Chthonia

Mary Magdalene: The Apostles' Apostle

In this episode we look at Mary Magdalene, the favorite female disciple of Jesus. The gospels suggest that Mary became a follower of Jesus after he expelled seven demons from her. Pope Gregory promot…

00:59:19 | Mon 01 Sep 2025

Ran: Death as a Fisher of Men

This week's podcast looks at the Nordic deity Ran, a wrathful sea goddess that causes shipwrecks and drags fishermen down to the watery depths with her net. With her husband Aegir and her nine childr…

00:46:13 | Mon 18 Aug 2025

Lugh: the Mercurial Hero

In honor of Lughnasadh (August 1), this week's podcast is about the Irish god Lugh. Lugh very likely originates from the Celtic deity Lugus, who Julius Caesar equated with the Roman Mercury. He is no…

00:49:57 | Mon 04 Aug 2025

Hermes: the Archetype of Youth

This week's podcast looks at Hermes, the messenger of the Greek gods, known as Mercury in Roman myth. We mainly focus on the story of Hermes' birth in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, in which he manages …

00:58:56 | Tue 22 Jul 2025

Libitina: the Venus of Funerals

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00:51:48 | Mon 07 Jul 2025

Semiramis: Legendary Babylonian Queen

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This week's episode looks at Semiramis, the legendary Queen of the Assyrian Empire …

00:56:26 | Mon 23 Jun 2025

Circe (Kirke) (Chthonia Classic Remastered 9)

This is a re-edit and re-upload of the Chthonia episode on Circe, or Kirke, from 2019. Circe is best known for her encounter with Odysseus and his men in the Odyssey, where she turns the men into pig…

00:43:35 | Thu 19 Jun 2025

La Loba: Wolf Woman and the Psychology of Bones

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This week's episode looks at La Loba, the Wolf Woman, sometimes also called the Bone W…

01:00:54 | Tue 10 Jun 2025

Hermaphroditus: Two Views of Merging Masculine and Feminine

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This week's podcast looks at the figure of Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes (Mercury) …

00:53:31 | Mon 26 May 2025

Helen of Troy: the Dangers of Beauty

This week's episode looks at the legendary woman known as Helen of Troy, "the face that launched a thousand ships." The daughter of either Zeus and Leda or Zeus and Nemesis, the desire to possess Hel…

00:46:53 | Wed 14 May 2025

Atë, the Daimon of Deception

This week we look at the Greek daimon Atë, the personification of deception and ruin. Atë is a prominent figure in Homer’s Iliad, and often appears in Greek tragedy as a figure associated with justic…

00:47:13 | Mon 28 Apr 2025

Pandora: the Proto-Anima

This week's podcast looks at Pandora, the first woman described by Hesiod, though her story likely predates his writings. Pandora is a gift to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus, as an act of revenge …

01:00:49 | Mon 14 Apr 2025

Eris: Goddess of Discord

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This week we look at Eris, goddess of strife and discord. Hesiod declares that there are 2 Erises, one that is beneficial to humans a…

00:50:57 | Wed 02 Apr 2025

Frau Perchta and Gryla (Chthonia Classic Remastered 8)

Here is the re-released Frau Perchta and Gryla episode from December 2019. Both figures are part of the folklore of winter hags or "Christmas witches", who often represent the dangers of being unprep…

00:38:04 | Thu 20 Mar 2025

Enodia: the Hecate of the City

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00:54:50 | Mon 17 Mar 2025

Nemesis: Daimon of Justice and Moderator of Luck

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This week's podcast looks at Nemesis,…

01:05:33 | Mon 03 Mar 2025

The Wrath of Artemis (Chthonia Classic Remastered 7)

This remastered episode looks at the Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon, Artemis. In particular we examine the dangerous aspects of Artemis, including the threat she posed to young women about to…

00:49:04 | Sun 02 Mar 2025

Lua Saturni: Rome's Ineffable Secret

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01:04:47 | Wed 19 Feb 2025

Medusa (Chthonia Classic Remastered 6)

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Here is the re-edited Medusa episode; t…

00:53:33 | Sun 09 Feb 2025

Serapis: Hades Meets Sol Invictus

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01:03:36 | Mon 03 Feb 2025

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