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Don't be Awful, or, the Curse on the House of Atreus Mar 20, 2018

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What makes Agamemnon and Menelaus tick? There's a curse on the House of Atreus: Pelops, Myrtilus, Atreus, Thyestes, and Aegisthus, so much awful s**t.

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: Classical Mythology, Morford and Lenardon, and The Greek Myths, Robin Waterfield.

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Achilles & Agamemnon, the Real Housewives of the Trojan War (The Iliad, Part 1) Mar 06, 2018

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We're in it now. Achilles and Agamemnon have a major spat over a prize (read: a woman). The gods are called in to settle things, and everyone gets a little dramatic.

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: Homer's Iliad, translated by Stephen Mitchell. Honorary mention: the Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.

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Aphrodite, Sometimes Good, Sometimes Bad, Always Naked Feb 20, 2018

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Aphrodite finds Adonis super hot, too. She's married to Hephaestus but she'd rather be chained to a bed with Ares.

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 Gods of the Greeks, by C. Kerenyi; The Greek Myths, by Robin Waterford, and The Metamorphoses, by Ovid and translated by Allen Mandelbaum.

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Mini Myth: Pyramus and Thisbe, the OG Star-Crossed Lovers Feb 14, 2018

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Pyramus and Thisbe, an Ovidian Shakespearean romance.

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: Ovid's Metamorphoses translated by Allen Mandelbaum.

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They're Not So Awful After All, Ancient Greek Women in Herodotus' History Feb 06, 2018

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The ancient Greeks weren't all gods and monsters. Herodotus was the world's first historian, he travelled the region writing down stories of the recent past. We discuss how he accounts for some of the most famous myths of the Greek world, and some of the badass women he wrote about.

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 Landmark Herodotus edited by Robert B. Strassler.

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When a Seer Tells You to Kill Your Daughter, Just, Don't (Trojan War Origins Part 2) Jan 24, 2018

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Paris and Helen jet off to Troy leaving Helen's husband more than a little peeved. Agamemnon puts together an expedition to Troy, and there are some familial hiccoughs.

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.

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One Mustn't Trust Mysterious, Inscribed, Shiny Fruit (Trojan War Origins Part 1) Jan 09, 2018

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It’s the most famous war of history and mythology, but there’s more to the story of the Trojan War than the war itself. Peleus marries the nymph Thetis, and their wedding is a s**tshow. Paris and Achilles are born.

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.

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Pandora had a Jar & the Snake-People of Early Athens Dec 19, 2017

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Pandora is the first woman, and the one to ruin everything. Plus, the early people of Athens really had a thing for snakes.

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.

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Prometheus, & the Other Origin of Species Dec 12, 2017

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Forethought and Afterthought are brothers and they're here to create humanity. What could go wrong? this is the story of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and a slab of clay.

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.

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Heracles (Hercules) A Star is Born (Heracles Part Four) Dec 05, 2017

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In Heracles' final labours there’s more Cerberus, a replacement wife, and, you guessed it, more cows! A star really is born. Even if he killed his family.

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.

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