“He’s just Father from Codename: Kids Next Door!”

Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) present the perfect episode for a mid-summer heatwave: Muspelheim, land of lava and fire.

Other topics include the narrative choice to not include the book one villain in book three, origins of the universe, another examination into why stating that “Snorri made it up” fails to grasp the nuisance of oral traditions and evolving cultural mythologies, the importance of choosing translations with care, Surt’s impeccable fashion sense, a poetic description for the thing that ruins branches, and Surt’s theoretical Icelandic volcano demon origins.

Spoilers for Codename: Kids Next Door, SMITE, God of War (2018), Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Thor Dark World, Thor Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, maiming, implied animal euthanasia, the afterlife, and murder.

Come see us at Gem State Gaming Con, 7/19-21, (https://tabletop.events/conventions/gem-state-gaming-convention-2024) and Boise Comic Arts Festival, 9/23-24 (https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/using-the-library/boise-comic-arts-festival/)

Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

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“Loki is—I’m assuming—an insecure, jealous dick.”

This week, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss how Baldr, the greatest guy ever, kicked the bucket because Loki just couldn’t deal with not being the center of attention for five minutes.

Other topics include finally being able to read comments from Spotify listeners, Baldr being the god of ????, Loki being a insecure, jealous dick, the oversimplification of stating that Snorri “made it up,” legal ramifications regarding the age of mistletoe, addressing “Norse Jesus” allegations, and an unexpected but passionate defense of Padmé Amidala in the face of “died from a broken heart” slander.

Spoilers for God of War (2018), Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Baldur’s Gate, Witches of East End, and Marvel Comics lore

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, and murder.

Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology

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“Snorri’s out here gatekeeping the real Norse mythology.”

Time to take a journey to Hel, which isn't too far from Midgard! That's fortunate since the dead have to arrange their own transportation.

Other topics include actually having the soul of the protagonist's mother before trying to make a deal, Darien leaving the recording not once but twice, directions to Hel, extrapolating cultural meaning from the differences in how souls arrive in the afterlife, Snorri doing his own thing (again), the conflicting requirements for a soul being sent to Hel, how Hel and Hades became Hell, and whether or not the Norse people actual had a goddess with the same name as their icy afterlife.

Spoilers for Thor: Dark World, SMITE, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Thor: Ragnarok, Angela Queen of Hel, Journey into Mystery, Marvel: What If…?, Doom Eternal, Warrior Cats, and Adventure Time: Together Again

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, murder, and suicide

We Rank Hades Character Designs (Based on Vibes) Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology

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“Couldn’t think of a name for an all-knowing eagle.”

Yggdrasil, the World Tree, holds all things in its mighty branches. Even this very podcast episode, which features one extra sleepy host!

Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases (again), a reminder that Iceland is very far away from Scandinavia, the hosts’ shocking lack of knowledge about trees, key elements of Norse mythology that are NOT native to Iceland, where the “nine worlds” came from, and how the World Tree might not actually hold all things in its mightly branches.

A 17th-century Icelandic attempt at drawing fours harts and an ash tree: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/AM04-0738/95?iabr=on#page/42v/mode/2up

Spoilers for SMITE, God of War: Ragnarok, Vanheim, Thor, and South Park

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death by hanging, the apocalypse, volcanic eruption, and ecological decline

Hades 2 (Early Access) Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

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“Ragna-Rock-a-Doodle-Doo.”

All right, let's do this one last time…

Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) jump back into Norse Mythology by starting at the very end of all things—or do they?

Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases, the Ragnarok Highlight Reel, Darien misremembering key details about an independent live-action/animated musical comedy film from 1991, analyzing if anyone but Odin knows the details of Ragnarok, DJ’s incredible Hadestown-esque approach for a Norse mythology story, what comes after the end of all things, and questioning whether or not Ragnarok has already happened.

Spoilers for Rock-a-Doodle, Thor: Ragnarok, SMITE, DuckTales (2017), and I Obtained a Mythic Item

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, physical violence, the apocalypse, religious conversion, warfare, and animal death

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology


About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology

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“Odin and Mr. Moseby are friends! Canon!”

Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) enjoy a romp across the nine realms in a series of delightful, medium-stakes adventures in the short story collection 9 from the Nine Worlds.

Other topics include disappointing art choices, Hearthstone being a top-tier spell slinger, DJ winning the ship war, Amir’s story getting wildly dark, Schrödinger’s joke, a disappointing portrayal of a Celtic warrior queen, interesting accent choices for talking swords, speculation about exactly why Annabeth would tell Magnus to leave Jack at Hotel Valhalla, a brief detour into trying to figure out the timeline of the books and various short stories, and the collection being pretty great overall.

Spoilers for 9 from the Nine Worlds, Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant’s Tomb, Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero, and Magicians and Demigods

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, physical violence, and maiming

Nectar of the Gods Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

Learn more about World Central Kitchen at https://wck.org/

About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology

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“I’m sure—and this is me again, huffing Hopium—he’s got something planned.”

Set sail to prevent Ragnarok in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead!

Other topics include ranking Riordanverse books based on satisfying endings, the injustice of Halfborn Gunderson’s Big Damn Hero Moment happening off-page, the LEGENDARY transcription from Chapter 9 to Chapter 10, the massive crossover story that Riordan is definitely, totally, absolutely going to write… eventually, DJ refusing to let Darien read a whole eight pages, and the hosts’ shared reservations about Magnus and Alex’s relationship (though they absolutely acknowledge these reservations are born out of their own poor relationship experiences).

Spoilers for Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead, Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant’s Tomb, Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, slavery, imprisonment, and torture.

Darien Tells DJ about The Last Fallen Moon available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology

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“I’m thirty. I don’t hang out with sixteen-year-olds who haven’t been to therapy yet.”

The podcast course corrects and dives back into Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard!

Other topics include Magnus Chase subverting the expectations for a male hero protagonist, the three-way tie for Worst Parent Ever, an unexpected comparison of an elf and dwarf to heroes of the Iliad, Darien’s struggles to picture settings accurately, how Alex Fierro is a great character who would probably be mean to the hosts, and confess that, at the end of the day, we just want see Percy Jackson.

Spoilers for Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor, Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, and Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, transphobia, child abuse, torture, adultery, child death

Kingdom Hearts Adventure Logs available now! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

About Us

Muses 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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

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