Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast

56- I'm Just a Goddess, Standing in Front of a Boy

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Content warning: Peleus is a terrible person, so expect a mild reference to some implied nastiness.

Peleus is one of those people who gets things he doesn't deserve. Despite all that terrible behaviour we outlined in episode 55, he gets to marry a goddess! However, it's at the wedding that the seeds of something dreadful will be sown...


Sources for this episode:

  • Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume II). London: William Heinemann.
  • Hyginus (1872), Fabulae. Edited by M. Schmidt. Jenae: Hermann Dufft.
  • Ovid (1955), Metamorphoses. Translated by M. M. Innes. London: Penguin Books.
  • Smith; W. (ed.) (1867), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. In Three Volumes (Vol. 1-3.). Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Judgement of Paris (online) (Accessed 01/12/2024).
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Thetis (online) (Accessed 01/12/2024).
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