About Tales of Ages - History, Myths and Bedtime Stories
Calm retellings of myths, legends, and historical events — stories of ancient authors and forgotten civilizations from ages long past. Perfect for any time of day: while driving, cleaning, walking, or falling asleep. A relaxing audiobook, a bedtime story for adults, a sleep podcast for quiet, calming moments.
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World Mythology and Ancient Civilizations by Sasha Oleksandr
Gods of Olympus: Athena, Goddess of Wisdom (Part 2)
Wisdom has its own kind of ruthlessness - Athena punished an accidental glimpse with blindness and a weaver's pride with an eternal curse, yet stood loyally beside the heroes she chose to favor.
In this second part, we follow her guidance of Perseus, Odysseus, and other legendary figures, her decisive hand in the Trojan War, and the founding of a trial that forever changed how justice itself would be judged. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
1 Oct 2026
Gods of Olympus: Athena, Goddess of Wisdom (Part 1)
Born fully grown and armored from Zeus's own head, Athena entered the world already a warrior - wisdom given weapons, reason given a shield.
In this first part, we follow her extraordinary birth, the strange tragedy behind her patronage of a still-nameless city, and the fearsome battle against the giants that gave her one of mythology's most iconic symbols. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
29 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest (Part 2)
Grateful to the humble city that once sheltered her in grief, Demeter offers humanity a gift beyond bread itself - the secret of farming, and a sacred rite that promised hope even beyond death.
In this second part, we follow the founding of the mysterious Eleusinian Mysteries, a king cursed with endless hunger for defying the goddess, and the quiet acts of kindness that reveal her gentler side. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
24 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest (Part 1)
Long before her daughter's abduction, Demeter was already a goddess whose moods could feed a whole world or starve it - a quiet power hiding a fierce, unforgiving heart.
In this first part, we follow her origins among the Olympians, a love that ended in tragedy, a brutal pursuit she barely escaped, and the darker, angrier side of a goddess most know only as a gentle giver of bread. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
22 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Hades and Persephone - The Abduction and the Return (Part 2)
With her daughter's fate finally revealed, Demeter forces the gods themselves to bend to a mother's grief - but a handful of pomegranate seeds will bind Persephone to the underworld forever, in ways no one expected.
In this second part, we follow the fragile compromise struck between the gods, the strange bond that grows between Hades and his young queen, and how one family's sorrow gave the world the changing of the seasons. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
17 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Hades and Persephone - The Abduction and the Return (Part 1)
One moment Persephone was gathering flowers in a sunlit meadow, the next the earth split open and she vanished into Hades's kingdom of shadows.
In this first part, we follow her mother Demeter's desperate search across the earth, a grief so fierce it plunged the whole world into famine, and the secrets that finally led her to the truth. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
16 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Hades, God of the Underworld (Part 2)
Deep in the shadows of Tartarus wait the most infamous sinners of Greek mythology - Sisyphus and his endless boulder, Tantalus forever out of reach of food and water, and others condemned by Hades's own unyielding justice.
In this second part, we also follow the rare mortals who dared enter the underworld alive, from Orpheus's desperate plea for love to Heracles's fearsome trial with the hound Cerberus. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
16 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Hades, God of the Underworld (Part 1)
Feared but rarely understood, Hades drew the realm of the dead as his share of the world after the war against the Titans - and chose to rule it with quiet, unbending order rather than cruelty.
In this first part, we follow his origins, his solitary kingdom of shadows and rivers, and the strict justice he holds even over gods and heroes who dare to cross into his domain. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
16 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Poseidon, God of the Sea (Part 2)
In this second part, Poseidon steps beyond the sea itself - into rivalries with Athena and Zeus, love affairs that gave rise to monsters and heroes alike, and a temper that could shake the very earth when crossed.
We follow his marriage to the sea nymph Amphitrite, his sons both noble and terrible, and the lasting mark he left on gods and mortals across the ancient world. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
16 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Poseidon, God of the Sea (Part 1)
Freed from his father's stomach alongside his brothers, Poseidon rose from the chaos of the Titan War to claim the sea as his own domain - restless, proud, and quick to anger.
In this first part, we follow his origins, his fierce rivalry with the other Olympians for territory and honor, and the untamed power that made the ocean itself answer to his will. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
16 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Zeus and Hera - A Marriage Full of Jealousy
Zeus and Hera's marriage was never a quiet one - a union of the king and queen of Olympus, shadowed from the start by betrayal, transformation, and revenge.
This episode follows their turbulent bond through Zeus's countless affairs, Hera's relentless pursuit of his lovers and children, and the strange truce that somehow held their throne together. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
16 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Hera, Queen of the Gods
Before jealousy defined her, Hera was raised in secret, swallowed whole by her own father and freed only through her brother Zeus's cunning.
This episode follows her rise to become queen of Olympus, her turbulent marriage, and the fierce, often ruthless pride that made her both feared and revered among gods and mortals alike. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
16 Sept 2026
Gods of Olympus: Zeus, King of the Gods
Before he ruled Olympus, Zeus was a secret - an infant smuggled away from a father who swallowed his own children whole.
This episode follows his hidden childhood on Crete, the ten-year war against the Titans, and his rise to become king of gods and men, wielder of the thunderbolt, ruler of sky and storm. Let this Greek mythology tale carry you gently into restful sleep.
A calm bedtime story for adults, a relaxing sleep story, a soothing audiobook, a podcast to help you fall asleep.
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