Lydia Griffiths, PhD · Mythologist
I wrote my dissertation
on Steve Rogers fanfiction.
Then I had a baby.
Turns out they're
the same myth.
The ancient story living inside the one you can't stop thinking about.
Mythologist · Fandom Scholar · Cultural Story Interpreter · Co-founder, International Society of Mythology
The ancient narratives inside modern life
Lydia Griffiths, PhD is a mythologist, fandom scholar, and cultural story interpreter. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on Steve Rogers fanfiction. Then she had a baby. Turns out they're the same myth.
Her work explores the ancient stories living inside the ones we can't stop thinking about — bringing the oldest interpretive tools in human history to the stories that shape our everyday lives.
She is co-founder of the International Society of Mythology and has published and presented widely on popular culture, AI, personal myth, and the mythology of American identity.
Mythic Motherhood
Ancient stories for the mothers living them right now. The rage, the grief, the loss of self — these are not modern failures. They are ancient rites. A collaborative workshop that holds your present-tense experience inside the oldest stories in human history.
Popular Culture & Speaker
Why do we fall apart over fictional characters? Why does a broken hero feel more true than a triumphant one? The stories we keep returning to are never just entertainment. They are maps. Lectures, panels, and deep dives into the myth beneath the obsession.