“Snorri’s out here gatekeeping the real Norse mythology.”

Time to take a journey to Hel, which isn't too far from Midgard! That's fortunate since the dead have to arrange their own transportation.

Other topics include actually having the soul of the protagonist's mother before trying to make a deal, Darien leaving the recording not once but twice, directions to Hel, extrapolating cultural meaning from the differences in how souls arrive in the afterlife, Snorri doing his own thing (again), the conflicting requirements for a soul being sent to Hel, how Hel and Hades became Hell, and whether or not the Norse people actual had a goddess with the same name as their icy afterlife.

Spoilers for Thor: Dark World, SMITE, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Thor: Ragnarok, Angela Queen of Hel, Journey into Mystery, Marvel: What If…?, Doom Eternal, Warrior Cats, and Adventure Time: Together Again

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, murder, and suicide

We Rank Hades Character Designs (Based on Vibes) Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

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“Couldn’t think of a name for an all-knowing eagle.”

Yggdrasil, the World Tree, holds all things in its mighty branches. Even this very podcast episode, which features one extra sleepy host!

Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases (again), a reminder that Iceland is very far away from Scandinavia, the hosts’ shocking lack of knowledge about trees, key elements of Norse mythology that are NOT native to Iceland, where the “nine worlds” came from, and how the World Tree might not actually hold all things in its mightly branches.

A 17th-century Icelandic attempt at drawing fours harts and an ash tree: https://handrit.is/manuscript/view/is/AM04-0738/95?iabr=on#page/42v/mode/2up

Spoilers for SMITE, God of War: Ragnarok, Vanheim, Thor, and South Park

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death by hanging, the apocalypse, volcanic eruption, and ecological decline

Hades 2 (Early Access) Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology

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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology

Tell us what you like most about the show by leaving us a review at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology

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“Ragna-Rock-a-Doodle-Doo.”

All right, let's do this one last time…

Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) jump back into Norse Mythology by starting at the very end of all things—or do they?

Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases, the Ragnarok Highlight Reel, Darien misremembering key details about an independent live-action/animated musical comedy film from 1991, analyzing if anyone but Odin knows the details of Ragnarok, DJ’s incredible Hadestown-esque approach for a Norse mythology story, what comes after the end of all things, and questioning whether or not Ragnarok has already happened.

Spoilers for Rock-a-Doodle, Thor: Ragnarok, SMITE, DuckTales (2017), and I Obtained a Mythic Item

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, the afterlife, physical violence, the apocalypse, religious conversion, warfare, and animal death

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology


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 Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

Love the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology

Tell us what you like most about the show by leaving us a review at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology

Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com

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