Did the Greeks Really Believe Their Myths? Prof. Johnston on Bad Gods, Sticky Stories & Modern Myths

This is a conversation with Professor Sarah Iles Johnston, a classicist, historian of religion, and one of the leading thinkers working on myth, belief, and the supernatural world of ancient Greece. Professor Johnston discusses what a myth is, whether the Greeks actually believed in them, how to responsibly compare myths like the flood narrative, and why bad Greek gods made for sticky stories. She also discusses the upcoming Odyssey movie, visibility and invisibility in Greek myth, myths of the modern world, and much more.

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