• Story 119: Taweret is Adorable and Dangerous
    Jan 20 2026

    “Give me a chubby hippo with a knife!”

    We finally watched Moon Knight!

    Other topics include the difference between household gods and royal gods, a new vocab word (apotropaic), a reminder that Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is still terrible, hippos being both adorable and dangerous, Taweret and the Minoan Genius, and the hosts finally watching Moon Knight.

    Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, animal attacks, and breast feeding.

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    About Us

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    Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka

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    37 min
  • Story 118: River, Baboon, and Vulture, Too
    Jan 13 2026

    “Pigeons; the vultures of the bird world.”

    PODCAST CHALLENGE: Can two siblings discuss three gods (Hapi, Babi, and Nekhbet) in under 30 minutes?

    Other topics include justice for vultures, Babi not being able to keep his mouth shut, a Smartt family story about a primate at the zoo, the hosts’ top rivers, a reminder that Nephtys is NOT a water goddess, Rick Riordan making another odd choice, and Darien still being unable to consistently pronounce “Thoth.”


    Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, animal attacks, and sexual intercourse.


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    About Us

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  • Story 117: Sobek Says, "It Ain't Easy Being Green"
    Jan 6 2026

    “Sobek contains multitudes.”

    We didn't watch Moon Knight, so we're kicking off 2026 with the crocodile god, Sobek!

    Other topics include narrative boss fights, deities containing multitudes, debate regarding the meaning of Sobek’s name, how gods gain popularity, Darien's fear of crocodiles, and a story of how a crocodile at Zoo Boise got the name Pandora.

    Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about assault, death, and animal attacks.

    Spoilers for SMITE, Be Cool, Scooby Doo, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, and The ClueFinders 4th Grade Adventures: Puzzle of the Pyramid


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    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 Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka

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    35 min
  • Story 116: We Love Uncle Bes
    Dec 23 2025

    "What about the dwarf thing?"

    Y'all want to hear Darien talk about a 900ish page dissertation published in 1989? You're in luck!

    Other topics include DJ learning new words, 18th-century Egyptologists mucking about, Bes's favorite musical instrument, a 900ish page dissertation published in 1989, and speculation about ancient tattoos.


    Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death.

    Spoilers for Mummies Alive!


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    About Us

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    Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka

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  • Ghosts of Musemas Past - 12 Days of Musemas
    Dec 13 2025

    MUSEMAS RETURNS

    What better way to celebrate our fourth year of discussing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol than by ranking all 35 adaptations we've discussed in years past?

    Where does The Muppet Christmas Carol rank? The answer may shock you.


    Check out the Animal Animatic of "Link by Link" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SepcA_xmMZ0&list=RDSepcA_xmMZ0&start_radio=1


    Join us for the rest of Musemas 2025!! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology


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    Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka

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  • Story 115: Thoth, He Who is Like the Ibis
    Dec 9 2025

    “Let the bird man fight!”

    Darien played too much Hades 2, so DJ took over the lesson plan for this week's episode about Thoth!

    Other topics include Darien continuing to mispronounce a deity’s name even after committing to the correct pronunciation, DJ conflating something Darien said with something Rick Riordan wrote, getting "babooned up,” making something Real through writing, dunking on the Riordan Wiki, and more host rewrites for a series they claimed to enjoy.

    Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, animal death, animal sacrifice, and enslavement.

    Spoilers for SMITE


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    About Us

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    Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka

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  • Musemas 2024 UNLOCKED: A VHS Christmas Carol
    Dec 2 2025

    It's not the Thoth episode.

    But is is an episode from last year's MuseMas, about the BEST adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

    Watch VHS Christmas Carol: Live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieC-QuFKFVc


    Learn more about Faces of Hope: https://facesofhopeidaho.org/


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    Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Ranpakoka. Find him on Instagram @Ranpakoka

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  • Story 114: Bastet, the Ultimate Cat Lady
    Nov 11 2025

    “No dogs on the moon. No dogs in this episode.”


    A new guest appears on the podcast! Mal from Demigod Debut is allergic to cats and has never read the Kane Chronicles, but she loves and has a deep respect for cats, which is the only requirement for being on the Bastet episode.

    Other topics include ancient people being just like us, finger knives, great parties with lots of wine, pondering if the gods of the Riordanverse hang out with other pantheons, the complicated history of feline domestication, and a withdrawn academic article that ruined Darien's day.


    Note: Cat interruptions, which are usually edited out and saved for the Patreon blooper reel, have been intentionally left in to honor Bastet.


    Get more Mal!

    Demigod Debut: https://linktr.ee/demigoddebut

    Pitt Crew: https://www.instagram.com/pittcrewpodcast/



    Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, animal death, and animal sacrifice.

    Spoilers for Marvel Comics, the MCU, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, and SMITE


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    About Us

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    1 ora e 23 min