A Temple Wild: Greek Mythology and the Mediterranean Landscape

• Invoking the Muse

  Were there really nine muses in ancient Greece? Where were they worshiped? And what do their stories tell us about artistic inspiration and the Greek landscape? In this episode, meet the ancient Greek Muses and learn more about their special relationship with music, winged messengers, springs, and the Greek gods of prophecy and sleep.

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• Plants of the Greek Moon Goddesses

  What are the trees and herbs sacred to the Moon in ancient Greece? The answer might surprise you! In today’s episode, we meet the three moon goddesses of the ancient Greek world — Selene, Artemis, and Hekate — and discuss the plants, stones, and other entities to invite into a Moon Garden in honor of ancient Greek lunar power. DETAILED SHOW NOTES https://atemplewild.com/atemplewild/greek-moon-goddesses NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Subscribe to the newsletter: https://atemplewild.com/subscribe SUPPORT THE SHOW Leave a Tip: https://atemplewild.com/tip-jar or Become a Monthly Patron: https://atemplewild.com/patron

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• Tears of the Sun: Helios, Phaethon, the Heliades, and Other Ancient Greek Solar Myths

  Today, on the Winter Solstice, I introduce you to the Greek gods of the Sun — the Titans who gave birth to the radiance of the celestial bodies and the prophetic wisdom that the Greeks believed came from their light. We also learn about the Sun’s connection to the Underworld, grief, and mourning, and meet the plants sacred to the Sun god Helios. DETAILED SHOW NOTES https://atemplewild.com/atemplewild/greek-sun-mythology NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Subscribe to the newsletter: https://atemplewild.com/subscribe SUPPORT THE SHOW Leave a Tip: https://atemplewild.com/tip-jar or Become a Monthly Patron: https://atemplewild.com/patron

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• Meet Linda Pappa

  In today’s special episode, we meet Greek multi-disciplinary artist, designer, and ritualist Linda Pappa. Linda is based on the ancient island of Crete, where she has a home and studio in the mountains. She shares with us her artistic process: how she co-creates with the land, crafting ceramic vessels from wild clay she harvests herself and painting with pigments she makes from local plants and soil. Our conversation wanders into some really interesting places, including her reflections on village life, as well as the dark sides of living in modern Greek culture. In her own words, Linda is pulled by a desire to explore the primordial energy residing in all living things. She crafts ceramic vessels from the wild clay she collects in the wilderness, paints images and talismans of visions received in meditation, crafts medicine in communion with plant allies, and enjoys writing about these processes, sharing what comes through in this sacred path of remembering. Learn more and connect with her at www.lindapappa.com and on Instagram @linda___pappa. DETAILED SHOW NOTES https://atemplewild.com/atemplewild/meet-linda-pappa SUPPORT THE SHOW Leave a Tip: https://atemplewild.com/tipjar Become a Patron: https://atemplewild.com/patron NEVER MISS AN EPISODE https://atemplewild.com/subscribe

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• Hypnos and the Poppy: Ancient Greek Dream Incubation

  In this episode, we’ll be meeting the Greek gods of Night, Sleep, and Dreams — Nyx, Hypnos, the Oneiroi, Mnemosyne, and more. We’ll explore dream rituals in ancient Greece, in particular dream incubation as a means for healing and divination as occurred at the temple of Asclepius in Epidaurus and at the Oracle of Trophonios. We’ll learn about how the Greeks understood their dreams and how they are connected to the Underworld. And we’ll meet one of my favorite flowers of the Greek landscape, the often controversial — and even illegal in some countries — Poppy. DETAILED SHOW NOTES https://atemplewild.com/atemplewild/ancient-greek-dream-incubation NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Subscribe to the newsletter: https://atemplewild.com/subscribe SUPPORT THE SHOW Leave a Tip: https://atemplewild.com/tip-jar or Become a Monthly Patron: https://atemplewild.com/patron

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