What Makes a Monster? What if Ovid's Medusa Was Thinly Veiled Misogyny

Written By Lara Noble

Season 7 // Episode 588

This episode originally aired on March 12, 2024. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Ovid's version of Medusa is by far the most common, but what if it's also the most misogynist? Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Ovid's Metamorphsoes, translations by Stephanie McCarter and Allen Mandelbaum; WorldHistory.org; a simple Google search for 'Medusa'.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Lara Noble

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