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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

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

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. 

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. 

No new episode this month!

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My professor described this book as “a study in violence,” so… fair warning?

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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.

And this is why the House of Atreus can’t have nice things…

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References

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.

First there’s the Zeus bull. Then there’s the Poseidon bull. Then there’s the Man-Bull…

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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.

Just when you think Book 9 is over...

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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.

Juno has plans for Hercules, and they aren’t good. But then, are they ever?

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References

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.

Heracles’s sons and grandsons carry on the line 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.

Aeneas finds some allies and some armor in today’s episode.

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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.

Seneca merges two of Euripides’s plays about the end of the Trojan War with mixed results.

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References

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.

Heracles kills some more people and finally gets his comeuppance. Sort of.

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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.

Juno is furious, and she knows just who to ask for help.

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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.

Seneca gives us his take on Medea in today’s episode.

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References

“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.

Heracles kills some more people and has to atone for it. Again.

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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.

Aeneas visits the Underworld and learns some things… Or does he?

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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.

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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References

“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.

Heracles makes himself famous 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.

“Lernaean Hydra (Hydra Lernaia)". Theoi.com, https://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.html. Accessed 6 Nov 2021

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.

Passions overwhelm Phaedra in Seneca’s version of her story.

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References

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.

Perseus has some adventures and more than a few descendants 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.

I hope you’re not too attached to Dido.

CW: suicide, suicidal ideation

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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.