Gilbert and Sullivan wish they'd come up with plots as complicated as the one in Plautus's Epidicus.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.

Wheeler, Arthur. “The Plot of Epidicus.’” The American Journal of Philology, vol. 38, no. 3, 1917, pp. 237–264. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/289424.pdf. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.

Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.

The Argonauts continue their journey in Book 2 of the Argonautica.

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References

Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.

“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html.  Accessed 22 Jan 2021.

Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.

We aren't quite done with variations on the story of Orestes, as we see in today's play from Euripides.

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References

Coleridge, E.P., translator.  “Orestes.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books].  Publish This, LLC, 2014.

“ANCIENT GREECE – EURIPIDES – ORESTES". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_orestes.html.  Accessed 26 Jan 2021.

Today we cover Homeric Hymn 31, about that hottest of the gods, Helios. 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 go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

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Reference

Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.

In today’s episode, we join Jason and a bunch of his friends as they set off in their boat, the Argo, in Apollonius of Rhodes’s The Argonautica.

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References

Apollonius of Rhodes. The Argonautica (Verse). Translated by Arthur S. Way. Neeland Media LLC, 2013.

“Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius.html.  Accessed 22 Jan 2021.

“The Argonautica – Apollonius of Rhodes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_apollonius_argonautica.html.  Accessed 22 Jan 2021.

Barnes, Craig S. In Search of the Lost Feminine: Decoding the Myths that Radically Reshaped Civilization. United States, Fulcrum, 2006.

Coleridge, Edward Philip (translator), and Merkel, Rudolf (editor). "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. United Kingdom, G. Bell, 1889.

Colavito, Jason. "Argonaut Biographies". Jason And The Argonauts, 2014, http://www.argonauts-book.com/argonaut-biographies.html. Accessed 23 Jan 2021.

In today’s episode, we cover the shortest of Plautus’s surviving plays.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.

"Plautus’ Curculio – 2016". St. Olaf College, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/curculio-2016/ Accessed 19 Jan 2021.

Papaioannou, Sophia. “What's in a Name? The Real Identity of Palinurus in Plautus' ‘Curculio.’” The Classical Journal, vol. 104, no. 2, 2008, pp. 111–122. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27750226. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.

Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.

Wikipedia contributors. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Dec. 2020. Web. 21 Jan. 2021.

In today’s episode, we reach the end of Odysseus’s journey.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.

Davis, Natalie Zemon, et al. The Return of Martin Guerre. N.p., Harvard University Press, 1984.

Homer.  The Odyssey.  Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.

“The Odyssey – Homer – Homers epic poem – Summary". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_homer_odyssey.html.  Accessed 17 Jan 2021.

Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 24." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 17 Jan 2021.

Forget everything you thought you knew about Oedipus.  Euripides has a whole new version in The Phoenician Women.

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References

Coleridge, E.P., translator.  “Phoenissae.” Euripides’s Collection [19 books].  Publish This, LLC, 2014.

Lamari, Anna A. “Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes vs. Euripides' Phoenissae: Male vs. Female Power.” Wiener Studien, vol. 120, 2007, pp. 5–24. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24752017. Accessed 14 Jan. 2021.

“The Phoenician Women – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_phoenician.html.  Accessed 12 Jan 2021.

Swift, L. A. “Sexual and Familial Distortion in Euripides' ‘Phoenissae.’” Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-), vol. 139, no. 1, 2009, pp. 53–87. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40212096. Accessed 14 Jan. 2021.

We sing to where it all started in the Homeric Hymn to Earth, Mother of All.  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 go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode.

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Reference

Shelmerdine, Susan Chadwick. The Homeric Hymns. Focus Information Group, 1995.

Penelope tests the stranger in Book 23 of The Odyssey.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Odyssey." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2017. Web. 24 Aug 2020.

Homer.  The Odyssey.  Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, 1990.

Tsykynovska, Lena. "The Odyssey Book 23." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 8 Jan 2021.