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Podcast covering the LGBT experience in ancient Greece and Rome.
October 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Does gender and sex mean anything before the universe even had gender?
That's the question we are asking in this week's episode: Phanes the Agender!
Here's Phanes from the relief at Modena, Italy, and a 1914 engraving.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
That's the question we are asking in this week's episode: Phanes the Agender!
Here's Phanes from the relief at Modena, Italy, and a 1914 engraving.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
September 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Does gender and sex mean anything before the universe even had gender?
That's the question we are asking in this week's episode: Phanes the Agender!
Here's Phanes from the relief at Modena, Italy, and a 1914 engraving.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
That's the question we are asking in this week's episode: Phanes the Agender!
Here's Phanes from the relief at Modena, Italy, and a 1914 engraving.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
Our episode about Phanes the Agender is live!
Check it out wherever you do podcasts.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
Check it out wherever you do podcasts.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
September 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Our episode about Phanes the Agender is live!
Check it out wherever you do podcasts.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
Check it out wherever you do podcasts.
#LGBTHistory #Agender
Phanes was the very first deity, who existed before gender was a concept, so Phanes manifests all possibilities of gender at the same time, without actually being any one of them.
Simply put sex and gender are not meaningful concepts when talking about Phanes.
See you Monday!
#agender #LGBTHistory
Simply put sex and gender are not meaningful concepts when talking about Phanes.
See you Monday!
#agender #LGBTHistory
September 27, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Phanes was the very first deity, who existed before gender was a concept, so Phanes manifests all possibilities of gender at the same time, without actually being any one of them.
Simply put sex and gender are not meaningful concepts when talking about Phanes.
See you Monday!
#agender #LGBTHistory
Simply put sex and gender are not meaningful concepts when talking about Phanes.
See you Monday!
#agender #LGBTHistory
Meet Phanes, the first deity whose manifestations are not visibly identified with any gender.
This is from a 2nd century relief from Modena, Italy.
Note the recurrent threes a bull, ram, and lion poke out of their chest, and across their body are horns, wings, and a serpent!
#agender #LGBTHistory
This is from a 2nd century relief from Modena, Italy.
Note the recurrent threes a bull, ram, and lion poke out of their chest, and across their body are horns, wings, and a serpent!
#agender #LGBTHistory
September 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Meet Phanes, the first deity whose manifestations are not visibly identified with any gender.
This is from a 2nd century relief from Modena, Italy.
Note the recurrent threes a bull, ram, and lion poke out of their chest, and across their body are horns, wings, and a serpent!
#agender #LGBTHistory
This is from a 2nd century relief from Modena, Italy.
Note the recurrent threes a bull, ram, and lion poke out of their chest, and across their body are horns, wings, and a serpent!
#agender #LGBTHistory
Iakkhos and Mise are the same deity. They fluctuate between masculine and feminine appearances so they can lead the initiates in the Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries.
By moving between genders, they could instruct and guide the mystics in rituals!
#LGBTHistory #Genderfluid
By moving between genders, they could instruct and guide the mystics in rituals!
#LGBTHistory #Genderfluid
September 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Iakkhos and Mise are the same deity. They fluctuate between masculine and feminine appearances so they can lead the initiates in the Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries.
By moving between genders, they could instruct and guide the mystics in rituals!
#LGBTHistory #Genderfluid
By moving between genders, they could instruct and guide the mystics in rituals!
#LGBTHistory #Genderfluid
This week we are talking about Iakkhos and Mise as manifestations of Gender Fluidity.
They were the same deity who led Eleusinian and Bacchic processions and guided souls to the underworld. This is the Ninnion Tablet showing Eleusinian Initiation in Athens!
#QueerHistory #GenderFluid
They were the same deity who led Eleusinian and Bacchic processions and guided souls to the underworld. This is the Ninnion Tablet showing Eleusinian Initiation in Athens!
#QueerHistory #GenderFluid
September 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This week we are talking about Iakkhos and Mise as manifestations of Gender Fluidity.
They were the same deity who led Eleusinian and Bacchic processions and guided souls to the underworld. This is the Ninnion Tablet showing Eleusinian Initiation in Athens!
#QueerHistory #GenderFluid
They were the same deity who led Eleusinian and Bacchic processions and guided souls to the underworld. This is the Ninnion Tablet showing Eleusinian Initiation in Athens!
#QueerHistory #GenderFluid
One of the things which was so interesting about Enyo, is how the Greeks placed aromantic expressions as old and fundamental to sexuality as erotic love or asexuality.
Enyo is a child of Zeus and Hera, that is to say aromanticism is older than humanity itself!
#QueerHistory #aromantic
Enyo is a child of Zeus and Hera, that is to say aromanticism is older than humanity itself!
#QueerHistory #aromantic
September 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
One of the things which was so interesting about Enyo, is how the Greeks placed aromantic expressions as old and fundamental to sexuality as erotic love or asexuality.
Enyo is a child of Zeus and Hera, that is to say aromanticism is older than humanity itself!
#QueerHistory #aromantic
Enyo is a child of Zeus and Hera, that is to say aromanticism is older than humanity itself!
#QueerHistory #aromantic
Good Morning Folx,
Our episode covering Enyo as a manifestation of Aromantic identity is now live!
Check it out.
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
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Our episode covering Enyo as a manifestation of Aromantic identity is now live!
Check it out.
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
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Enyo the Aromantic - Lambda: the LGBT in Antiquity Podcast
This week we are discussing Enyo, the embodiment of Warfare, as a manifestation of aromantic identity from the Greek Pantheon. Across numerous conflicts, Enyo never actually is shown to have any ...
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August 31, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Good Morning Folx,
Our episode covering Enyo as a manifestation of Aromantic identity is now live!
Check it out.
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
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Our episode covering Enyo as a manifestation of Aromantic identity is now live!
Check it out.
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
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This week we are discussing Enyo, Conflict embodied, as a manifestation of Aromantic identity. Enyo was not chaste, having a child Enyalios with Ares and a close connection to Eris.
However Enyo was never romantically tied to anybody.
See you Monday!
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
However Enyo was never romantically tied to anybody.
See you Monday!
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
August 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
This week we are discussing Enyo, Conflict embodied, as a manifestation of Aromantic identity. Enyo was not chaste, having a child Enyalios with Ares and a close connection to Eris.
However Enyo was never romantically tied to anybody.
See you Monday!
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
However Enyo was never romantically tied to anybody.
See you Monday!
#QueerHistory #Aromantic
Good Morning Everybody
Our new episode about Hestia the Asexual is now live!
Check it out
#asexual #LGBTHistory
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Our new episode about Hestia the Asexual is now live!
Check it out
#asexual #LGBTHistory
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Hestia the Asexual - Lambda: the LGBT in Antiquity Podcast
Hestia is the Goddess of the Hearth. She was the first born child of Kronos and Rheia, and the first to be eaten by the Crooked Kronos. Once Zeus claimed the celestial throne for himself, she and...
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August 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Good Morning Everybody
Our new episode about Hestia the Asexual is now live!
Check it out
#asexual #LGBTHistory
lambdalgbtpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2596349/epis...
Our new episode about Hestia the Asexual is now live!
Check it out
#asexual #LGBTHistory
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Erotic love is almost as old as the Cosmos itself.
Asexuality emerged a short time later in the figure of Hestia.
Hestia is the best example of early Asexuality we get in Antiquity.
Asexuality is as quintessential to the human experience as Erotic love!
See you tomorrow!
#asexuality #LGBThistory
Asexuality emerged a short time later in the figure of Hestia.
Hestia is the best example of early Asexuality we get in Antiquity.
Asexuality is as quintessential to the human experience as Erotic love!
See you tomorrow!
#asexuality #LGBThistory
August 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Erotic love is almost as old as the Cosmos itself.
Asexuality emerged a short time later in the figure of Hestia.
Hestia is the best example of early Asexuality we get in Antiquity.
Asexuality is as quintessential to the human experience as Erotic love!
See you tomorrow!
#asexuality #LGBThistory
Asexuality emerged a short time later in the figure of Hestia.
Hestia is the best example of early Asexuality we get in Antiquity.
Asexuality is as quintessential to the human experience as Erotic love!
See you tomorrow!
#asexuality #LGBThistory
The Romans held asexual Hestia (Latin Vesta) in extremely high regard. The famous Vestal Virgins maintained the Temple to Vesta at Rome.
Though these chaste women existed outside sexual expectations, they were absolutely revered by Roman patriarchy.
#LGBTHistory #QueerHistory #Asexuality
Though these chaste women existed outside sexual expectations, they were absolutely revered by Roman patriarchy.
#LGBTHistory #QueerHistory #Asexuality
August 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The Romans held asexual Hestia (Latin Vesta) in extremely high regard. The famous Vestal Virgins maintained the Temple to Vesta at Rome.
Though these chaste women existed outside sexual expectations, they were absolutely revered by Roman patriarchy.
#LGBTHistory #QueerHistory #Asexuality
Though these chaste women existed outside sexual expectations, they were absolutely revered by Roman patriarchy.
#LGBTHistory #QueerHistory #Asexuality
Our next episode discusses the asexual aspects of Hestia, the Hearth Goddess.
Hestia was both the first born Olympian, and the first swallowed by Kronos, then the last Olympian expelled from Kronos' gut by Zeus! She keeps the hearth of Olympus!
#AsexualHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory
Hestia was both the first born Olympian, and the first swallowed by Kronos, then the last Olympian expelled from Kronos' gut by Zeus! She keeps the hearth of Olympus!
#AsexualHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory
August 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Our next episode discusses the asexual aspects of Hestia, the Hearth Goddess.
Hestia was both the first born Olympian, and the first swallowed by Kronos, then the last Olympian expelled from Kronos' gut by Zeus! She keeps the hearth of Olympus!
#AsexualHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory
Hestia was both the first born Olympian, and the first swallowed by Kronos, then the last Olympian expelled from Kronos' gut by Zeus! She keeps the hearth of Olympus!
#AsexualHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory
This week we are doing a review of the new Odyssey Movie.
It is live, Check it out: lambdalgbtpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2596349/epis...
#OdysseyMovie
It is live, Check it out: lambdalgbtpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2596349/epis...
#OdysseyMovie
Review of Nolan's Odyssey - Lambda: the LGBT in Antiquity Podcast
This is a special episode reviewing the new movie version of the Odyssey, produced by Christopher Nolan, published by Universal Pictures.
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August 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This week we are doing a review of the new Odyssey Movie.
It is live, Check it out: lambdalgbtpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2596349/epis...
#OdysseyMovie
It is live, Check it out: lambdalgbtpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2596349/epis...
#OdysseyMovie
Hello
Our episode exploring the Demisexual aspects of Dionysus is live!
Check it out wherever you get Podcasts!
#QueerHistory #Demisexual #Dionysus
Our episode exploring the Demisexual aspects of Dionysus is live!
Check it out wherever you get Podcasts!
#QueerHistory #Demisexual #Dionysus
July 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Hello
Our episode exploring the Demisexual aspects of Dionysus is live!
Check it out wherever you get Podcasts!
#QueerHistory #Demisexual #Dionysus
Our episode exploring the Demisexual aspects of Dionysus is live!
Check it out wherever you get Podcasts!
#QueerHistory #Demisexual #Dionysus
This week we are discussing Dionysos as a demisexual. Dionysos does not often show overt sexuality, rather sexuality is a rare occurrence that is generally eternal.
This dynamic is important to understanding both mythology and human ritual environment.
See you tomorrow!
#QueerHistory #demisexual
This dynamic is important to understanding both mythology and human ritual environment.
See you tomorrow!
#QueerHistory #demisexual
July 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
This week we are discussing Dionysos as a demisexual. Dionysos does not often show overt sexuality, rather sexuality is a rare occurrence that is generally eternal.
This dynamic is important to understanding both mythology and human ritual environment.
See you tomorrow!
#QueerHistory #demisexual
This dynamic is important to understanding both mythology and human ritual environment.
See you tomorrow!
#QueerHistory #demisexual
Happy International Non-Binary People's Day!
Today we have a very special episode interpreting Artemis as a demi-woman non-binary person.
Check it out!
#nonbinarypeoplesday #queerhistory
Today we have a very special episode interpreting Artemis as a demi-woman non-binary person.
Check it out!
#nonbinarypeoplesday #queerhistory
July 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Happy International Non-Binary People's Day!
Today we have a very special episode interpreting Artemis as a demi-woman non-binary person.
Check it out!
#nonbinarypeoplesday #queerhistory
Today we have a very special episode interpreting Artemis as a demi-woman non-binary person.
Check it out!
#nonbinarypeoplesday #queerhistory
This week we are focusing on Zeus whose sexual desires could best be described as pansexual. Zeus is the King of the Universe, and with that power comes a great amount of sexual experimentation with body and form. Each story reflects a deep loving romance.
#QueerHistory #PansexualHistory
#QueerHistory #PansexualHistory
July 6, 2026 at 12:58 AM
This week we are focusing on Zeus whose sexual desires could best be described as pansexual. Zeus is the King of the Universe, and with that power comes a great amount of sexual experimentation with body and form. Each story reflects a deep loving romance.
#QueerHistory #PansexualHistory
#QueerHistory #PansexualHistory
The essence of being a non-binary Hero:
Following one’s own desires, duty to protect one’s family, striving for excellence in whatever one does, ignoring gender binaries to seek a fulfilled life, and bring others up while you are doing it. Athena represents a non-binary role model!
#NonbinaryHistory
Following one’s own desires, duty to protect one’s family, striving for excellence in whatever one does, ignoring gender binaries to seek a fulfilled life, and bring others up while you are doing it. Athena represents a non-binary role model!
#NonbinaryHistory
June 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The essence of being a non-binary Hero:
Following one’s own desires, duty to protect one’s family, striving for excellence in whatever one does, ignoring gender binaries to seek a fulfilled life, and bring others up while you are doing it. Athena represents a non-binary role model!
#NonbinaryHistory
Following one’s own desires, duty to protect one’s family, striving for excellence in whatever one does, ignoring gender binaries to seek a fulfilled life, and bring others up while you are doing it. Athena represents a non-binary role model!
#NonbinaryHistory
Hello Folkx!
Working on our next episode, finishing up our deep dive into Athena as a Non-Binary manifestation.
See you on Monday!
#QueerHistory #LGBThistory #Pride
Working on our next episode, finishing up our deep dive into Athena as a Non-Binary manifestation.
See you on Monday!
#QueerHistory #LGBThistory #Pride
June 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Hello Folkx!
Working on our next episode, finishing up our deep dive into Athena as a Non-Binary manifestation.
See you on Monday!
#QueerHistory #LGBThistory #Pride
Working on our next episode, finishing up our deep dive into Athena as a Non-Binary manifestation.
See you on Monday!
#QueerHistory #LGBThistory #Pride
This week we are going to interpret Athena as a nonbinary manifestation. Whether pursuing masculine-coded activities like conflict and competition or feminine-coded activities like weaving and homemaking, Athena strove for excellence.
Happy Pride Everyone
#QueerHistory #PRIDE #Nonbinary #NBHistory
Happy Pride Everyone
#QueerHistory #PRIDE #Nonbinary #NBHistory
June 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This week we are going to interpret Athena as a nonbinary manifestation. Whether pursuing masculine-coded activities like conflict and competition or feminine-coded activities like weaving and homemaking, Athena strove for excellence.
Happy Pride Everyone
#QueerHistory #PRIDE #Nonbinary #NBHistory
Happy Pride Everyone
#QueerHistory #PRIDE #Nonbinary #NBHistory
The story of the Agdistis is a divine archetype for how humans publicly exposed and addressed such conditions.
#Intersex #IntersexHistory #LGBTHistory
#Intersex #IntersexHistory #LGBTHistory
May 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The story of the Agdistis is a divine archetype for how humans publicly exposed and addressed such conditions.
#Intersex #IntersexHistory #LGBTHistory
#Intersex #IntersexHistory #LGBTHistory
This week's episode covers the story of the Agdistis. They were created through an immaculate conception with an intersex condition, resulting in the manifestation of male and female sexual characteristics. The other Gods were terrified by Agdistis, so they publicly exposed and castrated them.
May 11, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This week's episode covers the story of the Agdistis. They were created through an immaculate conception with an intersex condition, resulting in the manifestation of male and female sexual characteristics. The other Gods were terrified by Agdistis, so they publicly exposed and castrated them.
This week we are talking about Dionysus.
Neither Dionysus' gender nor sexuality conform to societal expectations, making Dionysus the Archetypal Queer!
#Dionysus #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory #Dionysos
Neither Dionysus' gender nor sexuality conform to societal expectations, making Dionysus the Archetypal Queer!
#Dionysus #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory #Dionysos
May 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This week we are talking about Dionysus.
Neither Dionysus' gender nor sexuality conform to societal expectations, making Dionysus the Archetypal Queer!
#Dionysus #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory #Dionysos
Neither Dionysus' gender nor sexuality conform to societal expectations, making Dionysus the Archetypal Queer!
#Dionysus #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory #Dionysos