This is Bacchis.  And this is her sister Bacchis.  Confused yet?

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References

Parker, Douglass, translator.  “Appendix 1: A Note on the PreAct of The Wild, Wild Women.”  Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 406-7.

Parker, Douglass, translator.  “Appendix 2: A Supplementary Prologue to The Wild, Wild Women.”  Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 408-11.

Parker, Douglass, translator.  “The Wild, Wild Women [Plautus’s Bacchides].”  Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 185-294.

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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 6." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 24 Sep 2020.

Hekabe loses power and her children in this play about what happens after the fall of Troy.

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References

“Hecuba – Euripides | Play Summary & Analysis | Greek Mythology – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_hecuba.html.  Accessed 19 Sep 2020

Euripides.  Electra and Other Plays.  Translated by John Davie. Penguin Classics, 1998.

In this episode, we review #14 of the Homeric Hymns: Hymn to the Mother of the Gods.

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Reference

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

We finally join Odysseus as he tries to get home from Troy.

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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 5." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 24 Sep 2020.

We'll talk about tragedy tomorrow and comedy tonight. Okay, we'll really talk about tragedy next week and comedy today. Yes, this is the source for Sondheim's Pseudolus, and if you already know A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, this play should have a familiar feel to you.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 06 Sep 2020.

Christenson, David M.. "Pseudolus". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 April 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=21417, accessed 20 September 2020.]

“Plautus’s Pseudolus". Cornell College, https://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/comedy/pseudolus.htm. Accessed 20 Sep 2020.

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

“Plautus’s Pseudolus – 2001". St. Olaf College, https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/newpseudolus/.  Accessed 20 Sep 2020.

Despite what the title would have you believe, the Telemachy takes up a decent part of the Odyssey. In this episode, Telemakhos continues his own journey in search of news of his father.

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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 4." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 27 Aug 2020.

If Euripides had helped Clare Boothe Luce to write The Women, Andromache might have been the result, only with more witty ripostes.

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References

“Andromache – Euripides – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_andromache.html.  Accessed 14 Sep 2020

Euripides.  Electra and Other Plays.  Translated by John Davie. Penguin Classics, 1998.

Wasson, Donald L. "Andromache." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 07 Feb 2020. Web. 10 Sep 2020.

In this short episode, we'll look at the one short Homeric Hymn to Hera.

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Reference

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

Telemakhos meets Nestor, and the old man regales him with tales of the Trojan War and its aftermath.

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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 3." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Sep 2013. Web. 26 Aug 2020.