Hercules is by far the most famous hero from Greek mythology. In fact, we'd go so far to say that he's one of the most famous heroes in the world. From his famous Twelve Labours to hunting the Calydonian Boar, Hercules truly is a quintessential

The Great Women of The Odyssey: Penelope, Calypso, Nausicaa & Arete

Mar 25th, 2021 23m 50s

Today's podcast episode focuses on some of the neglected women of Homer's Odyssey . Here at Moan Inc. we decided some of these literary moments weren't appreciated enough, so we made a whole episode singing their praises! Despite Penelope, th

The Myths Of Io & Semele: The 2 Women Hera Didn't Like

Mar 2nd, 2021 24m 5s

The myths of Io and Semele are both tragic tales, demonstrating the terrifying wrath of Hera. Understandably Hera is annoyed that Zeus can not seem to keep it in his pants ... but were these punishments REALLY necessary? Did Io really need to b

Why Odysseus & Diomedes Are The Best Greek Heroes In "The Iliad"

Feb 23rd, 2021 36m 18s

Loves of my absolute life, Diomedes and Odysseus simply are just the best. Both of these men begin their mythological journeys at the battle of Troy in Homer's "Iliad", an epic poem detailing the final year in the famous war. Unfortunately, aft

Cassandra & Daphne: 2 Women Who Said "No" To Apollo

Dec 25th, 2020 12m 32s

We know, you're probably all thinking "Apollo? Not Zeus???" which is completely valid. But today, we're going to be delving into the myths of Cassandra (once Trojan princess) and Daphne. Even though Daphne was technically a tragic product of wr

Erysichthon: The Myth of The Man Who Ate Himself

Dec 25th, 2020 10m 19s

A short episode today for a short myth. By far, this is the most underrated myth of all time. It's the peak of all absurdity in greek myth, coupled with the absolute brilliant story telling of the ancients. In an extremely short myth, we have a

Were These Ancient Women Crazy? Medea, Clytemnestra & Helen

Dec 25th, 2020 21m 16s

... Or did men just cause their problems? Today we're diving head first into the most popular female characters: Medea, Helen and Clytemnestra. But were these ladies crazy *without* men causing havoc in their lives, or did they *become* crazy B

12 Olympian Gods Made Simple & Easy

Dec 25th, 2020 23m 7s

Probably the most popular topic in all of Ancient Greek history, the gods are the most famous club pretty much ever. In today's episode we're keeping it calm on this end: Erica's simply going to be running through the basics of who's who with t

Why I Loathe "Heroes" Achilles, Agamemnon, Paris and Aeneas

Dec 25th, 2020 19m 34s

Ah, the 4 men I loathe most in the Iliad. Obviously, we need to acknowledge just how important these men were in Ancient Greece and how they defined an era of heroism, but ... seriously? In today's podcast I'll be briefly chatting about each of

Why I Hate "Heroes" Theseus & Jason

Dec 25th, 2020 13m 58s

Welcome to the first episode of our Mini Moan series! Today's episode is an educational rant about why I hate Theseus (the man who killed the minotaur) and Jason (the guy who captured the Golden Fleece). Both these men are without a doubt "Gree

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