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Matricide Mania! Furies, Furies Everywhere (The Oresteia Part 3) Feb 12, 2019

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It's one murderous party with siblings Orestes and Electra! There's a reason it's a story covered by all three remaining tragedians.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Electra by Euripides, translated by John Davie, and Orestes by Euripides, translated by Robin Waterfield.

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Mini Myth: Hubris & Hamartia, Or, How the Ancient Greeks Warned Us Feb 05, 2019

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Stories of Hubris and Hamartia, the Tragic Flaw.It's Oedipus, in a concept.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: The Greek Myths by Robert Graves and Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton.

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Orestes & Electra, the Angriest, Best-Named Children of Greek Mythology (The Oresteia Part 2) Jan 29, 2019

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Siblings Orestes and Electra have quite the reunion; they plot and plot and plot. There's a reason it's a story covered by all three remaining tragedians.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Electra by Euripides, translated by John Davie, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton, and The Greek Myths by Robin Waterfield and Kathryn Waterfield.

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Mini Myth: Minor God Madness! Thanatos, Kratos, & Other Characters You've Asked About Jan 22, 2019

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A collection of characters you all have requested, including Thanatos, god of death, and Kratos, god of strength. It's like God of War, but not at all.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Hesiod's Theogony, translated by Stanley Lombardo.

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Will Someone Please Just Believe Cassandra?! (The Oresteia Part 1) Jan 15, 2019

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Guess who's back, back again? Agamemnon returns home to Argos after the decade-long Trojan War. And, well, things don't go super well for him. Recommended Listening: XXVII, XL, XLI, plus the entire Trojan War if you're down to binge.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: The Oresteia (Agamemnon) translated by Robert Fagles and The Greek Myths by Robin Waterfield.

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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Capricorn, Who is Really Just a "Sea-Goat" Jan 08, 2019

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Let's talk Zodiac! Capricorn, it's really just a goat, in the sea.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

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Mini Myth: Aesclepius, God of Medicine, or, Apollo Has Awful Moments, too Dec 18, 2018

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Aesclepius: son of Apollo, pupil of Chiron, and god of Medicine. Plus, there are some fun historical facts associated with him.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton, The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

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Bellerophon, the Underserved Hero Who Actually Rode Pegasus Dec 11, 2018

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Pegasus, he's a pretty famous horse, but, do you know who actually rode him? The myth, the man, the horse.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton, The Greek Myths by Robin Waterfield, and The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Chiron, Trainer to the Stars (Sagittarius) Dec 07, 2018

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Let's talk Zodiac. Sagittarius, who just happens to be that beloved centaur, Chiron.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: The Greek Myths by Robin Waterfield, The Greek Myths by Robert Graves, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton.

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Poseidon & His Sea of Awful Behaviour Nov 27, 2018

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God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, but most of all, brother of Zeus. Poseidon, earth-shaker and generally troubling guy.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton and The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.