Live from Mount Olympus

By Onassis Foundation

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 Jun 26, 2023

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 Jan 26, 2021
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Description

An adventure for tweens and listeners of all ages, Live from Mount Olympus weaves timeless Greek myths with the artistry of foremost contemporary theater-makers and the imaginative power of audio. Hermes, god of storytellers, travelers, and thieves (Tony Award-winner André De Shields) is our host.

Season Five: Pandora: Zeus, king of the gods, commands Hephaestus to sculpt a beautiful woman out of clay, and orders each god to grant her a gift.  Aphrodite bathes her in grace, Athena bestows wisdom, Zeus himself imbues her with insatiable curiosity, and Hermes gives her language and her name: Pandora, "all the gifts."  While you may think you know Pandora's story, you’ve never heard it told this way before.

Season Four: Prometheus: You’d think being able to see the future would be a gift – but Prometheus’s visions are never completely clear, and he quickly learns that not everyone wants to see what lies ahead.  When he glimpses a coming war that will threaten the whole world, Prometheus knows he must forge an unlikely alliance with the young Olympian Zeus.  But their friendship is tested when they find they have very different ideas about how to restore a shattered world. 

Season Three: Atalanta: A tiny newborn, abandoned in the forest, is adopted by a mama bear who raises her as her own. Under the divine guidance of Artemis and Athena, the bear girl grows up wise and strong, a skilled archer ready for adventure. When she meets the greatest heroes in all Greece - who are none too happy to hunt alongside a girl - Atalanta surprises them all.

Season Two: Demeter and Persephone: Persephone is eager to strike out on her own for the first time, but is immediately pulled into the underworld and must find her power in the darkness. Her mother Demeter fights to bring her back to the sunlight, and nothing can grow.  Can the Olympians stop fighting before humanity starves?

Season One: Perseus: Young Perseus makes a rash promise to save his mother from the clutches of an evil king, and must strike out on a dangerous quest full of terrifying monsters, powerful gods, and a brave girl who will change our hero’s life forever.

Live from Mount Olympus is a production of the Onassis Foundation. This bold and original audio drama is created and produced by Peabody Award-winning showrunner Julie Burstein, co-produced by the Brooklyn-based theater ensemble The TEAM, and directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin, Zhailon Levingston, and Keenan Tyler Oliphant. Karen Brooks Hopkins is the executive producer.

Live from Mount Olympus is distributed by PRX.

Find out more at Onassis.link/Olympus

Since 1975, the Onassis Foundation has been dedicated to culture, community, and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. Learn more at www.onassis.org.


Episode Date
Pandora 3: “No one else gets to tell the story that defines you.”
Oct 29, 2024
Pandora 2: “I knew you’d be wise! You’re Pandora - she who gives all!”
Oct 22, 2024
Pandora 1: "Zeus said it must stay closed - it must!"
Oct 15, 2024
Pandora: Live from Mount Olympus Season Five Trailer
Oct 08, 2024
Prometheus 5: “We’re gonna stick it to Zeus!”
May 07, 2024
Prometheus 4: “Fire stays on Olympus! I’m not sharing!”
Apr 30, 2024
Prometheus 3: “Grasp it in the middle – just where the zig meets the zag!”
Apr 23, 2024
Prometheus 2: “What’s that glow at the top of the mountain?”
Apr 16, 2024
Prometheus 1: “Was that the party where Uncle Kronos threw up all his kids?”
Apr 09, 2024
Prometheus: Live from Mount Olympus Season Four Trailer
Mar 21, 2024
Atalanta 8: “A hero’s reward!”
Jun 06, 2023
Atalanta 7: "With all that has happened, do you think she could ever learn to love us?"
May 30, 2023
Atalanta 6: "No one can defy The Fates, not even the gods."
May 23, 2023
Atalanta 5: “I am here to hunt, so I dress as a hunter. Why are you here?"
May 16, 2023
Atalanta 4: “I love that you call these human girls ‘little bears!”
May 09, 2023
Atalanta 3: "A place to escape from princely concerns?"
May 02, 2023
Atalanta 2: “Once an outcast always an outcast”
Apr 25, 2023
Atalanta 1: “Who would leave a baby in the forest???”
Apr 18, 2023
Get ready for an unexpected hero! Live from Mount Olympus: Atalanta Trailer
Apr 11, 2023
Mythlet: How to Become a Mythical Monster
Oct 25, 2022
Persephone 10: When You Return, Everything Will Bloom Again
Jun 28, 2022
Persephone 9: Six Pomegranate Seeds
Jun 21, 2022
Cassandra predicted we'd have technical difficulties this week -- but no one believed her
Jun 14, 2022
Persephone 8: Are You Ready to Live in Both Worlds?
Jun 07, 2022
Persephone 7: All Our Fates Are Tied Together
May 31, 2022
Persephone 6: We Are All Hungry
May 24, 2022
Persephone 5: Lean Into the Darkness!
May 17, 2022
Persephone 4: We Thought You Were Just Some Regular Old Lady!
May 10, 2022
Persephone 3: Are You Kidnapping Me?
May 03, 2022
Persephone 2: Where is My Daughter?
Apr 26, 2022
Persephone 1: You Don’t Trust Me to Strike Out on My Own!
Apr 19, 2022
Live From Mount Olympus: Persephone: Trailer
Apr 12, 2022
Mythlet: "The God of Middle Children"
Apr 05, 2022
Mythlet: "I Belong to No Man!"
Dec 14, 2021
Mythlet: A Mouth Like Flame and Breathing Death
Nov 16, 2021
Mythlet: "Don't Drop Your Shield!"
Oct 12, 2021
Mythlet: "I Bestow Upon Thee My Adamantine Sword"
Sep 14, 2021
Perseus 10: No One Can Evade a Prophecy
Mar 30, 2021
Perseus 9: I Have What You Sent Me For
Mar 23, 2021
Perseus 8: Meet the Parents
Mar 15, 2021
Perseus 7: Sea Monster!
Mar 09, 2021
Perseus 6: The Weight of the Sky
Mar 02, 2021
Perseus 5: The Cavern of Serpent Doom
Feb 23, 2021
Perseus 4: I Smell Fear
Feb 16, 2021
Perseus 3: We're Related???
Feb 09, 2021
Perseus Bonus — The Trickster
Feb 02, 2021
Perseus 2: A Question and a Quest
Feb 02, 2021
Perseus 1: The Prophecy
Jan 26, 2021