Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization
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Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationJan 31, 2022
237. Greek Myth LVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XVI – Theseus, or His Adventure Begins
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.
236. Greek Myth LVI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XV – Cephalus, Oreithyia, Eumolpus, Aegeus, or Crete is Busy
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.
January Check-In
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235. Greek Myth LV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XIV – Cecrops, Adonis, Tereus & Procne, Eirchthonius, or Learning How to Share
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.
234. Greek Myth LIV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XIII – Peleus & Thetis
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
233. Greek Myth LIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XII – Dardanus, Ilus, Priam, Aeacus, Telamon, or a Brief History of Troy
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.
232. Greek Myth LII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XI – Dioscuri, or Twin Time
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.
231. Greek Myth LI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter X – Pleiades, Hermes, Coronis, Asclepius, Leda, Suitors of Helen, or How Much Can One Chapter Meander?
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.
230. Greek Myth L: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter IX – Auge, Atalanta, or The Wedding Race
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.
229. Greek Myth XLIX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter VIII – Lycaon, Callisto, or Maybe You Should Have Stopped at 49
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.
228. Roman Epics XXV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 4, or Bedtime Stories
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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227. Greek Myth XLVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter VII – Epigoni, or The Ring Cycle
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.
226.Roman Epics XXIV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 3, or Those Ancient Gods Are Vindictive
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.
225. Greek Myth XLVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter VI – Seven Against Thebes, or Including the Parts Aeschylus Left Out!
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.
224. Roman Epics XXIII: Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 2, or Hold Your Tongue!
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.
223. Roman Tragedy XII: Humanism in Roman Tragedy
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.
222. Greek Myth XLVI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter V – Dionysus, Antiope, Amphion & Zethus, Oedipus, or Dionysus’s Bite Is Worse Than His Bark
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.
221. Roman Epics XXII: Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 1, or Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
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.
220. Roman Tragedy XI: Pseudo-Seneca’s Octavia, or Definitely Not a Play by Seneca
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.
219. Greek Myth XLV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter IV – Cadmus, Semele, Actaeon, or Meet Dionysus’s Grandpa
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.
218. Roman Epics XXI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 12, or I Wonder If That’s How Virgil Wanted It To End
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.
217. Roman Tragedy X: Seneca’s Hercules on Oeta, or The Long Kiss Goodnight
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.
216. Greek Myth XLIV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter III – Glaucus, or Who Knew Honey Was So Dangerous?!?
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.
215. Roman Epics XX: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 11, or It’s Funeral Time!
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.
214. Roman Tragedy IX: Seneca’s Phoenissae, or I Think I Missed Something
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.
213. Greek Myth XLIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter II – Catreus, or Agamemnon’s Dad is Who Again?
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.
212. Roman Epics XIX: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 10, or A Study in Scarlet
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.
211. Roman Tragedy VIII: Seneca’s Thyestes, or Well, That Explains the Curse
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.
Greek Myth XLII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter I – Europa, Minos, Pasiphae, or A Lot of Bulls
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.
Roman Epics XVIII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 9, or Two Books for the Price of One!
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.
Roman Tragedy VII: Seneca’s Hercules Furens, or the Only Man Who Can Beat Hercules
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. .
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.
Greek Myth XLI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter VIII – The Heraclids, or What We Talk About When We Talk About Heracles
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.
Roman Epics XVII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 8, or Aeneas Finds Rome
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.
Roman Tragedy VI: Seneca’s Troades, or Not Euripides’s Trojan Women
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.
Greek Myth XXXV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter VII – Heracleidae, or Heracles Seeks Revenge
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.
Roman Epics XVI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 7, or Allecto Runs Free
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.
Roman Tragedy V: Seneca’s Medea, or Every Day a Little Death
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.
Greek Myth XL: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter VI – Wars of Heracles, or Why is Heracles Revered?
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.
Roman Epics XV: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 6, or Virgil Throws Some Shade(s)
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.
Roman Tragedy IV: Seneca’s Oedipus, or Another Odd Complex
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.
Greek Myth XXXIX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter V – Twelve Labors of Heracles, or There Should Have Been Ten
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
Roman Epics XIV: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 5, or the Trojan Cup
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.
Roman Tragedy III: Seneca’s Phaedra, or Passions
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.
Greek Myth XXXVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter IV – Perseus, Sons of Perseus, Amphitryon, Birth of Heracles, or But Wait, There’s More!
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.
Roman Epics XIII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 4, or It’s Not Pretty When Euripides is Your Model
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.
Roman Tragedy II: Seneca’s Agamemnon, or He’ll Enter Eventually
We finally get around to covering Seneca’s Agamemnon in today’s episode.
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References
“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.
Next Week We'll Talk Seneca's Agamemnon
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.
Greek Myth XXXVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter III – Bellerophon, or I Thought This Story Would Be Longer
Bellerophon doesn’t have a bunch of adventures 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.