The Riley translation gets in the way of Plautus's Truculentus.

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References

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

Duckworth, George E. “The Unnamed Characters in the Plays of Plautus.” Classical Philology, vol. 33, no. 3, 1938, pp. 267–282. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/265359. Accessed 17 Nov. 2020.

"Plautus: Truculentus". Thelatinlibrary.Com, https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/plautus/truculentus.shtml. Accessed 18 Nov 2020.

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

Wikipedia contributors. "Truculentus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Jan. 2020. Web. 15 Nov. 2020.

Odysseus visits his old swineherd in Book 14 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, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 14." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 14 Nov 2020.

I told you that Euripides just keeps getting darker and darker the farther we get into his career.  The Trojan Women is pretty grim.  A content warning:  This play contains a rather grisly infanticide.

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References

Euripides.  “The Trojan Women.” Ten Plays.  Translated by Paul Roche, Signet Classics, 1998, pp. 456-512.

Sanders-Schneider, Ivy. "The Trojan Women." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC,  9 Feb 2018. Web. 12 Nov 2020.

“The Trojan Women – Euripides | Play Summary, Characters – Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_trojan.html.  Accessed 11 Nov 2020

Things get a little wild and wooly in the Homeric Hymn to Pan.

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Reference

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

Odysseus is finally home!  Sort of.  We're only half-way through.  There's a lot that still needs to be resolved.

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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, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 11." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 28 Oct 2020.

Despite the title, there are more than three pieces of money in this play.

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References

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

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

How many people have to tell you not to eat the Cattle of the Sun? We'll find out in Book 12 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, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 12." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 3 Nov 2020.

In Disney's Hercules, we see how Meg and Herc meet and fall in love.  In Euripides's Herakles, we see how Megara and Herakles... well...  Let's just say that the ending isn't pretty...

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Support your local independent bookseller!  My favorite is this is a bookstore in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Check them out online at https://www.bookbugkalamazoo.com.

References

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

“Heracles – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_heracles.html.  Accessed 31 Oct 2020

Today we cover the Homeric Hymns numbered 17 and 33, dedicated to a certain pair of twins that happen to be the star-sign for a certain podcast host.

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Reference

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

Odysseus talks to a lot of ghosts, no busting required.

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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, Helen. "The Odyssey Book 11." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 28 Oct 2020.