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Bethany Banner
The literature, philosophy, and history of the Greek and Roman world covered sometimes irreverently but always with love. If you've always wanted to read ancient literature but don't know where to begin, join me at Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-banner/support
A short message. A thank you. Be good to each other. Maybe I'll be back. Until then...
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You get to eat a kid! And you get to eat a kid! And you get to eat a kid!
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022, and https://hcmc.uvic.ca/people/greg/mom/library.html
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When we last left Theseus, he was on the road to Athens. When we meet Theseus today, he’s still on the road to Athens.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022, and https://hcmc.uvic.ca/people/greg/mom/library.html
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Well, that was a short chapter…
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark… or at least on the island of Crete.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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No new episode this month!
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Everything the gods need to know they should have learned in kindergarten.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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There’s a Big Bear in the sky!
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
The Myths of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Accessed November 23, 2023. Available at https://www.aavso.org/myths-uma
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I swear this chapter really is about more than Cassandra.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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For famous twins, they don’t get much screentime in the Bibliotheca…
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Our author takes us from Hermes to Helen in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Atalanta outsmarts many suitors in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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There’s a bear in the sky!
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Ovid goes meta by telling stories about people telling stories.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 3.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid3.html. Accessed 27 Apr 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983
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I'm back. For real. With a modified schedule. Listen for details, or just wait with baited breath for new episodes!
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It's summer here in Michigan, and Triumvir Clio's School is going on vacation. See you in the fall with all new episodes!
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That necklace gets around…
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Listen to Tiresias, if you know what’s good for you.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 3.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid3.html. Accessed 27 Apr 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983.
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I think Aeschylus skipped some of these parts.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Any number of individuals get in trouble for speaking rashly in Book 2 of Metamorphoses.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 1.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid1.html. Accessed 26 Mar 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983.
“Ovid – Publius Ovidius Naso | Works, Love Poems | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Wasson, Donald L. "Ovid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 May 2017. Web. 19 Mar 2022.
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Summing up our stoic tragedies
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References
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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So much territory to cover…
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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It’s a new epic! And a new poet! Ovid is going to change. Or at least write about changes. Something like that.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 1.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid1.html. Accessed 26 Mar 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983.
“Ovid – Publius Ovidius Naso | Works, Love Poems | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Wasson, Donald L. "Ovid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 May 2017. Web. 19 Mar 2022.
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You know it’s not going to be good when Nero is your husband…
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References
Bloks, Moniek. “Claudia Octavia – The Neglected Empress.” History of Royal Women, Feb 3, 2020. https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/claudia-octavia/claudia-octavia-the-neglected-empress/. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
Ginsberg, Lauren Donovan. “Poppaea in History and on the Stage.” Michael Hersch. http://michaelhersch.com/works/program/poppaea-essay-Ginsberg.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Poppaea Sabina." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/poppaea-sabina-biography-3525460.
Schubert, Paul. “To Heaven on a Chariot: The Incredible Story of Poppaea Sabina.” Antigone Journal. https://antigonejournal.com/2021/08/poppaea-sabina/. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wikipedia contributors. "Claudia Octavia." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Mar. 2022. Web. 20 Mar. 2022.
Wikipedia contributors. "Octavia (play)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 Jan. 2022. Web. 14 Mar. 2022.
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Meet Dionysus’s family.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Wait. That’s the end?!?
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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Hercules goes on and on and on and on and on…
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References
Littlewood, Cedric AJ. "Hercules Oetaeus." Brill's Companion to Seneca. Brill, 2014. 515-520.
Pease, Arthur Stanley. “On the Authenticity of the Hercules Oetaeus.” Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 49, [Johns Hopkins University Press, American Philological Association], 1918, pp. 3–26, https://doi.org/10.2307/282991.
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wikipedia contributors. "Hercules Oetaeus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 Jan. 2022. Web. 24 Feb. 2022.
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Glaucus dies. But don’t be nervous. It will all be all right in the end.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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It’s truce time! At least for a bit. Until it’s not. And once it’s not? It’s really not truce time anymore.
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Basson, W. P. "Vergil's Camilla: a pradoxical character." Acta Classica: Proceedings of the Classical Association of South Africa. Vol. 29. No. 1. Classical Association of South Africa (CASA), 1986.
Becker, Trudy H. "Ambiguity and the Female Warrior: Vergil's Camilla." Center for Interdisciplinary Studies 4.1 (1997).
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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What Phoenician women? No. Really. Where are they?
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References
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Phoenissae (The Phoenician Women) – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_phoenissae.html. Accessed 6 Feb 2022
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Catreus has some kids, and they also have some kids, and that’s the story in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Wikipedia contributors. "Pleisthenes." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 12 Sep. 2021. Web. 2 Feb. 2022.
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My professor described this book as “a study in violence,” so… fair warning?
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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And this is why the House of Atreus can’t have nice things…
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Metzger, Doug. “Jaws Dripping Blood: Seneca’s Thyestes.” Literature and History, https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235&catid=2. Accessed 22 Jan 2022
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Thyestes – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_thyestes.html. Accessed 22 Jan 2022
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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First there’s the Zeus bull. Then there’s the Poseidon bull. Then there’s the Man-Bull…
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Just when you think Book 9 is over...
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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Juno has plans for Hercules, and they aren’t good. But then, are they ever?
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Bernstein, Neil W. "Introducing Hercules Furens." Seneca: Hercules Furens. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. 1–16. Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy. Bloomsbury Collections. Web. 9 Jan. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781474254946.ch-001.
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Hercules Furens – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_hercules.html. Accessed 9 jan 2022
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Heracles’s sons and grandsons carry on the line in today’s episode.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Aeneas finds some allies and some armor in today’s episode.
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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Seneca merges two of Euripides’s plays about the end of the Trojan War with mixed results.
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Gabriel-Jones, Betty. Notes on Seneca’s Trojan Women for VCE Students. Available at https://classicsvic.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/gabrieljonesvol18.pdf. Accessed 29 Dec 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Troades (The Trojan Women – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_troades.html. Accessed 29 Dec 2021
Wikipedia contributors. "Troades (Seneca)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Aug. 2021. Web. 29 Dec. 2021.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Heracles kills some more people and finally gets his comeuppance. Sort of.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Juno is furious, and she knows just who to ask for help.
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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Seneca gives us his take on Medea in today’s episode.
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“Medea – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_medea.html. Accessed 22 Nov 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Heracles kills some more people and has to atone for it. Again.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Aeneas visits the Underworld and learns some things… Or does he?
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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Beth tries really hard not to sing that excellent Tom Lehrer song as she once again talks about that boy who loved his mother.
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“Oedipus – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_oedipus.html. Accessed 9 Nov 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Heracles makes himself famous in today’s episode.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
“Lernaean Hydra (Hydra Lernaia)". Theoi.com, https://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.html. Accessed 6 Nov 2021
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You get a funeral game! And you get a funeral game! And you get a funeral game!
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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Passions overwhelm Phaedra in Seneca’s version of her story.
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Lanouette, Jennine. “The Story of Hippolytus and Phaedra as Recounted by Euripides, Seneca and Racine.” Screentakes, 24 Dec 2012. Available at https://www.screentakes.com/the-story-of-hippolytus-and-phaedra-as-recounted-by-euripides-seneca-and-racine/
“Phaedra – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_phaedra.html. Accessed 19 Oct 2021
Piash. “Melodramatic elements in Seneca’s Phaedra by Seneca.” Literaryquotation.net, 22 Mar 2021. Available at https://literaryquotation.net/melodramatic-elements-senecas-phaedra-by-seneca/
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Perseus has some adventures and more than a few descendants in today’s episode.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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I hope you’re not too attached to Dido.
CW: suicide, suicidal ideation
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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We finally get around to covering Seneca’s Agamemnon in today’s episode.
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“Agamemnon – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_agamemnon.html. Accessed 28 Sep 2021
“The Agamemnon – Seneca”. A Brief History of Cassandra. http://tulane-mythology.squarespace.com/agamemnon-seneca-1. Accessed 28 Sep 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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It's reciprocal membership month here in Southwest Michigan, so on the day that I had planned to finish today's episode, I went to the zoo instead. So no new episode this week. We'll finally, finally get to Seneca's Agememnon next week. I promise.
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Bellerophon doesn’t have a bunch of adventures in today’s episode.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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This journey sounds vaguely familiar…
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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My queue has run out, and I didn't get a new episode written and recorded, so no new episode this week. See you next week for Book 3 of the Aeneid!
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Stoicism meets tragedy.
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Mark, Joshua J. "Roman Empire." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2018. Web. 05 Sep 2021.
“Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca.html. Accessed 06 Sep 2021.
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Vogt, Katja, "Seneca", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2020/entries/seneca/.
Wasson, Donald L. "Quaestor." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 06 Mar 2013. Web. 06 Sep 2021.
Wasson, Donald L. "Seneca." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Jun 2020. Web. 04 Sep 2021.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Fighting twins and mad women make up the tales in today’s selection from the Bibliotheca.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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I knew there was a horse in Troy!
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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We wrap up the Roman comedies in today’s episode.
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Io and the Danaids get tossed around in today’s chapter of the Bibliotheca.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Aeneas gets shipwrecked in Book 1 of The Aeneid.
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“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
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Terence takes a stab at the Mommy Wars in Adelphoe.
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Berg, Deena, translator. “The Brothers [Terence’s Adelphoe].” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 345-405.
Gruber-Miller, John. "Masterpieces Of Greek and Roman Theatre". Cornellcollege.Edu, https://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/lit/cla364-1-2006/03groupthree/Terence.htm. Accessed 2 Aug 2021.
Metzger, Doug. "Homo Sum: Terence's The Brothers". Literatureandhistory.Com, https://www.literatureandhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161&catid=2. Accessed 2 Aug 2021.
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It’s Medea time!
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Virgil likes bees for their honey and their metaphorical nature.
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Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Georgics/.
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
“The Georgics – Vergil – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_georgics.html. Accessed 6 June 2021
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Liars and lovers and lawyers, oh my!
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Parker, Douglass, translator. “Phormio.” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 227-300.
Riedel, Ernest. “The Dramatic Structure of Terence's Phormio.” The Classical Weekly, vol. 11, no. 4, 1917, pp. 25–28. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4387524. Accessed 18 July 2021.
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A little bit of wine and a little bit of whining from the heroes in today’s episode. And by whining, of course I mean killing people they disagree with.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Virgil goes into great detail on animal husbandry in Book 3 of the Georgics.
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Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Georgics/.
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
“The Georgics – Vergil – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_georgics.html. Accessed 6 June 2021
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The title character is not who he seems in Terence’s Eunouchus.
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Parker, Douglass, translator. “The Eunuch (Eunouchus).” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 145-225.
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Pseudo-Apollodorus turns his attention to the family of Prometheus in today’s selection from the Bibliotheca.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Virgil speaks for the trees in Book 2 of the Georgics.
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Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Georgics/.
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
“The Georgics – Vergil – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_georgics.html. Accessed 6 June 2021
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Two fathers, two sons, and two objects of their affection get mixed up in Heauton Timorumenos.
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Brothers, A. J. “The Construction of Terence's Heautontimorumenos.” The Classical Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1, 1980, pp. 94–119. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/638150. Accessed 16 June 2021.
Bovie, Palmer, translator. “The Self-Tormentor (Heautontimorumenos).” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 71-143.
Lowe, J. C. B. “THE INTRIGUE OF TERENCE'S ‘HEAUTON TIMORUMENOS.’” Rheinisches Museum Für Philologie, vol. 141, no. 2, 1998, pp. 163–171. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41234314. Accessed 16 June 2021.
Wikipedia contributors. "Heauton Timorumenos." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Feb. 2021. Web. 16 Jun. 2021.
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Heracles and the Olympians team up to fight some giants.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Virgil expounds on farming in the first book of the Georgics.
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Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Georgics/.
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
“The Georgics – Vergil – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_georgics.html. Accessed 6 June 2021
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The marriage is on and off in Terence’s Andria.
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Bovie, Palmer, translator. “The Girl from Andros (Andria).” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 3-70.
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Pseudo-Apollodorus manages to stay on topic as he tells the tale of Demeter and Persephone.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Virgil loved Rome, and Rome loved Virgil.
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“Vergil (Virgil) – Rome’s greatest poets – Works,Poems,Biography". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil.html. Accessed 27 May 2021
Wasson, Donald L. "Virgil." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Jun 2017. Web. 27 May 2021.
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The honeymooners in Terence’s Hecyra have a lot to unpack.
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Berg, Deena, translator. “The Mother-in-Law [Terence’s Hecyra].” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 295-344.
Karsten, Alexander. "The Noble Lie In Terence’S Hecyra". Society For Classical Studies, https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/145/abstract/noble-lie-terence’s-hecyra.
Sorscher, Hannah. "Wife-Erasure In Terence's Hecyra". Society For Classical Studies, https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/151/abstract/wife-erasure-terences-hecyra.
Wasson, Donald L. "Roman Literature." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Sep 2017. Web. 20 May 2021.
Wikipedia contributors. "Terence." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 May. 2021. Web. 22 May. 2021.
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In today's episode, we get a few stories about Apollo and Artemis. Don't cross them.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Wikipedia contributors. "Colossus of Rhodes." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 May. 2021. Web. 20 May. 2021.
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Lucretius wraps up his epic take on Epicurus.
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Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.
Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy(Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/
Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.
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Plautus steps away from the city and from Rome, or rather Greece, in Rudens.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
"Plautus’ Rudens (“The Rope”) – 2003". Wp.Stolaf.Edu, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/rudens/. Accessed 23 Apr 2021.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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The author of the Bibliotheca tries to decipher the Olympian family tree.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Lucretius gives a logical explanation for why chimeras can’t exist in Book 5 of De Rerum Natura.
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Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.
Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/
Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.
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What language is that?
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Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. "Poenulus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 21 Feb. 2021. Web. 25 Mar. 2021.
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We learn all about the War of the Titans in today’s episode… Sort of… Not really…
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
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Lucretius insists that we don’t have to fear death. We’ll see if his reasoning is at all helpful.
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References
Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.
Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/
Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.
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Is the house haunted? Find out in Plautus's Mostellaria.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
"Plautus’ Mostellaria (“The Haunted House”) – 2008 – Classics". Wp.Stolaf.Edu,https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/mostellaria/. Accessed 9 Mar 2021.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. "Mostellaria." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 25 Oct. 2020. Web. 9 Mar. 2021.
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Who’s right? Lucretius and Epicurus? Or Hamlet?
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Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.
Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy(Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/
Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.
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In today’s episode we wrap up Greek Tragedy.
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Apollodorus didn't write the Bibliotheca, but we don't know who did, so we'll keep using his name. Sort of.
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Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
"Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)". Myths Of The World Wiki, https://mythworld.fandom.com/wiki/Bibliotheca_(Pseudo-Apollodorus). Accessed 28 Feb 2021.
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Welcome to Roman Epics! We start with Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura, or On the Nature of Things.
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References
Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.
Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/
Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.
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Merchants buy and sell and get in a pickle in Plautus's Mercator.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. "Mercator (play)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Feb. 2021. Web. 24 Feb. 2021.
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Welcome to Roman Epics! We start with Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura, or On the Nature of Things.
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References
Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.
Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/
Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.
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Just as Charles Dickens died before he finished writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Euripides died before he finished Iphigenia at Aulis. But unlike Dickens, Euripides had a descendant to finish the writing for him.
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“A Short Analysis of Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis.” Interesting Literature, https://interestingliterature.com/2017/02/a-short-analysis-of-euripides-iphigenia-at-aulis/. Accessed 17 Feb 2021.
“Iphigenia at Aulis – Euripides | Play Summary & Analysis | Sacrifice of Iphigenia – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_iphigenia_aulis.html. Accessed 17 Feb 2021.
Euripides. “Iphigenia at Aulis.” Ten Plays. Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 215-275.
Tanner, Alexandra. "Iphigenia at Aulis." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 6 Feb 2020. Web. 18 Feb 2021.
Wasson, Donald L. "Iphigenia in Aulis." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 11 Dec 2018. Web. 16 Feb 2021.
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We conclude the Homeric Hymns with Hymn 34, which isn’t really a hymn after all.
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Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Today we wrap up the Greek Epics course.
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If one Menaechmus is good, then two must be better!
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References
Frangoulidis, Stavros. "Plautus, Menaechmi: Twin Helping Twin." Dictynna. Revue de poétique latine 15 (2018).
Parker, Douglass, translator. “Double Bind [Plautus’s Menaechmi].” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 99-184.
“Plautus’ Menaechmi (“The Twins Named Menaechmus”) – 2007.” Wp.Stolaf.Edu, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/menaechmi/.
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Medea rocks, and I finally let loose on the Homer comparisons.
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References
Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.
“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html. Accessed 22 Jan 2021.
Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.
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Whatever you do, don’t question Dionysos’s divinity!
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"The Bacchae – Euripides – Summary & Analysis – Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_bacchae.html. Accessed 5 Feb 2021.
“Dionysos.” Theoi Greek Mythology. https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Dionysos.html. Accessed 6 Feb 2021.
Hicks, Marissa. "Bacchae." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 03 Jul 2018. Web. 06 Feb 2021.
Howard, James. "The Bacchae." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 3 Nov 2018. Web. 6 Feb 2021.
Roche, Paul, translator. Three Plays of Euripides. W. W. Norton & Company, 1974.
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In today’s episode, we meet the goddess of the moon. No, not that one. No, not that one either. You know, Selene.
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Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Long before the events she’s most famous for, Medea was just a girl, looking at a boy, telling him she loved him.
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References
Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.
“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html. Accessed 22 Jan 2021.
Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.
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Gilbert and Sullivan wish they'd come up with plots as complicated as the one in Plautus's Epidicus.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Wheeler, Arthur. “The Plot of Epidicus.’” The American Journal of Philology, vol. 38, no. 3, 1917, pp. 237–264. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/289424.pdf. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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The Argonauts continue their journey in Book 2 of the Argonautica.
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References
Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.
“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html. Accessed 22 Jan 2021.
Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.
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We aren't quite done with variations on the story of Orestes, as we see in today's play from Euripides.
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References
Coleridge, E.P., translator. “Orestes.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books]. Publish This, LLC, 2014.
“ANCIENT GREECE – EURIPIDES – ORESTES". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_orestes.html. Accessed 26 Jan 2021.
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Today we cover Homeric Hymn 31, about that hottest of the gods, Helios. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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In today’s episode, we join Jason and a bunch of his friends as they set off in their boat, the Argo, in Apollonius of Rhodes’s The Argonautica.
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References
Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.
“Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius.html. Accessed 22 Jan 2021.
“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html. Accessed 22 Jan 2021.
Barnes, Craig S. In Search of the Lost Feminine: Decoding the Myths that Radically Reshaped Civilization. United States, Fulcrum, 2006.
Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.
Colavito, Jason. "Argonaut Biographies". Jason And The Argonauts, 2014, http://www.argonauts-book.com/argonaut-biographies.html. Accessed 23 Jan 2021.
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In today’s episode, we cover the shortest of Plautus’s surviving plays.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
"Plautus’ Curculio – 2016". St. Olaf College, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/curculio-2016/ Accessed 19 Jan 2021.
Papaioannou, Sophia. “What's in a Name? The Real Identity of Palinurus in Plautus' ‘Curculio.’” The Classical Journal, vol. 104, no. 2, 2008, pp. 111–122. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27750226. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Dec. 2020. Web. 21 Jan. 2021.
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In today’s episode, we reach the end of Odysseus’s journey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Davis, Natalie Zemon, et al. The Return of Martin Guerre. N.p., Harvard University Press, 1984.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
“The Odyssey – Homer – Homers epic poem – Summary". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_homer_odyssey.html. Accessed 17 Jan 2021.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 24." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 17 Jan 2021.
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Forget everything you thought you knew about Oedipus. Euripides has a whole new version in The Phoenician Women.
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References
Coleridge, E.P., translator. “Phoenissae.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books]. Publish This, LLC, 2014.
Lamari, Anna A. “Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes vs. Euripides' Phoenissae: Male vs. Female Power.” Wiener Studien, vol. 120, 2007, pp. 5–24. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24752017. Accessed 14 Jan. 2021.
“The Phoenician Women – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_phoenician.html. Accessed 12 Jan 2021.
Swift, L. A. “Sexual and Familial Distortion in Euripides' ‘Phoenissae.’” Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-), vol. 139, no. 1, 2009, pp. 53–87. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40212096. Accessed 14 Jan. 2021.
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We sing to where it all started in the Homeric Hymn to Earth, Mother of All. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
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Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Penelope tests the stranger in Book 23 of The Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 23." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 8 Jan 2021.
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Plautus tries his hand at grand opera in Captivi.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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The suitors get their comeuppance in the bloodiest book of The Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Crissy, Katherine. “Herakles, Odysseus, and the Bow: ‘Odyssey’ 21.11-41.” The Classical Journal, vol. 93, no. 1, 1997, pp. 41–53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3298379. Accessed 30 Dec. 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 22." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 6 Jan 2021.
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We've studied comedies. We've studied tragedies. But there was a third man... I mean type of play in Ancient Greece. Today we cover the only surviving Satyr Play. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
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References
“Cyclops – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_cyclops.html. Accessed 1 Jan 2021
Euripides. “The Cyclops.” Ten Plays. Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 513-45.
Wasson, Donald L. "Cyclops (Play)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Jan 2019. Web. 27 Dec 2020.
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Whether the poet thinks he's the best or is just making sure to flatter the god’s ego, Zeus is deemed the greatest in Homeric Hymn 23. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
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Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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If Odysseus is this good with a bow, Teukros must be amazing… But then, Teukros isn’t in The Odyssey…
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Crissy, Katherine. “Herakles, Odysseus, and the Bow: ‘Odyssey’ 21.11-41.” The Classical Journal, vol. 93, no. 1, 1997, pp. 41–53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3298379. Accessed 30 Dec. 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 21." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 30 Dec 2020.
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Euclio gives Shylock a run for his money in the realm of miserly characters in Plautus's Aulularia.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Minar, Edwin L. “The Lost Ending of Plautus' ‘Aulularia.’” The Classical Journal, vol. 42, no. 5, 1947, pp. 271–275. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3292069. Accessed 23 Dec. 2020.
"Plautus’ Aulularia (“The Pot Of Gold”) – 2009 – Classics". Wp.Stolaf.Edu, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/aulularia/. Accessed 24 Dec 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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Just when you think the suitors are about to get their just desserts, Homer manages to stretch things out. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 19." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2020.
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Helen is alive and well and living and Egypt when everyone thought she was in Troy. Surprise!
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References
Coleridge, E.P., translator. “Helen.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books]. Publish This, LLC, 2014.
“Helen – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_helen.html. Accessed 18 Dec 2020.
Kapach, Avi. "Helen (Play)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 10 Dec 2020. Web. 18 Dec 2020.
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Whether the poet thinks he's the best or is just making sure to flatter the god’s ego, Zeus is deemed the greatest in Homeric Hymn 23. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Memories are triggered by the scar on Odysseus's leg in Book 19 of The Odyssey. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 19." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2020.
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This play isn’t about donkeys, but it is the one with the donkeys.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Hough, John Newbold. “The Structure of the Asinaria.” The American Journal of Philology, vol. 58, no. 1, 1937, pp. 19–37. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/290159. Accessed 13 Dec. 2020.
Konstan, David. “Plot and Theme in Plautus' Asinaria.” The Classical Journal, vol. 73, no. 3, 1978, pp. 215–221. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3296688. Accessed 10 Dec. 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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Odysseus almost drops his disguise in Book 18 of The Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 18." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 9 Dec 2020.
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To keep us on our toes, today we have another tragedy from Euripides that isn't completely tragic.
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References
Euripides. “Ion.” Ten Plays. Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 101-61.
“Ion – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_ion.html. Accessed 7 Dec 2020
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The poet gets a little lost in the Homeric Hymn to Poseidon.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Odysseus finally reaches the palace in Book 17 of The Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 17." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 5 Dec 2020.
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Plautus dips into mythology in Amphitruo.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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Odysseus finally sees his son in Book 16 of The Odyssey
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 14." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 14 Nov 2020.
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I told you that Euripides just keeps getting darker and darker the farther we get into his career. Well, I lied. Iphigenia in Tauris is a surprisingly light play, at least compared to the rest of the tragedies of Euripides.
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References
Euripides. “Iphigenia Among the Taurians.” Ten Plays. Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 277-331.
“Iphigenia in Tauris – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_iphigenia_tauris.html. Accessed 20 Nov 2020
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We get a glimpse of Hephaistos in this Homeric Hymn #20.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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The Telemakhy and the Odyssey finally meet up in Book 15 of The Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 15." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 18 Nov 2020.
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The Riley translation gets in the way of Plautus's Truculentus.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Duckworth, George E. “The Unnamed Characters in the Plays of Plautus.” Classical Philology, vol. 33, no. 3, 1938, pp. 267–282. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/265359. Accessed 17 Nov. 2020.
"Plautus: Truculentus". Thelatinlibrary.Com, https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/plautus/truculentus.shtml. Accessed 18 Nov 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. "Truculentus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Jan. 2020. Web. 15 Nov. 2020.
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Odysseus visits his old swineherd in Book 14 of The Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 14." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 14 Nov 2020.
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I told you that Euripides just keeps getting darker and darker the farther we get into his career. The Trojan Women is pretty grim. A content warning: This play contains a rather grisly infanticide.
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References
Euripides. “The Trojan Women.” Ten Plays. Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 456-512.
Sanders-Schneider, Ivy. "The Trojan Women." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 9 Feb 2018. Web. 12 Nov 2020.
“The Trojan Women – Euripides | Play Summary, Characters – Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_trojan.html. Accessed 11 Nov 2020
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Things get a little wild and wooly in the Homeric Hymn to Pan.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Odysseus is finally home! Sort of. We're only half-way through. There's a lot that still needs to be resolved.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 11." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 28 Oct 2020.
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Despite the title, there are more than three pieces of money in this play.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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How many people have to tell you not to eat the Cattle of the Sun? We'll find out in Book 12 of The Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 12." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 3 Nov 2020.
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In Disney's Hercules, we see how Meg and Herc meet and fall in love. In Euripides's Herakles, we see how Megara and Herakles... well... Let's just say that the ending isn't pretty...
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References
Coleridge, E.P., translator. “Heracles.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books]. Publish This, LLC, 2014.
“Heracles – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_heracles.html. Accessed 31 Oct 2020
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Today we cover the Homeric Hymns numbered 17 and 33, dedicated to a certain pair of twins that happen to be the star-sign for a certain podcast host.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Odysseus talks to a lot of ghosts, no busting required.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 11." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 28 Oct 2020.
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Remember everything I told you about Roman Comedy's use of stock characters? Well, you can forget everything I told you about Roman Comedy's use of stock characters. In Persa, Plautus breaks that form.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Conlon, Joseph Matthew. Persa: Introduction and Commentary. 2016. Princeton University, PhD dissertation. Available at: https://dataspace.princeton.edu/bitstream/88435/dsp01q524jr177/1/Conlon_princeton_0181D_11622.pdf
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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Odysseus and his men visit a few more islands. Not every island results in someone's death, but for the most part, it's not going very well.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 10." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 23 Oct 2020.
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Each of our tragedians tackled the story of Orestes and Electra. In today's episode, we get Euripides's take, and as one should expect from the most depressing of the three, it is bloody.
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References
Euripides. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by John Davie with Introduction and Notes by Richard Rutherford, Penguin Classics, 1998, pp. 131-4, 235-42.
Euripides. “Electra.” Ten Plays. Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 163-214.
Wasson, Donald L. "Electra by Euripides." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 30 Mar 2020. Web. 14 Oct 2020.
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Today we have another short Homeric Hymn in #16: Hymn to Asklepios.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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In Book 8, Alkinoös asks Odysseus to tell his tale, and in Book 9, that tale finally starts. This is probably what you were thinking The Odyssey would be about.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 9." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 11 Oct 2020.
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It's episode 100! But nothing exciting happening here. Instead it's a really weird play. Not Plautus's finest. And not one that aged well. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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The Phaiakians play some games and sing some songs and still don’t know Odysseus’s name. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 8." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 9 Oct 2020.
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In today's play, we learn what happens to the rest of the seven men who make up the famous Seven Against Thebes. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.
References
“The Suppliants – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_suppliants.html. Accessed 6 Oct 2020
Euripides. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by John Davie. Penguin Classics, 1998.
Wasson, Donald L. "Suppliants by Euripides." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 20 May 2020. Web. 07 Oct 2020.
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Today's episode looks at Homeric Hymn #15, about the original greatest of all time.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Odysseus meets the Phaiakians. He's getting closer to home, but we still have a long way to go before he gets there.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 7." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 1 Oct 2020.
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This is Bacchis. And this is her sister Bacchis. Confused yet?
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References
Parker, Douglass, translator. “Appendix 1: A Note on the PreAct of The Wild, Wild Women.” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 406-7.
Parker, Douglass, translator. “Appendix 2: A Supplementary Prologue to The Wild, Wild Women.” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 408-11.
Parker, Douglass, translator. “The Wild, Wild Women [Plautus’s Bacchides].” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 185-294.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 6." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 24 Sep 2020.
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Hekabe loses power and her children in this play about what happens after the fall of Troy.
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References
“Hecuba – Euripides | Play Summary & Analysis | Greek Mythology – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_hecuba.html. Accessed 19 Sep 2020
Euripides. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by John Davie. Penguin Classics, 1998.
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In this episode, we review #14 of the Homeric Hymns: Hymn to the Mother of the Gods.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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We finally join Odysseus as he tries to get home from Troy.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 5." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 24 Sep 2020.
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We'll talk about tragedy tomorrow and comedy tonight. Okay, we'll really talk about tragedy next week and comedy today. Yes, this is the source for Sondheim's Pseudolus, and if you already know A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, this play should have a familiar feel to you.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 06 Sep 2020.
Christenson, David M.. "Pseudolus". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 April 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=21417, accessed 20 September 2020.]
“Plautus’s Pseudolus". Cornell College, https://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/comedy/pseudolus.htm. Accessed 20 Sep 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
“Plautus’s Pseudolus – 2001". St. Olaf College, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/newpseudolus/. Accessed 20 Sep 2020.
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Despite what the title would have you believe, the Telemachy takes up a decent part of the Odyssey. In this episode, Telemakhos continues his own journey in search of news of his father.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 4." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 27 Aug 2020.
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If Euripides had helped Clare Boothe Luce to write The Women, Andromache might have been the result, only with more witty ripostes.
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References
“Andromache – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_andromache.html. Accessed 14 Sep 2020
Euripides. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by John Davie. Penguin Classics, 1998.
Wasson, Donald L. "Andromache." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 07 Feb 2020. Web. 10 Sep 2020.
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In this short episode, we'll look at the one short Homeric Hymn to Hera.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Telemakhos meets Nestor, and the old man regales him with tales of the Trojan War and its aftermath.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 3." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 26 Aug 2020.
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Henry Thomas Riley describes the plot of today's play as "extremely meagre". I think you'll see why.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 06 Sep 2020.
Owens, William M. "Plautus' Stichus and the Political Crisis of 200 BC." American Journal of Philology 121.3 (2000): 385-407.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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Telemakhos takes Athena's advice, and Penelope tries to control her own life in Book 2 of the Odyssey.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 2." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 26 Aug 2020.
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When Aphrodite is good, she is very very good, but when she is bad, she is horrid.
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References
“Hippolytus – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_hippolytus.html. Accessed 2 Sep 2020
Mitchell, Robin N. "Miasma, Mimesis, and Scapegoating in Euripides'" Hippolytus"." Classical Antiquity 10.1 (1991): 97-122.
Roche, Paul, translator. “Hippolytus.” Euripides: Ten Plays. Signet Classic, 1998, pp. 45-99.
Wasson, Donald L. "Hippolytus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jul 2018. Web. 31 Aug 2020.
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In this episode, we'll look at the two Homeric Hymns dedicated to Athena.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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In this episode, we start reading the second of the great Homeric epics, the story of Odysseus's journey home from Troy.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.
“The Odyssey – Homer – Homers epic poem – Summary". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_homer_odyssey.html. Accessed 24 Aug 2020
Tsykynovska, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 1." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 24 Aug 2020.
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You may know Miles Gloriosus as the braggart soldier in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. This play is the source material for that character.
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References
Berg, Deena, translator. “Major Blowhard [Plautus’s Miles Gloriosus].” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 1-98.
Brotherton, Blanche. “The Plot of the Miles Gloriosus.” Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 55, 1924, pp. 128-136. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/283012. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020.
"Miles Gloriosus". Encyclopædia Britannica, 1998, https://www.britannica.com/art/Miles-Gloriosus.
"Plautus’ Miles Gloriosus (“The Braggart Soldier”) – 1999 – Classics". Wp.Stolaf.Edu, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/miles-gloriosus1999/.
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We have reached the concluding book of the I. It's time to say farewell to Achilles, Patroklos, Hektor, and the rest.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XXIV". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad24.html. Accessed 14 Aug 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 24." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
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We already read Sophocles's take on the death of Heracles. In this episode, we'll look at Euripides's take on what happens to the children of Heracles, or Heracleidae in Greek.
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References
Coleridge, E.P., translator. “The Heracleidae.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books]. Publish This, LLC, 2014.
“Heracleidae – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_heracleidae.html. Accessed 16 Aug 2020
Wasson, Donald L. "The Children of Heracles." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 06 Dec 2018. Web. 16 Aug 2020.
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Today we have two more Homeric Hymns, numbers 9 and 27, both dedicated to Artemis.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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The Ancient Greeks knew how to throw a funeral!
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XXIII". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad23.html. Accessed 7 Aug 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 23." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 7 Aug 2020.
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Welcome to Roman Comedy! We don't know much about Plautus, including the dates of many of his plays. Cistellaria, or the Casket Play, might be the oldest. Or it might not. But it's as good of a place to start as any, so that's where we'll start.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.
Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.
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It may not be a marathon, but there's a lot of running in Book 22 of the Iliad.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XXII". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad22.html. Accessed 3 Aug 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 22." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 3 Aug 2020.
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Welcome to the messiest divorce in Greek mythology.
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References
" Medea – Euripides – Play Summary – Medea Greek Mythology". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_medea.html. Accessed 27 Jul 2020
Roche, Paul, translator. Three Plays of Euripides. W. W. Norton & Company, 1974.
Wasson, Donald L. "Medea." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 14 Feb 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2020.
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Today we have one weird little poem about Ares... or is it Mars?
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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It’s Achilles against the world in Book 21 of the Iliad.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XX". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad20.html. Accessed 16 Jul 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 20." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Jul 2020.
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In this episode, we conclude our look at Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth.
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References
Campbell, Joseph. "The Power Of Myth". Hoopladigital.Com, 2001, https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419443.
" Ep. 6: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘Masks of Eternity’". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-6-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-masks-of-eternity-audio/. LEFKOWITZ, MARY R. “MYTHOLOGY: The Myth of Joseph Campbell.” The American Scholar, vol. 59, no. 3, 1990, pp. 429–434. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41211815. Accessed 9 May 2020.
"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 9 May 2020.
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Achilles has finally entered the battlefield, and he turns out to be just as brutal of a fighter as promised.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XX". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad20.html. Accessed 16 Jul 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 20." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Jul 2020.
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Meet Euripides, the cheeriest of the Greek tragedians.
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References
"Alcestis – Euripides | Play Summary & Analysis | Greek Mythology". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_alcestis.html. Accessed 15 Jul 2020
Cartwright, Mark. "Euripides." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Apr 2015. Web. 15 Jul 2020.
“Euripides – The Last Great Tragedian | Plays, Tragedy". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides.html. Accessed 15 Jul 2020
Mark, Joshua J. "Alcestis." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 24 Jul 2014. Web. 15 Jul 2020.
Roche, Paul, translator. Three Plays of Euripides. W. W. Norton & Company, 1974.
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This episode covers the three Homeric Hymns dedicated to Aphrodite, numbers 5, 6, and 10.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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We still aren't quite ready for battle, but at least Achilles and Agamemnon are friends again...
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XIX". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad19.html. Accessed 10 Jul 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 19." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 4 Jul 2020.
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Today's episode: The last Greek comedy!
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References
“Dyskolos – Menander – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_menander_dyskolos.html. Accessed 7 Jul 2020
"Menander – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_menander.html. Accessed 7 Jul 2020
Rosivach, Vincent J. “Menander’s Dyskolos (Grouch). http://faculty.fairfield.edu/rosivach/cl103a/dyskolos.htm, 28 Apr 2014. Accessed 7 Jul 2020
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Campbell and Moyers may stumble into progressive thought, but they get there nonetheless.
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References
Campbell, Joseph. "The Power Of Myth". Hoopladigital.Com, 2001, https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419443.
" Ep. 5: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘Love and the Goddess’". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-5-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-love-and-the-goddess-audio/
"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 9 May 2020.
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Achilles has finally learned of the death of Patroklos, but there is still the little problem of Hektor wearing his armor...
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XVIII". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad18.html. Accessed 3 Jul 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 18." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 2 Jul 2020.
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In this episode, we reach the end of Sophocles's plays and see both the playwright and Oedipus as old men.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Theseus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2016. Web. 02 Jul 2020.
"Oedipus the King – Sophocles – Oedipus Rex Analysis, Summary, Story". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_oedipus_colonus.html. Accessed 2 Jul 2020
Sophocles. “Oedipus at Colonos.” The Oedipus Cycle: an English Version. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Harcourt, Brace, 1977, pp. 82-185.
Wasson, Donald L. "Oedipus at Colonus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 08 Mar 2018. Web. 02 Jul 2020.
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In this episode, we cover the two Homeric Hymns to Hermes, numbers 4 and 18.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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The death of Patroklos in Book 16 is a turning point in the Iliad. In this episode we start to see the aftermath.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XVII". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad17.html. Accessed 29 Jun 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 17." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 29 Jun 2020.
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In this episode we finish the last play of Aristophanes.
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References
Aristophanes. Plutus. Sovereign Classic, 2016.
"Plutus (Wealth) – Aristophanes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_plutus.html. Accessed 25 Jun 2020.
Wasson, Donald L. "Plutus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 27 Mar 2019. Web. 25 Jun 2020.
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Sacred places and a blissful life and a few other things are covered in this episode.
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References
Campbell, Joseph. "The Power Of Myth". Hoopladigital.Com, 2001, https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419443.
" Ep. 4: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘Sacrifice and Bliss’". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-4-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-sacrifice-and-bliss-audio/.
"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 24 Jun 2020.
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The rising action really rises in today’s episode.
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 16." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2020.
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He’s not a satyr. He’s not a great trainer of heroes. And he doesn’t sound like Danny DeVito. Although I suppose he could…
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References
"Philoctetes – Sophocles – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_philoctetes.html. Accessed 18 Jun 2020.
Sophocles. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Penguin, 1953.
Wasson, Donald L. "Philoctetes." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 22 Nov 2019. Web. 18 Jun 2020.
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Apollo has a lot of temples. In the Homeric Hymn 3 we learn about a few of them.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Just how is the war going? Not well. Well, unless you’re a Trojan…
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XV". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad15.html. Accessed 16 June 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 15." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Jun 2020.
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Whether you call it Assemblywomen, Congresswomen, Women at the Assembly, or Women at the Parliament, it is still my favorite and incredibly relevant to our current sociopolitical world.
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References
"Ecclesiazusae – Aristophanes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_ecclesiazusae.html. Accessed 15 Jun 2020.
Henderson, Jeffrey. Three Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Women. Routledge, 1996.
Wasson, Donald L. "Ecclesiazusae." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 25 Feb 2019. Web. 15 Jun 2020.
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References
Campbell, Joseph. "The Power Of Myth". Hoopladigital.Com, 2001, https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419443.
" Ep. 3: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘The First Storytellers’ | Billmoyers.Com". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-3-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-the-first-storytellers-audio/.
"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 9 May 2020.
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In this episode, Hera gears up to make love, not war.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XIV". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad14.html. Accessed 11 Jun 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 14." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 11 Jun 2020.
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References
"Electra – Sophocles – Play Summary – Greek Mythology – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_electra.html. Accessed 4 Jun 2020.
Sophocles. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Penguin, 1953.
Wasson, Donald L. "Electra by Sophocles." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 12 Jun 2019. Web. 04 Jun 2020.
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In this episode we look at the Homeric Hymns #2 and #13, the two dedicated to Demeter. One is worth talking about.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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We're into the second half of the Iliad!They're still fighting. Achilles is still moping. What will happen next?
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 13." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 25 May 2020.
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Are you ready for some literary criticism? It's okay. You can let Aristophanes do all the work in The Frogs.
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References
Aristophanes. “The Frogs.” Four Plays by Aristophanes, translated by William Arrowsmith, "Aristophanes' Frogs Study Guide". Department Of Greek & Latin, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/aristophanes-frogs-study-guide. Accessed 21 May 2020.
Richmond Lattimore, and Douglass Parker, Meridian, 1994, pp. 473-595.
"The Frogs – Aristophanes – | Comedy Summary & Analysis | Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_frogs.html. Accessed 21 May 2020
Gilbert, W. S., and Arthur Sullivan. The Pirates of Penzance Vocal Score. Courier Corporation, 2012.
"A Short Analysis Of Aristophanes’ The Frogs - Interesting Literature". Interesting Literature, 2017, https://interestingliterature.com/2017/05/a-short-analysis-of-aristophanes-the-frogs/.
Wasson, Donald L. "The Frogs." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Feb 2018. Web. 21 May 2020.
Wikipedia contributors. "Pluto (mythology)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 10 May. 2020. Web. 21 May. 2020.
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The second episode of Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth is "The Message of the Myth." And in this 45th episode of Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization, I ramble on about it for a bit.
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References
Campbell, Joseph. "The Power Of Myth". Hoopladigital.Com, 2001, https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419443.
" Ep. 2: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘The Message of the Myth’ | Billmoyers.Com". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-2-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-the-message-of-the-myth/.
"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 21 May 2020.
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We're about halfway through the Iliad, and, yep, they're still fighting...
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XII". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad12.html. Accessed 19 May 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 12." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 19 May 2020.
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In this episode, we discuss what is probably the most famous Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " OEDIPUS REX". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/oedipus.notes.html. Accessed 19 May 2020.
"Oedipus the King – Sophocles – Oedipus Rex Analysis, Summary, Story". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_oedipus_king.html. Accessed 15 May 2020
Sophocles. “Oedipus Rex.” The Oedipus Cycle: an English Version. Translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, Harcourt, Brace, 1977, pp. 1-81.
Wasson, Donald L. "Oedipus the King." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 24 Jan 2018. Web. 15 May 2020.
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In this myth episode, we start working our way through the collection of poems known as the Homeric Hymns, starting with the three poems dedicated to Dionysos.
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Reference
Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.
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Get ready for a lot of bloodshed in this battle-heavy book of the Iliad.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XI". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad11.html. Accessed 15 May 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 11." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 14 May 2020.
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This comedy by Aristophanes is purportedly about the women of Athens but spends most of its time making fun of Euripides. And, let's face it, that is a fun thing to do.
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References
Henderson, Jeffrey. Three Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Women. Routledge, 1996.
"Thesmophoriazusae – Aristophanes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_thesmophoriazusae.html. Accessed 10 May 2020
Wasson, Donald L. "Thesmophoriazusae." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 14 Jan 2019. Web. 10 May 2020.
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Are you familiar with the Hero's Journey? If not, you will be!
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References
Campbell, Joseph. "The Power Of Myth". Hoopladigital.Com, 2001, https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419443.
Dunn, Thom. "Getting Groceries During COVID-19 Maps Perfectly Onto Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey". Boing Boing, 2020, https://boingboing.net/2020/04/15/getting-groceries-during-covid.html.
"Ep. 1: Joseph Campbell And The Power Of Myth -- 'The Hero’S Adventure' | Billmoyers.Com". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-1-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-the-hero’s-adventure-audio/.
"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 9 May 2020.
Vogler, Christopher. "A practical guide to Joseph Campbell’s the hero with a thousand faces." Hero’s Journey (1985).
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We finally saw Achilles again in Book 9. Don't get used to it.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK X". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad10.html. Accessed 6 May 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 10." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 6 May 2020.
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This play is about how Heracles dies. Spoiler alert...
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References
Sophocles. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Penguin, 1953.
"The Trachiniae – Sophocles – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_trachiniae.html. Accessed 3 Apr 2020
Wasson, Donald L. "Women of Trachis." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Jan 2020. Web. 03 May 2020.
Women of Trachis: GreekMythology.com - May 03, 2020
"Women Of Trachis Summary | Supersummary". Supersummary, http://www.supersummary.com/women-of-trachis/summary/. Accessed 3 May 2020.
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Despite the episode title, this poem is probably not the work of Hesiod. But it is an interesting example of a common trope in ancient Greek literature.
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References
Brouwers, Josho. “The Shield of Heracles.” Karwansaray Publishers Blog, 15 Aug. 2014, www.karwansaraypublishers.com/awblog/the-shield-of-heracles/.
“HESIOD, SHIELD OF HERACLES.” HESIOD, SHIELD OF HERACLES - Theoi Classical Texts Library, www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodShield.html.
Mark, Joshua J. "Shield of Heracles." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 25 Jul 2014. Web. 27 Apr 2020.
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We finally get to see Achilles again. I mean, back in Book 1, we were told that this epic is about his anger, but we've hardly seen him since!
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK IX". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad9.html. Accessed 26 Apr 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 9." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 25 Apr 2020.
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Content Warning! This is the famous play about how the women of Greece go on strike to stop the Peloponnesian War.
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References
Henderson, Jeffrey. Three Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Women. Routledge, 1996.
Wasson, Donald L. "Lysistrata." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 30 Mar 2018. Web. 15 Apr 2020.
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In this episode, we finish Hesiod's Theogony. There are still a lot of begats, but we also get a couple of stories thrown in for good measure.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HESIOD: THEOGONY". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/theogony.html. Accessed 30 Mar 2020.
Hesiod. Theogony and Works and Days. Translated by M.L. West. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978.
"Theogony – Hesiod | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_hesiod_theogony.html. Accessed 30 Mar 2020
Wasson, Donald L. "Theogony." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 19 Dec 2017. Web. 30 Mar 2020.
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We are officially 1/3 of the way through the Iliad. Are you enjoying it?
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 8." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 14 Apr 2020.
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In this very special episode, I talk to Brad Poer about his modern adaptation of Antigone entitled Antigone: Closure.
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In this episode, we review Antigone. As with many Greek tragedies, this one includes the subject of suicide.
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References
“ANTIGONE - SOPHOCLES PLAY - ANALYSIS & SUMMARY - GREEK MYTHOLOGY.” Ancient Literature, 14 Nov. 2019, www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_antigone.html.
Bobrick, Elizabeth A. “What the Greek Tragedy Antigone Can Teach Us about the Dangers of Extremism.” The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2019, theconversation.com/what-the-greek-tragedy-antigone-can-teach-us-about-the-dangers-of-extremism-114814.
Delahoyde, Michael. Antigone, public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/antigone.html.
Lichtenstein, Jesse. "Antigone Lines 1-416." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 3 Apr 2020.
Lichtenstein, Jesse. "Antigone Lines 417-704." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 3 Apr 2020.
Lichtenstein, Jesse. "Antigone Lines 705-1090." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 3 Apr 2020.
Lichtenstein, Jesse. "Antigone Lines 1091-1470." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 3 Apr 2020.
Sophocles. “Antigone.” The Oedipus Cycle: an English Version. Translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, Harcourt, Brace, 1977, pp. 186-245.
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In this episode, we begin working our way through Hesiod's Theogony, a kind of Book of Genesis for Greek mythology.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HESIOD: THEOGONY". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/theogony.html. Accessed 30 Mar 2020.
Hesiod. Theogony and Works and Days. Translated by M.L. West. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978.
"Theogony – Hesiod | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_hesiod_theogony.html. Accessed 30 Mar 2020
Wasson, Donald L. "Theogony." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 19 Dec 2017. Web. 30 Mar 2020
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In this episode, we continue reading The Iliad. And we find out just how Big Ajax wound up with Hektor's sword.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK VII". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad7.html. Accessed 25 Mar 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 7." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 9 Mar 2020.
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Today's episode is about Aristophanes's trippy play Birds. It's a weird one. Funny. But weird.
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References
Aristophanes. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps; Birds. Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.
"The Birds – Aristophanes | Play Summary & Analysis | Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_birds.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2020.
Storey, Ian C. Birds: Introduction. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps ; Birds. By Aristophanes, Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.
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This is my favorite book of the Iliad. I like to imagine Hektor singing "Que Sera Sera" as he walks back to battle at the end of it.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK VI". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad6.html. Accessed 17 Mar 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 6." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 9 Mar 2020.
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A content warning for today's episode: This play deals with suicide. And with that, welcome to Sophocles!
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References
"ᐅ AJAX - SOPHOCLES | PLAY SUMMARY & ANALYSIS | Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_ajax.html. Accessed 9 Mar 2020.
Cartwright, Mark. "Sophocles." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Sep 2013. Web. 13 Mar 2020.
"Sophocles' Ajax". People.Duke.Edu, http://people.duke.edu/~wj25/UC_Web_Site/tragedy/ajax.html. Accessed 9 Mar 2020.
Sophocles. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Penguin, 1953.
Wasson, Donald L. "Ajax [Play]." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 01 May 2019. Web. 09 Mar 2020.
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In this episode, we start a new course covering the parts of Greek mythology that aren't found in plays or epics. The biggest of these primary sources were written by Hesiod, and he introduces himself in Works and Days.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HESIOD: WORKS AND DAYS". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/works&days.html. Accessed 6 Mar 2020.
Hesiod. Works and Days. Translated by M.L. West. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978.
"Works and Days – Hesiod | Poem Summary, Pandora’s box | Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_hesiod_works.html. Accessed 6 Mar 2020.
Wasson, Donald L. "Works and Days." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 Jan 2018. Web. 06 Mar 2020.
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In this episode, we follow the aristeia of Diomedes, and we see the perks of being the child of a god.
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 5." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 5 Mar 2020.
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In this episode, we join Aristophanes in making fun of Socrates, a nice change from making fun of the Peloponnesian War.
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References
Aristophanes. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps; Birds. Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.
"ᐅ THE CLOUDS - ARISTOPHANES | PLAY SUMMARY & ANALYSIS | Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_clouds.html. Accessed 28 Feb 2020.
SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Clouds.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 28 Feb. 2020.
Storey, Ian C. Clouds: Introduction. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps ; Birds. By Aristophanes, Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.
Wasson, Donald. "The Clouds". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/The_Clouds/.
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In Book Four of the Iliad, we finally get to the war part of this war story. After a few rousing speeches, of course.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK IV". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad4.html. Accessed 24 Feb 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 4." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
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In this episode, we'll hear Prometheus go on... and on... and on... He may not have started the fire, but he sure talks a lot about it!
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. "Prometheus Bound". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/prometheus_bound.html. Accessed 21 Feb 2020.
Grene, David, and Richmond Lattimore. Greek Tragedies. Volume 1. University Of Chicago Press, 1991.
"Prometheus Bound - Aeschylus - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aeschylus_prometheus.html. Accessed 21 Feb 2020.
Wasson, Donald. "Prometheus Bound". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/Prometheus_Bound/.
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We finally get to hear from Helen, the woman who supposedly started this whole mess. And we see Paris at his best (?), too.
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References
"Homer's Iliad: Book III". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad3.html. Accessed 19 Feb 2020.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 3." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Feb 2020.
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In this episode, we review Aristophanes's allegorical Peace.
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References
"Aristophanes Peace – Summary And Analysis – Greek Comedy | CAU". Classical Arts Universe, https://classicalartsuniverse.com/aristophanes-peace-summary-analysis-greek-comedy/. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.
"Peace - Aristophanes - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_peace.html. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.
"Peace Of Nicias - Livius". Livius.Org, 2019, https://www.livius.org/sources/content/thucydides-historian/peace-of-nicias/. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.
Wilson, Andrew. "Aristophanes’ PEACE : Notes And Reading Guide". Users.Globalnet.Co.Uk, http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/peace/peace_notes.htm. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.
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We last left Agamemnon and Achilles having a spat. Let's see if they'll make up in Book 2! In the meanwhile, Homer will tell us about everyone involved, on both sides. Get ready for some lists!
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 2." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 11 Feb 2020.
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We've made it to the final play in the Oresteia. Are you ready for it to end?
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Reference
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. Aeschylus I: Oresteia. Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1953.
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Achilles is mad, and in this episode, we'll discuss why.
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 1." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 5 Feb 2020.
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Before we start reading the Iliad, let's go over some useful information about Homer and his epics.
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.
Ong, Walter J. Orality and literacy. Routledge, 2013.
Stubblefield, David. "Summary of Ong On the Differences Between Orality and Literacy - Studocu". Studocu, https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/southern-wesleyan-university/information-literacy-in-the-social-sciences/lecture-notes/summary-of-ong-on-the-differences-between-orality-and-literacy/2675184/view. Accessed 5 Feb 2020.
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In this episode, we see what wasps and jurors have in common.
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References
Aristophanes. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps ; Birds. Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.
Storey, Ian C. Wasps: Introduction. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps ; Birds. By Aristophanes, Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.
Wasson, Donald L. “The Wasps.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 25 Apr. 2018, www.ancient.eu/The_Wasps/.
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In this episode, we cover the second play in Aeschylus's Oresteia trilogy, and we meet the sister who was completely ignored in the first play.
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References
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. Aeschylus I: Oresteia. Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1953.
"The Libation Bearers - Aeschylus - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aeschylus_libation.html. Accessed 20 Dec 2019.
Wasson, Donald L. "Libation Bearers." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 03 Oct 2018. Web. 20 Dec 2019.
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In this episode, we join Aristophanes in making fun of Cleon in his highly topical The Knights.
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References
Aristophanes. "The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1". Project Gutenberg, http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8688. Accessed 16 Dec 2019.
"The Knights - Aristophanes - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_knights.html. Accessed 6 Jan 2020.
Nelson, Stephanie. Aristophanes and his tragic muse: comedy, tragedy and the polis in 5th century Athens. Brill, 2016.
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In this episode, we will cover the first play in Aeschylus's Oresteia trilogy. And boy, did Agamemnon have it coming!
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References
"AGAMEMNON - AESCHYLUS | KING OF MYCENAE | PLAY SUMMARY". Ancient Literature, 2019, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aeschylus_agamemnon.html. Accessed 18 Dec 2019.
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. Aeschylus I: Oresteia. Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1953.
Wasson, Donald. "Agamemnon (Play)". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/Agamemnon_(Play)/.
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Tragedy tomorrow (or at least next week). Comedy tonight! But first you might want to know what to expect because Old Comedy has some things that we don't really see in modern theatre.
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References
Cartwright, Mark. "Ancient Greek Comedy." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 25 Mar 2013. Web. 12 Dec 2019.
MacLennan, Bruce. "Typical Structure Of A Greek Play". Web.Eecs.Utk.Edu, 1999, http://web.eecs.utk.edu/~bmaclenn/Classes/US210/Greek-play.html.
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In this episode we'll look at what we know, or at least what we think we know, about Aristophanes.
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References
"ARISTOPHANES - FATHER OF COMEDY | PLAYS & BIOGRAPHY". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes.html. Accessed 16 Dec 2019.
Cartwright, Mark. "Aristophanes". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2013, https://www.ancient.eu/Aristophanes/.
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In this episode we read the oldest of Old Comedy, The Acharnians, in which Aristophanes proposes an interesting option for ending the Peloponnesian War.
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References
"The Acharnians - Aristophanes - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_acharnians.html. Accessed 27 Dec 2019.
"The Acharnians and Old Comedy | The Acharnians Wikipedia". Gradesaver.Com, https://www.gradesaver.com/the-acharnians/wikipedia/the-acharnians-and-old-comedy. Accessed 30 Dec 2019.
Aristophanes. "The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1". Project Gutenberg,http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8688. Accessed 16 Dec 2019.
Cartwright, Mark. "Peloponnesian War". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/Peloponnesian_War/.
Wikisource contributors. "Aristophanes: The Eleven Comedies." Wikisource . Wikisource , 18 Jun. 2019. Web. 27 Dec. 2019.
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In this episode we talk about final play in Aeschylus's Oedipus trilogy, Seven Against Thebes.
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References
Clifford Orwin, "Feminine Justice: The End of the Seven against Thebes," Classical Philology 75, no. 3 (Jul., 1980): 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1086/366565
"The Internet Classics Archive | The Seven Against Thebes By Aeschylus". Classics.Mit.Edu, http://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/seventhebes.html. Accessed 6 Dec 2019.
"Polynices". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynices. Accessed 9 Dec 2019.
Tom Lehrer. ”Oedipus Rex.” An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer, Lehrer Records, 1959.
Vellacott, Philip. “Aeschylus' ‘Seven against Thebes.’” The Classical World, vol. 73, no. 4, 1979, pp. 211–219. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4349173.
Wasson, Donald. "Seven Against Thebes". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/Seven_Against_Thebes/.
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In this episode we look at Aeschylus's The Suppliants. Not the one written by Euripides. We'll get to his later. We're still working our way through Aeschylus right now.
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References
"The Classical Greek Chorus". Www2.Southeastern.Edu, https://www2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/jwiemelt/classes/engl230/chorus.htm. Accessed 4 Dec 2019.
"DANAIDS - Greek Mythology Link". Maicar.Com, 1997, http://www.maicar.com/GML/DANAIDS.html.
Morshead, E. D. A. "The Internet Classics Archive | The Suppliants By Aeschylus". Classics.Mit.Edu, http://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/suppliant.html. Accessed 2 Dec 2019.
"Suppliants By Aeschylus". Greekmythology.Com, https://www.greekmythology.com/Plays/Aeschylus/Suppliants/suppliants.html. Accessed 5 Dec 2019.
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Are you ready to read some depressing plays? No, you're not! In this episode, we'll go over what to expect in a Greek tragedy before we dive in.
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References
•"Key Elements And Features Of Greek Tragedy". The Bacchae Context, 2019, https://thebacchaecontext.wordpress.com/key-elements-and-features-of-greek-tragedy/. Accessed 30 Nov 2019.
•"Structure Of Tragedy". Ucbclassics.Dreamhosters.Com, 2019, https://ucbclassics.dreamhosters.com/djm/classes/Structure.html. Accessed 30 Nov 2019.
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In this episode, we look at Aeschylus's The Persians. I used the really old Robert Potter translation that's available on classics.mit.edu. You can, of course, use whichever translation is easily available to you.
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References
"A Short Analysis Of Aeschylus' The Persians - Interesting Literature". Interesting Literature, https://interestingliterature.com/2017/03/14/a-short-analysis-of-aeschylus-the-persians/. Accessed 1 Dec 2019.
Brown, Shelby. "A Guide To Aeschylus’s "Persians"". The Getty Iris, 2014, https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-guide-to-aeschylus-persians/. Accessed 1 Dec 2019.
Cartwright, Mark. "Persian Wars". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2016, https://www.ancient.eu/Persian_Wars/.
Potter, Robert, translator. "The Internet Classics Archive | The Persians By Aeschylus". Classics.Mit.Edu, http://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/persians.html. Accessed 1 Dec 2019.
Thalmann, William G. “Xerxes' Rags: Some Problems in Aeschylus' Persians.” The American Journal of Philology, vol. 101, no. 3, 1980, pp. 260–282. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/294266.
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You may know Jack, but do you know Aeschylus? This episode will cover some basic information that may be useful when you read Aeschylus's works and consider the world in which he lived as he was writing.
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Reference
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. Aeschylus I: Oresteia. Edited by David Greneand Richmond Lattimore. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1953.
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Welcome to the official podcast for Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization. Who am I? What am I doing here? Why does it matter? In this episode, I attempt to answer these questions.
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