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Live from Mount Olympus
A dramatic adventure for tweens and listeners of all ages, Live from Mount Olympus weaves timeless Greek myths with the artistry of foremost contemporary theater-makers and the imaginative power of audio. Hermes, god of storytellers, travelers, and thieves (Tony Award-winner André De Shields) is our...
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Theseus & Ariadne 8: “I never imagined such beautiful strangeness…”
As they set sail with the tributes for Athens, Ariadne and Theseus dream of their future together. But a rest stop on the island of Naxos reveals how...
Theseus & Ariadne 7: “You must be my breakfast.”
The moon is full, and Minos’s guards take Theseus deep within the labyrinth to face the Minotaur.
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Theseus & Ariadne 6: “You're giving me Labrys? The sacred weapon of Knossos?”
Ariadne must confront her mother, Queen Pasiphae, and enlist Daedalus and Icarus in her plan to help Theseus survive.
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Theseus & Ariadne 5: ““Let’s see you try to play games with the Minotaur!”
The Athenian tributes' brilliant performance in the second bull dance infuriates King Minos of Crete. His daughter Ariadne faces a fateful choice - wi...
Theseus & Ariadne 4: “Who puts a surprise for a kid under a huge heavy rock?!”
Despite their different gods, countries, and customs, our young heroes find they have more in common than they thought when Theseus tells Ariadne abou...
Theseus & Ariadne 3: “Snakes are slimy and sneaky and ewwww, I just don’t like them!”
Princess Ariadne leads Theseus to her dream chamber deep within the labyrinth. Once Theseus can get over his fear of snakes, the love-struck teenager...
Theseus & Ariadne 2: “Are you ready for the death-defying spectacle of the decade?”
The atmosphere is electric in the central square of Knossos as the city gathers to watch the Athenian tributes dance with a very dangerous bull. Blood...
Theseus & Ariadne 1: "No tributes have ever returned to Athens..."
Newly-crowned prince Theseus and thirteen brave young Athenians sail across the wine-dark sea towards the island of Crete. They are tributes, destined...
Theseus & Ariadne: Live from Mount Olympus Season Six Trailer
When King Minos of Crete demands fourteen young Athenians to feed to the monstrous Minotaur, Prince Theseus and a lively group of teenagers set sail. ...
"Everything is part warp and part weft."
Athena, goddess of wisdom and war, is also the goddess of weaving – remember how she taught Pandora? They stood together at a huge loom made from tree...
Pandora 3: “No one else gets to tell the story that defines you.”
Pandora and Epimetheus are surrounded by a gaggle of adorable granddaughters, who want to know – could their grandmother really be the reason for all...
Pandora 2: “I knew you’d be wise! You’re Pandora - she who gives all!”
Athena gets to share her story of Pandora’s creation, and includes a few juicy twists and turns that few have ever heard before.
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Pandora 1: "Zeus said it must stay closed - it must!"
When Prometheus betrays him by stealing fire, Zeus commands Hephaestus to create a beautiful woman out of clay. Hermes gives her the perfect name: Pan...
Pandora: Live from Mount Olympus Season Five Trailer
Remember Pandora, the first woman Zeus commanded to be created, who couldn’t contain her curiosity? Well, you may think you know Pandora’s story, but...
Prometheus 5: “We’re gonna stick it to Zeus!”
It’s always upsetting when best friends fight, but when your best friend is the king of the gods, you’re bound to get burned. What will come of this s...
Prometheus 4: “Fire stays on Olympus! I’m not sharing!”
The Olympians have won the right to rule the world — but there’s not much left to rule. Zeus gets to work creating new living creatures, and Promethe...
Prometheus 3: “Grasp it in the middle – just where the zig meets the zag!”
Zeus and Prometheus brave the depths of Tartarus and face a fearsome creature in their quest to free some monstrous allies. Once liberated, the Cyclop...
Prometheus 2: “What’s that glow at the top of the mountain?”
After Zeus frees them from the prison of their father’s belly, the young Olympians gleefully experience the world for the first time, and nearly burn...
Prometheus 1: “Was that the party where Uncle Kronos threw up all his kids?”
Kronos, king of the gods, throws a party that spins out of control. When Prometheus tries to convince his fellow Titans not to go to war, the results...
Prometheus: Live from Mount Olympus Season Four Trailer
You’d think being able to see the future would be a gift – but Prometheus’s visions are never completely clear, and he learns that not everyone wants...
Atalanta 8: “A hero’s reward!”
Several suitors have been foolish enough to compete for Atalanta’s hand, and all have lost their races – and their lives. If even princes can’t compe...
Atalanta 7: "With all that has happened, do you think she could ever learn to love us?"
Invited back to meet her human parents, Atalanta must navigate the challenges of royal life and the complicated responsibilities of being a princess.<...
Atalanta 6: "No one can defy The Fates, not even the gods."
Meleager and Atalanta flee into the forest. But is there anywhere they can find safety?
Combining the artistry of foremost contemporary theater...
Atalanta 5: “I am here to hunt, so I dress as a hunter. Why are you here?"
When Atalanta and Meleager arrive in Calydon, the heroes feasting at King Oeneus’ table greet them with jeers and rude jokes. But Atalanta astonishes...
Atalanta 4: “I love that you call these human girls ‘little bears!”
Artemis and Athena think Atalanta is ready to meet the Arktoi – the young followers Artemis calls “little bears.” Atalanta teaches the girls to hunt...
Atalanta 3: "A place to escape from princely concerns?"
Young Meleager enjoys the quiet of the forest, until his father, King Oeneus, shouts through the trees to wish him happy birthday. They return to the...
Atalanta 2: “Once an outcast always an outcast”
Atalanta dares her bear cub siblings to leave the shelter of the forest. As they gorge on grapes in a vineyard, they overhear gossipy birds who know...
Atalanta 1: “Who would leave a baby in the forest???”
Abandoned with nothing but a scrap of cloth which bears her name, a baby cries on the forest floor. The goddesses Artemis and Athena watch in astonish...
Get ready for an unexpected hero! Live from Mount Olympus: Atalanta Trailer
Season Three of Live from Mount Olympus begins! A tiny newborn is abandoned in the forest of Arcadia. Raised by bears, the baby grows up fierce and st...
Mythlet: How to Become a Mythical Monster
We love scary monsters – how about you? Greek mythology is FULL of terrifying monsters - and on Live from Mount Olympus, many of them are played by I...
Persephone 10: When You Return, Everything Will Bloom Again
Never before has the Earth faced a challenge like this. Half the year with no harvest means half the year without food. Together, Persephone and Demet...
Persephone 9: Six Pomegranate Seeds
Demeter is overjoyed when Persephone returns, but horrified to learn that her daughter has eaten the food of the underworld. When the two goddesses fi...
Cassandra predicted we'd have technical difficulties this week -- but no one believed her
Athena, master strategist, insisted that all the gods get their vaccines and boosters. And good thing, too — Covid has reached Mount Olympus (and our...
Persephone 8: Are You Ready to Live in Both Worlds?
When Iris returns to Olympus with bad news, Zeus must find a new approach. He asks silver-tongued Hermes to convince Hades to do something unimaginab...
Persephone 7: All Our Fates Are Tied Together
Persephone ventures deeper into the mists of the underworld, where she encounters a grieving soul with a fuzzy memory. As she helps this lost shade, t...
Persephone 6: We Are All Hungry
Zeus must confront the disaster on earth that is unfolding because he gave Hades permission to marry Persephone without letting her – or her mother –...
Persephone 5: Lean Into the Darkness!
Persephone is terrified when an enormous being appears from the depths of the rushing river. But could the River Styx have just the wit and wisdom Pe...
Persephone 4: We Thought You Were Just Some Regular Old Lady!
Demeter is furious at Zeus and done with Olympus. So she disguises herself as an old woman to live among mortals. She finds a family that needs her he...
Persephone 3: Are You Kidnapping Me?
Wrenched out of the sunlit meadow, Persephone confronts Hades, ruler of the underworld, and his three-headed dog, the terrifying yet strangely affecti...
Persephone 2: Where is My Daughter?
When she hears Persephone’s cry, Demeter runs to the meadow where Artemis and Athena are searching for their friend. But Persephone has completely di...