Forged Bonds
Forged Bonds
Podcast Description
Welcome, dear readers, to Forged Bonds!
I am your humble narrator, Calliope, here to talk you through our show. Starting out with what this is: Forged Bonds is a myth-bending retelling of the story of Aphrodite and Hephaestus. In traditional mythology, they are forced into a marriage together leading to Aphrodite cheating with Ares. What if Aphrodite and Ares were best friends forced into a political marriage? What if Aphrodite started to fall in love with Hephaestus? What if Hephaestus was a trans woman who had been isolated from Olympus in the attempts to protect her own heart? This show strives to answer all of these questions while also taking a look at the love stories and politics of Olympus as a whole.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of love, friendship, and identity, focusing on complex character dynamics and political situations among the gods. Specific episodes delve into the reimagined relationships between Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Ares, addressing topics like friendship in political unions and the exploration of gender identity within mythological frameworks. For example, episodes examine the idea of Hephaestus as a trans woman and how that impacts her relationship with Aphrodite and their surroundings.
Welcome, dear readers, to Forged Bonds!
I am your humble narrator, Calliope, here to talk you through our show. Starting out with what this is: Forged Bonds is a myth-bending retelling of the story of Aphrodite and Hephaestus. In traditional mythology, they are forced into a marriage together leading to Aphrodite cheating with Ares. What if Aphrodite and Ares were best friends forced into a political marriage? What if Aphrodite started to fall in love with Hephaestus? What if Hephaestus was a trans woman who had been isolated from Olympus in the attempts to protect her own heart? This show strives to answer all of these questions while also taking a look at the love stories and politics of Olympus as a whole.
Your gay panic hasn’t worn out the carpet that badly, don’t worry.
Forged Bonds is a proud member of the Faustian Nonsense Network and was written and edited by Pine Gonzalez. This episode featured Pine Gonzalez as Calliope, Skylar Johnson as Hephaestus, Cody Heath as Hermes, Marguerite Kenner as Artemis, Leon Egan as Apollo, Mike LeBeau as Dionysus, Khai Truong as Hades, Nichole Goodnight as Hera, and Lyssa Jay as Persephone. Our theme music was provided by AthansMusic. You can hear more from him on Spotify or by checking out his podcast The Grotto. If you would like to support the show you can follow us on social media @forgedbondspod, rate and review us on your podcatcher of choice, or join our patreon at patreon.com/pinetreepods where you can get early access to episodes and behind the scenes content. Thank you for listening!
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