A short message. A thank you. Be good to each other. Maybe I'll be back. Until then...

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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Reference

Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Support your local independent bookseller!  My favorite is this is a bookstore in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Check them out online at https://www.bookbugkalamazoo.com.

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

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.

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.

I'm back. For real. With a modified schedule. Listen for details, or just wait with baited breath for new episodes!

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.

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.

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.