Running Down the Sources of the Herakles myth chronologically

An Extra credit discussion on Greek Vases

The Boar Hunt is here! and not as well sourced or as intensive as I had hoped.

Featuring the Death Of Anceaus, a random Eurytion, and Meleager

Featuring the Introduction of Oeneus of Caldon, The Sons of Thetius and Althaea

Reasons we are explicit: Death Cursing, Rage Killing, General Achilles Like Behavior, Girls, and our all time favorite Blasphemy!

Warning, R rated language and content in this one.

When I was originally working on the Extra Credits This Episode came after Episode on Medea. I decided to put it here.

Our first Extra Credit episode dealing with the play Prometheus Bound.  We cover the problems with translation, The Manuscript tradition of the play, a discussion of weather or not Aeschylus wrote it and if so the time frame it was written in, A small discussion on the presentation of Greek Plays, The Prometheia, The Contents of the play it’s self, And the themes of the play.

Auto-Cannibalism, Blasphemy, Shape-Shifting and Slave trading are all on the menu today and that is just the first story! We cover three stories, one on Erysichthon who pissed off Demeter and apparently had a shape shifting daughter, The story of Glaucus which is really the story of a poor seer named Polyidus who gets far more than he bargained for and the story of Crateus the king of Crete who was prophecized to be killed by one of his kids. 

It is August! which means it is State Of The Podcast Time! Where I catch you up on my end of the Podcast and what is going on with me. Feel free to skip if you like and if this is your first episode please go listen to Musing On Muses Instead. 

Though I did notice I forgot to mention the Research Videos as a thing I am doing on the Patreon, So I shall mention that here.  

We Take a second and highlight the Muses in Myth. Though their myths tend towards one specific story, It is pretty interesting what everyone has to say about them so I thought I would share. 

We cover Orpheus, Eurydice and Orpheus’s occasional big brother Linus. We go over the decent into the underworld, The toss up as to whether or not he was killed by Maenads or just really pissed off Thracian women and discuss his oddly emphasized Misogyny. 

I also finally discuss a mystery cult. The Orphic Cult to be exact. But bonus we end up with another reason Meadows should be avoided at all costs.