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The Olympic Family

The Olympic Family

Written by: Adam Bauer
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In The Olympic Family, Harmonia--goddess of harmony, and the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite--shares stories from her divine relatives: the jealous, the heroic, the foolish, and the wise. These are the original dysfunctional family dramas, with thunderbolts, monsters, epic quests... and consequences. Told with warmth, wit, and just a touch of ambrosial judgment, each episode introduces a character or moment from Greek mythology in a way that makes sense for curious middle-schoolers and their grownups alike. Because once you know the gods, history makes a lot more sense.copyright Red Buoy Media 2025 Literature & Fiction
Episodes
  • I Need To Step Away From The Table

    I Need To Step Away From The Table
    Apr 8 2026
    Harmonia steps away from the Olympic Family for a season --- forty-five episodes, thirty-five relatives, and one very long Perseus story later, she needs some quiet company. The archive stays. She'll be back. But right now, she's heading to The Golden Thread. Transcript available at: https://harmonia.email/podcast-episode/i-need-step-away-table Share and read comments: https://harmonia.email/podcast-comments?field_podcast_feed_value=the_olympic_family&from_node=295
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    4 mins
  • The Discus and the Wind

    The Discus and the Wind
    Apr 3 2026
    In the ninth and final chapter of the Perseus Cycle, Harmonia tells the tragic story of how prophecy claims what it's owed. Perseus travels to Larissa to compete in funeral games, seeking a moment of normalcy after his heroic quests. Meanwhile, his grandfather Acrisius---who once tried to drown him as an infant---hides in the same crowd, still running from the oracle's words. During the discus throw, a breath of wind changes everything, and the prophecy spoken before Perseus was born completes itself in the most unexpected way. This is a story about fate, accident, and what we choose to build when prophecy has finished with us. Transcript available at: https://harmonia.email/podcast-episode/discus-and-wind Share and read comments: https://harmonia.email/podcast-comments?field_podcast_feed_value=the_olympic_family&from_node=218
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    31 mins
  • The Stone Court

    The Stone Court
    Apr 2 2026
    Perseus returns to Seriphos to find his mother Dana has fled to a temple, hiding from King Polydectes who has spent months trying to force her into marriage. The king never expected the boy he sent on an impossible quest to survive---but Perseus carries Medusa's head in a leather bag, and he's come home to settle old scores. At Polydectes' celebratory banquet, surrounded by allies who enabled the king's cruelty, Perseus unveils his gift. In moments, the great hall becomes a garden of statues---tyrants frozen forever in stone. Good king Dictys takes the throne, Dana is finally safe, and Perseus must reckon with the weight of wielding terrible power for a just cause. Transcript available at: https://harmonia.email/podcast-episode/stone-court Share and read comments: https://harmonia.email/podcast-comments?field_podcast_feed_value=the_olympic_family&from_node=217
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    20 mins
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