Legendary Passages - Greek/Roman Myths

Legendary Passages - Greek/Roman Myths episodes:

• 05.07.2023

  LP0118 philE2A2 Centaurs & Hippolytus

   Legendary Passages #0118, Philostratus the Elder,  Imagines Book 2, Image 2, Centaurs & Hippolytus. Previously, Theseus fought a war against the centaurs, and cursed his son Hippolytus to an early death. In this passage, we hear descriptions of the education...

  
• 08.29.2020

  LP0117 plLoT26 Antiope & Pirithous

  Legendary Passages #0117, Plutarch's Life of Theseus, Section [XXVI.], Antiope & Pirithous. Previously, Theseus was crowned king of Athens after returning from the labyrinth without Ariadne. In this passage he loved and lost the amazon princess known as Antiope; and...

  
• 07.02.2020

  LP0116 LoAE-1-5 Epitome of Theseus

  Legendary Passages #0116, Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library Epitome [E.1.5], Epitome of Theseus. Previously, Theseus discovered his origins and journeyed to Athens. In this passage, he expelled Medea, fought the Minotaur, and had many adventures as King, most ending in disaster. After...

  
• 06.24.2020

  LP0115 plLoT22 The Ship of Theseus

  Legendary Passages #0115, Plutarch's Life of Theseus, Section [XXII.], The Ship of Theseus. Previously, Theseus returned from the Labyrinth, only to find his father Aegeus had jumped off the Sounion Cliffs, thinking him dead. In this passage, the people of...

  
• 12.16.2019

  LP0114 philE1A14 Pasiphae & Semele

  Legendary Passages #0114, Philostratus the Elder, Imagines Book 1, Image 14, Pasiphae & Semele. Previously, Theseus abandoned Ariadne on Naxos, where she was rescued by the god Dionysus. In this passage there are descriptions of three paintings: Semele, mother of...

  
• 12.11.2019

  LP0113 cat64b Ariadne's Curse

  Legendary Passages #0113, The Poems of Catullus, Part II of Poem [64], Ariadne's Curse. Previously, Catullus described a couch covered with images of Theseus and Ariadne. Here the passage continues with her lamentations, her curse, and her rescue, of sorts....

  
• 12.05.2019

  LP0112 cat64a Of the Argonauts & Ariadne

  Legendary Passages #0112, The Poems of Catullus, Part I of Poem [64], Of the Argonauts & Ariadne. Previously, Princess Ariadne was abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos. In this passage we revisit how she came to be  stranded...

  
• 10.31.2019

  LP0111 ovHero10 Ariadne's Letter

  Legendary Passages #0111, Ovid's Heroides, Epistle [X.], Ariadne's Letter. Previously, with Ariadne's help Prince Theseus defeated the Minotaur and escaped the Labyrinth. In this passage Ariadne awakens alone on the Island of Naxos, Theseus having abandoned her and sailed away...

  
• 09.30.2019

  LP0110 plLoT17 The Black Sail

  Legendary Passages #0110, Plutarch's Life of Theseus, Section [XVII.], The Black Sail. Previously, the time had come for the third tribute of Athenian youths to be sent to Crete, with no hope of return. In this passage are many different...

  
• 08.02.2019

  LP0109 Bacchy17 The Athenian Youths

  Legendary Passages #0109, Bacchylides' Odes, [XVII.], The Athenian Youths. Previously, Theseus had many adventures on his way to Athens before volunteering to be sent to the Minotaur's Labyrinth. This passage recounts some of those adventures as well as a few...

  
• 07.01.2019

  LP0108 pDoG1-26-4 Marathonian Bull

  Legendary Passages #0108, Pausanias' Description of Greece, Book [1.26.4], Marathonian Bull. Previously, Theseus found his father's sword and sandals, killed the Marathonian Bull, and volunteered for the Tribute of Minos. In this passage we hear more of those stories, as...

  
• 06.01.2019

  LP0107 plLoT13 Tribute

  Legendary Passages #0107, Plutarch's Life of Theseus, Section [XIII.], Tribute. Previously, after many labors Theseus arrived at Athens, drove off the witch Medea, and was recognized by his father as the crown prince. In this passage, Theseus contends with the...

  
• 05.02.2019

  LP0106 pDoG2-2-3 Children of Corinth

  Legendary Passages #0106, Pausanias' Description of Greece, Book [2.2.3], The Children of Corinth. Previously, Medea's children were killed after they brought poisoned gifts for their father's bride Glauce. In this passage we hear many myths about them and their mother...

  
• 04.16.2019

  LP0105 pDoG1-44-6 The Corinthian Isthmus

  Legendary Passages #0105, Pausanias' Description of Greece, Book [1.44.6], The Corinthian Isthmus. Previously, Theseus traveled the road from Troezen to Athens around the Saronic Gulf. In this passage, we explore in the opposite direction, from the Scironian Road, Cromyon, and...

  
• 04.08.2019

  LP0104 plLoT6 Labors of Theseus

  Legendary Passages #0104, Plutarch's Life of Theseus, Section [VI.], Labors of Theseus. Previously, Theseus learned that he was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens. In this passage, Theseus makes his way to Athens to be recognized as his father's...

  
• 03.27.2019

  LP0103 plLoT1 The Parallel Lives

  Legendary Passages #0103, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Life of Theseus [I. - VI.] The Parallel Lives. This passage begins Plutarch's comparison between the Life of Theseus and the Life of Romulus, founder of Rome. There are a few notable parallels, including...

  
• 03.07.2019

  LP0102 LoA3-15-2 Kings of Athens

  Legendary Passages #0102, Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library Book 3 [3.15.2], Kings of Athens. This passage recounts the genealogy and history of Theseus, his father Aegeus, his father Pandion the second, his father Cecrops, his father Erectheus, and his father Pandion the...

  
• 02.11.2019

  LP0101 ovMeta7-322 Medea & Aegeus

  Legendary Passages #0101, Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses Book 7 [322], Medea & Aegeus. Previously, Medea convinced the daughters of Pelias to slay their father. In this passage, they do just that, and Medea flies from Iolcus to Corinth to Athens,...

  
• 01.30.2019

  LP0100 dsLoH4-56-3 The Birth of Theseus

  Legendary Passages #0100, Diodorus Siculus, Library of History [4.56.3], The Birth of Theseus. The next 25 episodes cover the early adventures of Theseus, son of Aegeus. In this passage, he journeys to Athens to be recognized by his father. But...

  
• 12.31.2018

  LP0099 -XXV ARGO- The End of the Argo, from Diodorus' Library of History

  Legendary Passages #0099 -XXV ARGO- The End of the Argo, from Diodorus' Library of History. Previously, Medea tricked the daughters of Pelias into killing their own father. In this passage, the Argonauts take over Iolcus, and Jason hands the kingdom...

  
• 11.17.2018

  LP0098 -XXIV ARGO- Medea & The Argo, from The Library of Apollodorus

  Legendary Passages #0098 -XXIV ARGO- Medea & The Argo, from The Library of Apollodorus. Previously, the Argonauts had many adventures on their quest to obtain the Golden Fleece. In this passage, Medea's own story comes to the forefront. Not only...

  
• 11.05.2018

  LP0097 -XXIII ARGO- Fables of the Argo, from the Fables of Hyginus

  Legendary Passages #0097 -XXIII ARGO- Fables of the Argo, from the Fables of Hyginus. Previously, the Argonauts launched from Iolcus, getting sidetracked by the women of Lemnos. In this passage they sail all the way to Colchis, and leave with...

  
• 10.31.2018

  LP0096 -XXII ARGO- The Chariot (Part 7) of Euripides' Medea

  Legendary Passages #0096 -XXII ARGO- The Chariot (Part 7) of Euripides' Medea. Previously, Medea slew both the King and Jason's bride. In this passage, she completes her revenge, and escapes to Athens on a flying chariot. http://sacred-texts.com/cla/eurip/medea.htm The Chariot (Part...

  
• 09.07.2018

  LP0095 -XXI ARGO- The Messenger (Part 6) of Euripides' Medea

  Legendary Passages #0095 -XXI ARGO- The Messenger (Part 6) of Euripides' Medea. Previously, Medea sent her children with a poisoned crown & robes to the daughter of Creon. In this passage, she debates just how far to take her vengeance,...

  
• 08.31.2018

  LP0094 -XX ARGO- The Children (Part 5) of Euripides' Medea

  Legendary Passages #0094 -XX ARGO- The Children (Part 5) of Euripides' Medea. Previously, Medea hatched a plan of vengeance upon her husband Jason, his new bride, and their children. In this passage, Medea pretends to make peace, and so that...

  
• 07.28.2018

  LP0093 -XIX ARGO- Aegeus (Part 4) of Euripides' Medea

  Legendary Passages #0093 -XIX ARGO- Aegeus (Part 4) of Euripides' Medea. Previously, Medea decided not to take vengeance on Jason or his new wife until she could secure some safe haven for herself. In this passage, Aegeus, father of Theseus,...

  
• 06.29.2018

  LP0092 -XVIII ARGO- Jason (Part 3), from Euripides' Medea

  Legendary Passages #0092 -XVIII ARGO- Jason (Part 3), from Euripides' Medea. Previously, Medea was left by Jason for the daughter of Creon, and was then banished into exile. In this passage, Jason gives Medea his reasonings, but she wants no...

  
• 05.17.2018

  LP0091 -XVII ARGONAUTS- Creon (Part 2) of Euripides' Medea

  Legendary Passages #0091 -XVII ARGONAUTS- Creon (Part 2), from Euripides' Medea. Previously, Jason left Medea for the daughter of Creon. In this passage, Medea is confronted by Creon who banishes her family from Corinth. She talks Creon into giving her...

  
• 04.25.2018

  LP0090 -XVI ARGONAUTS- The Nurse (Part 1) of Euripides' Medea

  Legendary Passages #0090 -XVI ARGONAUTS- The Nurse (Part 1) of Euripides' Medea. Unlike previous episodes, the next seven are actually a play, performed by myself, and by my sister Aly playing as Medea. In this passage, Jason has decided to...

  
• 03.16.2018

  LP0089 -XV ARGONAUTS- Medea's Letter, from Ovid's Heroides

  Legendary Passages #0089 -XV ARGONAUTS- Medea's Letter, from Ovid's Heroides. Previously, Jason left Medea for another woman. Now she wants him to take her back, or else... http://www.theoi.com/Text/OvidHeroides3.html#12 Medea's Letter, a Legendary Passage from, Publius Ovidius Naso, HEROIDES EPISTLE XII,...

  
• 03.01.2018

  LP0088 -XIV ARGNONAUTS- Canace & Medea, from Ovid's Heroides

  Legendary Passages #0088 -XIV ARGNONAUTS- Canace & Medea, from Ovid's Heroides. Previously, Medea helped Jason win the golden fleece, they got married, and lived happily ever after. In this passage, however, with their marriage at an end, Medea recounts their...

  
• 02.16.2018

  LP0087 -XIII ARGONAUTS- Rejuvenation, from Ovid's Metamorphoses

  Legendary Passages #0087 -XIII ARGONAUTS- Rejuvenation, from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Previously, the Argonauts returned home with the golden fleece, discovered old King Pelias had killed Jason's father, and then Medea tricked Pelias' daughters into killing him, thinking they were restoring his...

  
• 01.17.2018

  LP0086 -XII ARGONAUTS- The Return of the Argo, from Diodorus

  Legendary Passages #0086 -XII ARGONAUTS- The Return of the Argo, from Diodorus. Previously, the Argonauts rescued King Laomedon's daughter from the Trojan sea-monster, and suffered casualties escaping with the golden fleece. In this passage they are rescued by the sea-god...

  
• 12.22.2017

  LP0085 -XI ARGNONAUTS- Hypsipyle's Letter, from Ovid's Heroides

  Legendary Passages #0085 -XI ARGNONAUTS- Hypsipyle's Letter, from Ovid's Heroides. Previously, the Argonauts began their adventures on Lemnos, eventually capturing the golden fleece, Jason married Medea, and they all returned home. In this passage the Queen of Lemnos, Hypsipyle, curses...

  
• 12.14.2017

  LP0084 -X ARGONAUTS- Crete & Calliste, from The Argonautica

  Legendary Passages #0084 -X ARGONAUTS- Crete & Calliste, from The Argonautica. Previously, Jason & Medea took the Golden Fleece and set sail for Iolcus. This passage recounts their final adventures before returning home: the bronze giant Talos, the Island of...

  
• 12.10.2017

  LP0083 -IX ARGONAUTS- Jason & Medea, from Ovid's Metamorphoses

  Legendary Passages #0083 -IX ARGONAUTS- Jason & Medea, from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Previously, Medea and Jason exchanged magic charms and promises of marriage. We see that scene again, and then how Medea's magic helped Jason win the Golden Fleece. http://www.theoi.com/Text/OvidMetamorphoses7.html#1 Jason...

  
• 12.08.2017

  LP0082 -VIII ARGONAUTS- The Love of Medea, from The Argonautica

  Legendary Passages #0082 -VIII ARGONAUTS- The Love of Medea, from The Argonautica. Previously, Jason and the Argonauts sailed all the way from Iolcus to Colchus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. This passage shows his meeting with Medea, obtaining her help...

  
• 12.03.2017

  LP0081 -VII ARGONAUTS- The Trojan Sea-Monster, from Diodorus

  Legendary Passages #0081 -VII ARGONAUTS- The Trojan Sea-Monster, from Diodorus. Previously, Jason and the Argonauts set sail from Iolcus, and had several adventures, concluding with Phineas and the Harpies. This passages is similar, but has stories of Troy, the Dioscori,...

  
• 11.28.2017

  LP0080 -VI ARGONAUTS- Jason & The Argonauts, from The Library of Apollodorus

  Legendary Passages #0080 -VI ARGONAUTS- Jason & The Argonauts, from The Library of Apollodorus. Previously, Jason received his quest, assembled dozens of Argonauts, and landed at Lemnos. Those tales are recounted here, as well as the other adventures on the...

  
• 11.26.2017

  LP0079 -V ARGONAUTS- Launch of the Argo, from The Fables of Hyginus

  Legendary Passages #0079 -V ARGONAUTS- Launch of the Argo, from The Fables of Hyginus. Previously, Jason vowed to retrieve the golden fleece, and dozens of Argonauts joined in the quest. This passage continues listing the crew-members, recounts who was lost...

  
• 11.19.2017

  LP0078 -IV ARGONAUTS- The Argonauts Assembled, from The Fables of Hyginus

  Legendary Passages #0078 -IV ARGONAUTS- The Argonauts Assembled, from The Fables of Hyginus. Previously, Phrixus escaped from his mother Ino on a flying golden ram to Cholchis. This time, more details on the families of Ino, Antiopa, and Jason. Antiopa...

  
• 11.13.2017

  LP0077 -III ARGONAUTS- Introduction to the Argonauts, from The Library of Apollodorus

  Legendary Passages #0077 -III ARGONAUTS- Introduction to the Argonauts, from The Library of Apollodorus. Previously, Ino conspired to sacrifice her stepson Phrixus, but he escaped on the back of a flying golden ram. Another version of that tale is told...

  
• 11.08.2017

  LP0076 -II ARGONAUTS- Ino & Phrixus, from the Fables of Hyginus

  Legendary Passages #0076 -II ARGONAUTS- Ino & Phrixus, from the Fables of Hyginus. Previously, Jason and the Argonauts sailed to Colchis, and with the help of Medea, stole the Golden Fleece from her father King Aeetes. This episode reveals how...

  
• 11.05.2017

  LP0075 -RELAUNCH- The Argonauts, from Diodorus

  Legendary Passages #0075 -RELAUNCH- The Argonauts, from Diodorus. Welcome to Legendary Passages, a thrice weekly podcast about Greek and Roman classical mythology. My name is Joel; I have been doing this podcast for several years now. I have always loved...

  
• 11.01.2017

  LP0074 - Cybele & Atlantis - Origin of the Gods, from Diodorus Siculus' Library of History

  Legendary Passages #0074 - Cybele & Atlantis - Origin of the Gods, from Diodorus Siculus' Library of History. Last time we discussed the god Uranus and his children. This time we cover his sons Atlas and Cronus, and their various...

  
• 10.29.2017

  LP0073 - The Gods of Atlantis - Sky, Sun, & Moon, from Diodorus Siculus' Library of History

  Legendary Passages #0073 - The Gods of Atlantis - Sky, Sun, & Moon, from Diodorus Siculus' Library of History. Last time we reviewed the history of Atlantis. This time we focus more on the ancient gods born there that inspired...

  
• 10.26.2017

  LP0072 - The Kings of Atlantis - Atlantean governance, from Plato's Critias

  Legendary Passages #0072 - The Kings of Atlantis - Atlantean governance, from Plato's Critias. Last time we explored the capitol city of Atlantis. This time we get a view of the whole of the island, and learn how they governed...

  
• 10.20.2017

  LP0071 - The Island of Atlantis - Atlantean architecture, from Plato's Critias

  Legendary Passages #0071 - The Island of Atlantis - Atlantean architecture, from Plato's Critias. Last time we reviewed the ancient Athenians. This time we explore the island city of Atlantis itself. Poseidon had five sets of twin sons with a...

  
• 09.21.2017

  LP0070 - Critias & Atlantis - Ancient Athenians, from Plato's Critias

  Legendary Passages #0070 - Critias & Atlantis - Ancient Athenians, from Plato's Critias. Last time Critias gave a summary of the war between Athens and Atlantis. This time he begins to expand on that conflict, starting with the original Athenians....

  
• 09.15.2017

  LP0069 - Timaeus & Atlantis - The Forgotten Enemy, from Plato's Timaeus

  Legendary Passages #0069 - Timaeus & Atlantis - The Forgotten Enemy, from Plato's Timaeus. The next six episodes focus on Atlantis. This passage is an overview of the story, focusing on the forgotten history of Athens and their triumph over...