12.29.2016 - By Alison Innes & Darrin Sunstrum
This week we meet an unlikely hero, Deianara. Can this fearful, anxious woman, blamed for the death of Heracles, be considered a hero? We think so! Passages: Sophocles Trachiniae (Women of Trachis) lines 1-48, 436-469.Translated by Michael Jameson, edited by Greene & Lattimore. Chicago, 1957. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.com This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.