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It's time for an Odyssey summer (except for your Patreon, we'll still be here with new exciting content for July) We appreciate all of your support and love and we have truly enjoyed this chapter of Styx and Bones but for now, we need to put down this chapter of our podcast - we have been podcasting for 5 seasons straight and it's time for the girls to take a step back. It wasn't an easy decision but it's one we stand by (for now!). We have no definitive date on a timeline coming back to the public podcast. When we do come back, we'll be shaking it up and coming back better than before. Thank you to our amazing community and for the thousands of you that listen to us 3 It's not a goodbye or we're gone forever - it's a see you later and we hope that you all have an amazing summer. SUPPORT STYX AND BONES + UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENTJoin our Patreon community for more as we deep dive into mythology and ancient history. Includes 75+ exclusive episodes with new content added monthly.⁠https://beacons.ai/styxandboness⁠ If you do want more of Styx and Bones - we'll be right here on Patreon We have a huge lineup for Aphrodite, Beauty and Muses of the Ancient World. Patreon Schedule: Tier 1,2 and 3: WATGD? Wet Drapery Summer - Updates, Statuary and MoreTier 2: The Story Behind the Crouching Aphrodite/Venus (why are there so many?!)Tier 2+3: The Escort that Inspired an Aphrodite Statue, Muses of the Ancient Greeks and Their Beauty Standards

It’s time for the STYX SENATE to vote because the girlies here at Styx and Bones have launched the war of 1,000 ships…… Are we tired of Athena, Medusa and Poseidon - Ovid’s Version? Are we over the Zeus slander? We're reviewing the L takes from discourse online and proposing a Demnatio Memoriae from the Senate - because here at Styx and Bones we look at the facts, not our feelings. SENATE, how say you?! Grab your gavels because it's time to VOTE. ____________________________________________ Chapters:  Styx and Bones Started the Trojan War: (0:00) Demnatio Memorie of Poseidon, Athena and Medusa: (16:49) Zeus Enters the Colosseum Battle: (23:18) Ovid Enters the Colosseum Battle: (29:53) How the Ancients REALLY Viewed Their Gods: (39:44) 🏛️ SHOP STYX AND BONES TEMPLE Shop our store - handmade statues from Greece and Turkey, items inspired by Greek mythology and the ancient world. https://www.crystalmoonclarity.com/styx-and-bones-store-eQjMb SUPPORT STYX AND BONES + UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT Join our Patreon community for more as we deep dive into mythology and ancient history. Includes 75+ exclusive episodes with new content added monthly. https://beacons.ai/styxandboness ✨ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast

Welcome back to Styx and Bones court we’re today we are defending our great King - Poseidon! The emperors of Styx and Bones are done with Poseidon slander that stems from our lovely friend Ovid and his retelling of a myth in Metamorphoses. We’ll be presenting evidence as to why Poseidon should be free of all charges. What do you think? Let us know! Chapters:  FREE POSEIDON, courts in session: (0:00) Has the Ovid hate gone too far?: (40:31) Medusa a goddess or monster?: (43:43) Greek Gods and Aura Maxxing: (57:05) 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH US Join us for a once in a lifetime journey through the history and mythology of Greece. Explore ancient temples with us and our community! https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true 🏛️ SHOP STYX AND BONES TEMPLE Shop our store - handmade statues from Greece and Turkey, items inspired by Greek mythology and the ancient world. https://www.crystalmoonclarity.com/styx-and-bones-store-eQjMb SUPPORT STYX AND BONES + UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT Join our Patreon community for more as we deep dive into mythology and ancient history. Includes 75+ exclusive episodes with new content added monthly. https://beacons.ai/styxandboness FOLLOW STYX AND BONES Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast

We're back and this time we're ranking the Greek Gods.... a controversial topic, one with many opinions but a challenge we're willing to take. Which Gods will make into the top tiers and which ones will fall to the bottom? Let us know if you agree with our rankings and who do you have on your tiered list? Chapters: Intro, Greece and updates: (0:00) Ranking the Greek Gods!!: (3:58) 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH UShttps://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true SUPPORT STYX AND BONES + UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT Join our Patreon for deeper dives on history, mythology and more! We have an amazing community and over 75+ exclusive episodes you won’t find anywhere else. New content is added every month. https://beacons.ai/styxandboness ✨ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast

Asclepius is an S tier god here at the Styx and Bones podcast and we're diving into his wild myth and his sanctuary at Epidaurus. This myth basically was one where Zeus could have just talked to someone to sent an email to his son Apollo and his son Asclepius but it's Zeus being Zeus. We're in for a wild ride and then we're showing the sanctuary to Asclepius at Epidaurus and we're showing why he was so important in the ancient world. Chapters: Greek Mythology Retelling Fatigue: (0:00) The WILD Myth of Asclepius: (12:58) Asclepius at Epidaurus: (36:32) 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH US https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true SUPPORT STYX AND BONES + UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT Join our Patreon for deeper dives on history, mythology and more! We have an amazing community and over 75+ exclusive episodes you won’t find anywhere else. New content is added every month. https://beacons.ai/styxandboness ✨ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast

Today we're exploring the the Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens dedicated to BOTH Athena and Poseidon but did you also know Hephaestus was worshipped there too? The myth on why is pretty wild..... (what is a man doing here?!)We're then diving into the infamous story of the missing Caryatid that longs to join her sisters in Greece and why the porch of the maidens is so special. REMINDER: Closing for our Greece trip ends on 6/7 - don't forget to book! The longer you wait, the more expensive airfare will be. Chapters: (0:00) Important Podcast Updates (9:03) The Erechtheion Temple of Athena and Poseidon (25:10) Greece Trip Closing in June (28:41) The Missing Caryatid 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH US: https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true SUPPORT STYX AND BONES + UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Join our Patreon for deeper dives on history, mythology and more! We have an amazing community and over 75+ exclusive episodes you won’t find anywhere else. New content is added every month. https://beacons.ai/styxandboness ✨ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast

We’re back with another infamous Hekate episode and we’re taking a look at Hekate as the Nursemaid and evidence that leads to the point that she overthrows Kronos?! We're covering why it matters when looking at mythology to stake a claim about a god or goddess - do we have a site that back this? Do we have art/sculpture or other writers writing about the same thing? We can't just make a claim because we want to - we need to have it backed and for todays episode... we sure do! Chapters: Topic intro: 0:00 Hekate The Nursemaid: 3:53 Evidence that Hekate helped trick Kronos: 22:00 Why looking at sites and evidence matters when staking a claim about Hekate: 31:10 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH US ⁠https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true⁠ Styx and Bones Temple Join Our Patreon, Shop Our Store and more → ⁠https://beacons.ai/styxandboness ⁠FOLLOW STYX AND BONES Instagram → ⁠https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast⁠ Source: Source: Herring, A. (2022). Hekate of Lagina: A goddess performing her civic duty. Anatolian Studies, 72, 141–165.

Today we are bringing forth a code of ethics for this community, we are presenting how we wish to shun history deniers away and the girls are DONE with talking about Hekate as the Mother, Maiden and Crone and “holding space” - we’re done. SENATE, how say you?!  We beseech our time and evidence to the Senate to vote as we move forward. Results will be in the next WATGD. Chapters: Welcome to the Styx Senate: (0:00) Proposed Code of Ethics: (9:50) Bringing Back Damnatio Memorae (Striking From the Record) (19:02) Hekate as the MMC: (21:15) History Deniers and History Erasure: (22:22) We’re Done Holding Space: (31:42) Unhinged Comments We Received: (48:08) The Community Has Lost It’s Way…: (1:01:35) 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH US ⁠https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true⁠ Styx and Bones Temple Join Our Patreon, Shop Our Store and more → ⁠https://beacons.ai/styxandboness⁠ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES Instagram → ⁠https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast⁠

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Today we're back talking about the infamous mystery cult for Persephone and Demeter - the Eleusinian Mysteries! Who can join this mystery cult, why were the ancient peoples celebrating and what are our thoughts on the discussion of reconstruction of mystery cults? Chapters: (0:00) Introduction(2:10) The Eleusinian Mysteries(23:50) Reconstructing Mystery Cults (Modern Practice)(30:00) Connecting to Eleusis in the Modern Day(51:39) Dionysus, Antonius, and Rome 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH US https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true Styx and Bones Temple Patreon, Store, Blogs, and more → https://beacons.ai/styxandboness FOLLOW STYX AND BONES Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast

We believe in giving people sources to arm with with knowledge and information on white supremacist ideologies in our space as sometimes they are hard to identify here are a few sources we recommend reading: A Wolf in New Age Clothing: Starseed beliefs, conspirituality, and a soft pathway to radicalization: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L185wGY07SFmH6p5g2SQlydPNCQ6rhsf/view Whitewashing Ancient Statues: Whiteness, Racism And Color In The Ancient World: https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/04/27/whitewashing-ancient-statues-whiteness-racism-and-color-in-the-ancient-world/ A statement from us here at Styx and Bones Podcast: We at Styx and Bones do not stand by any neo n@zi propganda, pseudoarchaeology, pseudohistory and conspiracy theories. This rhetoric is harmful and we should be holding people accountable for their actions. We cannot turn a blind eye as turning a blind eye doesn't allow us to have these hard but honest conversations. We need to provide people with education, to inspire people to make better choices on who they support and hope people can change in the rhetoric they are using on their platforms through re-education. We promise to our audience to always be forthcoming, truthful and honest with information - even when it's difficult. We will always choose to stand on the right side of history and we will always stand for what is just and right. At this point in time our images and faces are still being used to support this rhetoric in which we did not consent to or stand for. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command". - George Orwell's 1984 High Priestess Chelsea and Dr. K Styx and Bones

This episode examines what the ancients believed were the entrances to Hades. We're also taking a look at Homer’s Odyssey and reviewing the scholarly debate over whether the journey points to the Acheron River or Lake Avernus as the entrance to the underworld the Odysseus entered. We also are exploring necromancy, prophecy, and the sacred cave at Eleusis. CHAPTERS (0:00) Topic introduction, ancient crushes, and sources (9:12) The Acheron, Hades, and Persephone (20:12) Lake Avernus (25:45) Which one is the actual entrance to Hades? (32:35) The underworld entrance at Eleusis (38:53) Spots are open for Greece 2026 🌿 BOOK YOUR TRIP TO GREECE WITH UShttps://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-chelsea-the-ghost-whisperer-sep-2026?earlyBird=true 🔗 Styx and Bones TemplePatreon, Store, Blogs, and more →https://beacons.ai/styxandboness 📍 FOLLOW STYX AND BONESInstagram →https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast

We explore the realms of the Greek Underworld and what actually happens to a soul after death in ancient Greek belief. We break down the role of Hades and Persephone as rulers of the dead, the function of the Three Judges, and how souls are sorted into each realm. We also talk about who truly ends up in Tartarus and why it was not a place for the average person, but a punishment reserved for those that trick and disrespect the gods. Chapters: (0:00) Intro (1:21) Is Melinoë a Child of Hades and Persephone? (2:54) The 3 Judges of the Underworld and the Realms of Hades (16:11) Hades, Persephone and Thanatos (19:52) Zeus, Apollo and Tartarus (24:47) Who Actually Goes to Tartarus? (27:46) Greek Myth Retellings and Epic: The Musical (32:46) Who Would We Want to See Sentenced in Hades? Check out our Patreon, Styx and Bones Temple's Store, Blogs and more! ⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/styxandboness⁠ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW HIGH PRIESTESS CHELSEA ⁠https://www.instagram.com/highpriestesschelsea⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW DR. K ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we explore the story of Clytemnestra, one of the most infamous figures of Greek tragedy, remembered for murdering her husband Agamemnon upon his return from Troy. But who was Clytemnestra beyond the label of “murderess” We’ll examine her story through the lens of ancient myth and literature, comparing her to her sisters Penelope and Helen, two women often idealized or vilified in very different ways. Why does Penelope become the model of loyalty, Helen the emblem of beauty and destruction, and Clytemnestra the embodiment of vengeance? What does this say about how ancient Greek society and our modern world constructs archetypes of women? Chapters (0:00) – Introduction (1:34) – Melinoe, Hermes & Sources on the Gods (2:26) – Mars the Kitty Update (4:32) – The Story of Clytemnestra (13:10) – Why Was Clytemnestra’s Offense So Shocking in the Ancient World? (21:14) – Clytemnestra, Penelope & Helen: Queens Compared (28:19) – Why Do We Still Pit Women Against Each Other Check out our Patreon, Styx and Bones Temple's Store, Blogs and more! https://beacons.ai/styxandboness⁠ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW HIGH PRIESTESS CHELSEA ⁠https://www.instagram.com/highpriestesschelsea⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW DR. K ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we explore Tartarus, the darkest realm of Hades in Greek mythology. Learn who was condemned to Tartarus, how the gods punished souls in the Underworld, and the myths that reveal ancient ideas of justice and divine retribution. From legendary figures cast into Tartarus to what this realm might mean for us today, we’re diving deep into the Greek Underworld. Timestamps (00:00) Topic Intro (04:30) What Are the Girls Doing?! (12:14) Hermes, Hades + Persephone and Community Lives (17:30) Ancient Roman Evil Eye Protection Amulets (20:08) The Realms of Hades – Tartarus (23:50) Who Goes to Tartarus? (28:28) Cases of Those Sent to Tartarus (42:33) What Is Our Tartarus? Check out our Patreon, Styx and Bones Temple's Store, Blogs and more! ⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/styxandboness⁠ FOLLOW STYX AND BONES ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW HIGH PRIESTESS CHELSEA ⁠https://www.instagram.com/highpriestesschelsea⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW DR. K ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_⁠⁠⁠