Christianity, and she’s way too smart to buy it. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture. [SETTING: Breakfast in the Palace of the Gods] …
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Episode 17: In which Agamemnon discovers hanging out with Heinrich Schliemann is a fate worse than death, and also China exists. This episode of Real Housewives of Hades (a Mt. Olympus spin-off) brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN, 19TH-CENTURY BUSINESSMAN AND NOTORIOUS LOOTER: Agamemnon! …
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Episode 14: In which Artemis tries to reclaim her rights to chickens and dogs, and Demeter tries to reclaim her rights to world domination. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. ARTEMIS, GODDESS OF THE WILDS: The …
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Episode 13: In which Minerva realizes Roma doesn’t care about Egypt, and Mars prepares to invade France and maybe Abu Dhabi, either one. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on BBC.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. MINERVA, ROMAN GODDESS OF STRATEGY: What have you …
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Meeting 5: In which Homer attempts writing romance, Clio discusses Russian theater, and Calliope advises both to not quit their day jobs. This episode of Mythology Pitch Meetings brought to you by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. Have you ever wondered how your favorite Classical Myths came to be? This is absolutely not how that happened, but it …
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Episode 11: In which Roma and Mars try to invade Minnesota, but Roma learns they do not share a common motivation. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. MARS, ROMAN GOD OF WAR: I want to invade Minnesota. …
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Meeting 4: In which a guest artist, Hesiod, channels all his rage against his ex into a very strange story of the First Woman Ever. This episode of Mythology Pitch Meetings brought to you by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. Have you ever wondered how your favorite Classical Myths came to be? This is absolutely not how …
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Meeting 3: In which everyone makes hasty decisions about a pig and a log, and somehow everyone ends up dead. This episode of Mythology Pitch Meetings brought to you by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. Have you ever wondered how your favorite Classical Myths came to be? This is absolutely not how that happened, but it could …
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Episode 10: In which Hera and Zeus continue to talk mortal mosaics as a metaphor for their terrible, terrible marriage. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. [SETTING: Breakfast in the Palace of the Gods] HERA, GODDESS …
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Meeting 2: In which someone tossing an apple escalates quickly, to involve a divine beauty contest, an idiotic shepherd, and a decades-long war. This episode of Mythology Pitch Meetings brought to you by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. Have you ever wondered how your favorite Classical Myths came to be? This is absolutely not how that happened, but it …
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