Story 75: Oh My Gods, They Were Roommates (w/ Megs Peterson)

“You can’t be precious about your interpretations of a text that was so unstable.”Returning guest and temporary co-host Megs Peterson (they/them) comes aboard to discuss the many rich, valid interpretations of Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship and how it’s not necessary to have a strict definition of said relationship to value their bond—but the homophobic interpretations are automatically wrong. Other topics include similarities between the deaths of Patroclus and Jason Grace, who is really responsible for the Trojan War (It’s Zeus), how everyone stopped hating Paris for literally one second, Agamemnon being the worst, Megs being a Hector stan, Socrotes’ groundbreaking teaching method, Alexander the Great’s fanfic writing hobby, and Darien altogether dropping the ball on reading Song of Achilles. Find more Megs at https://www.instagram.com/megs.peterson/Spoilers for Trials of Apollo, Chalice of the Gods, Song of Achilles, Hercules The Animated Series, HadesContent Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, impalement, kidnapping, sexual assault, slavery, homophobia, suggested pedophilia, and desecration of the dead. About UsMuses 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 @bombshellnutshellartLove the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythologyYou can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythologyFind us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com-----------------------Support the showNo portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt.