In the politics of Athens' new democracy, one goddess reined supreme: Peitho. She was the unheralded goddess of persuasion. Her influence brought down the philosopher Socrates. She could make any man silver-tongued, and all of her favorites became powerful orators. Join us as we meet this powerful — and divine — female.
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EP 60: Thebes, The City That Gods & Heroes Forsook
EP 59: Artemis Redux
EP 58: Pericles' Funeral Oration
EP 57: How The Gods Began
EP 56: Do This To Live A Good Life
EP 54: The Gods of Alexander the Great
EP 53: The Doomed Love of Orpheus and Eurydice
EP 52: Persephone's Gift
EP 51: The Dark Goddess Persephone
EP 50: Delos, Island of the Gods
EP 49: The Goddess of Fortune
EP 48: Goddesses in the Modern World
EP 47: All That Lasts
EP 46: Julian Jaynes & The Delphic Oracle
EP 45: Interview with Greek AF Radio
EP 44: The Dark Years
EP 43: Violence — Human and Divine
EP 42: The Divine Voice
EP 41: Pygmalion — From Ivory to Flesh
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