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Mini Myth: Sisphyus & the Boulder, Sisyphus & the Boulder, Sisyphus & the Boulder Nov 21, 2018

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What, exactly, did Sisyphus do to deserve being the most famous man in hell?

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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Hecuba, Cassandra, Andromache... Euripides' Trojan Women Nov 13, 2018

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The Trojan War is over, but for the women of Troy, the horror is just beginning. Euripides' Trojan Women: Hecuba, Queen of Troy, Cassandra, princess and prophetess, and Andromache, the widow of Hector.

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 Trojan Women by Euripides, translated by Edith Hamilton, and Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton.

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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Orion & the Scorpion (Scorpio) Nov 06, 2018

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Let's talk Zodiac: there's a scorpion in this one!

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.

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Halloween Special: It’s Scary as Hell Down There… Hades and his Underworld Oct 31, 2018

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The god and goddess of the dead, Hades and Persephone, and all there is about to know about where they live. Let's take a trip to the Underworld.

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 The Gods of the Greeks by C. Kerenyi.

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The End of the Trojan War, Something About a Horse & a Heel Oct 23, 2018

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It's the end of the war as we know it. Achilles and his famous heel, the Trojan horse, and what happens to the Trojans when the Greeks are finished with them?

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, 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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Hector & the Wrath of Achilles, the Iliad's Finale Oct 10, 2018

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Achilles is furious and heartbroken, and he's taking it out on Hector. The gods weigh in once again as this epic war comes crashing to it's finale.

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 Iliad, translated by Stephen Mitchell.

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Mini Myth: Pygmalion & Galatea, the Gross Origins of My Fair Lady Sep 27, 2018

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Pygmalion and Galatea, it's super weird and creepy but also the origin of My Fair Lady and, yes, She's All That!

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.

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

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Mini Myth: Ixion, Cloud-lover Extraordinnaire Sep 20, 2018

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Ixion... A bad dude who wanted what he couldn't have and was given something very different in it's place. Plus, the origin of centaurs!

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.

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

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Patroclus, Patroclus, Patroclus (The Iliad Part 10) Sep 11, 2018

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Things get dark for our beloved Greeks... *sigh* Patroclus.

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 Iliad, translated by Stephen Mitchell.

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Hera & Zeus' Dysfunctional Relationship (The Iliad Part 9) Aug 28, 2018

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Hector is using his god-power to break down the walls, and Poseidon decides he needs to insert himself on behalf of the Greeks. Hera, meanwhile, realizes the key to success is an intricate seduction of her husband. Things are getting dicey for the Greeks.

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 Iliad, translated by Stephen Mitchell.

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

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