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239. Greek Myth LIX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Epitome, Chapter II – Tantalus, Pelops, Atreus, or What’s a Little Cannibalism Among Family?

You get to eat a kid! And you get to eat a kid! And you get to eat a kid!   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization. 

238. Greek Myth LVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Epitome, Chapter I – Theseus Continued, or On the Road (to Athens)

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.   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Trium

237. Greek Myth LVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XVI – Theseus, or His Adventure Begins

Well, that was a short chapter…   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here,

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.   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civiliz

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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.   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.

234. Greek Myth LIV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter XIII – Peleus & Thetis

There’s a Big Bear in the sky!   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showing up here, y

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.   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no h

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…   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If t

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.   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s n

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.   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperli

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! 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

228. Roman Epics XXV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 4, or Bedtime Stories

Ovid goes meta by telling stories about people telling stories.   To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’

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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… 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

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. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink

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. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Civilization.  If there’s no hyperlink showi

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. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio’s School of Classical Ci