Episode 76: Do You Believe in Magic?

Episode 076: Do You Believe in Magic?
Mark Sundaram & Aven McMaster

Happy Halloween! This year we’re talking about the etymology and origins of “Magic”, the differences between religion and magic, Greek and Roman spells and curses, and some rather bizarre tales about Virgil & Aristotle.

Our “Magic” video

Cocktail: Black Magic

Religion in the Roman Empire, James B Rives, 2007

Arcana Mundi,Georg Luck, 2006

Virgil in his basket

Virgil in his basket

Tomyris with the head of Cyrus the Great

Tomyris with the head of Cyrus the Great

Judith with the head of Holofernes

Judith with the head of Holofernes

Phyllis riding Aristotle

Phyllis riding Aristotle

Episode 75: Tracking Monsters, with Liz Gloyn

Episode 075: Tracking Monsters, with Liz Gloyn
Mark Sundaram & Aven McMaster

We speak with Dr. Liz Gloyn about her new book, Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture. We talk about Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, the Odyssey, the problems with Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey pattern, and more!

Liz Gloyn

Classically Inclined blog

Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture

Facebook Page for Tracking Classical Monsters

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