Lydia Griffiths, PhD
Mythologist · Fandom Scholar · Author
Publications
“Mythical AI: The Long Relationship with AI Through Myth and Alchemy” Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine, 2025
“Hermes Overdosed: The Archetypal Hermes in Social Media”
Mythological Studies Journal Vol. XI, 2023
“Tumblr’s Reception of Webtoon Lore Olympus’ Apollo”
Mythological Studies Journal Vol. X, 2022
“Worms, Serpents, and Dragons: Mythic Symbology of Transformation”
The International Society of Mythology, 2024
Appearances
"How Fanfiction Becomes Canon," Lectures on Tap, 2026
"From Achilles to Fanfiction: The Rise of Broken Heroes" Lectures on Tap, 2026
“Myth and Religion” on Unbound Podcast
“Steve Rogers Needs a Hug’: A Case for Heroic Tears’ Mythologium, 2026 Presenter
“Hurt/Comfort fan fiction as an Underworld Journey and the Unmaking/Making of a Hero”
Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture Association, 2023 Presenter
“Responsibility and Fear: An Examination of AI and Co-Exsistance,” NorthEast Popular Culture Association, 2023 Presenter
“Clint Barton in Ceiling Vents: why local re-tellings matter” Mythologium, 2024 Presenter
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Mythology Pacifica Graduate Institute
Bachelor of Arts, History, Film Studies, Baldwin Wallace University
Affiliations
Co-Foudner | International Society of Mythology