Welcome to Roman Comedy! We don't know much about Plautus, including the dates of many of his plays. Cistellaria, or the Casket Play, might be the oldest. Or it might not. But it's as good of a place to start as any, so that's where we'll start.

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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.

It may not be a marathon, but there's a lot of running in Book 22 of the Iliad.

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XXII". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad22.html.  Accessed 3 Aug 2020.

Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 22." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web.  3 Aug 2020.

Welcome to the messiest divorce in Greek mythology.

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References

" Medea – Euripides – Play Summary – Medea Greek Mythology". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_medea.html.  Accessed 27 Jul 2020

Roche, Paul, translator. Three Plays of Euripides. W. W. Norton & Company, 1974.

Wasson, Donald L. "Medea." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 14 Feb 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2020.

Today we have one weird little poem about Ares... or is it Mars?

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Reference

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

It’s Achilles against the world in Book 21 of the Iliad.

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XX". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad20.html.  Accessed 16 Jul 2020.

Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 20." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web.  16 Jul 2020.

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In this episode, we conclude our look at Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth.

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References

Campbell, Joseph. "The Power Of Myth". Hoopladigital.Com, 2001, https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11419443.

" Ep. 6: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘Masks of Eternity’". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-6-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-masks-of-eternity-audio/. LEFKOWITZ, MARY R. “MYTHOLOGY: The Myth of Joseph Campbell.” The American Scholar, vol. 59, no. 3, 1990, pp. 429–434. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41211815. Accessed 9 May 2020.

"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 9 May 2020.

Achilles has finally entered the battlefield, and he turns out to be just as brutal of a fighter as promised.

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XX". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad20.html.  Accessed 16 Jul 2020.

Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Iliad Of Homer. University of Chicago Press., 1951.

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 20." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web.  16 Jul 2020.

Meet Euripides, the cheeriest of the Greek tragedians.

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References

"Alcestis – Euripides | Play Summary & Analysis | Greek Mythology". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides_alcestis.html.  Accessed 15 Jul 2020

Cartwright, Mark. "Euripides." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Apr 2015. Web. 15 Jul 2020.

“Euripides – The Last Great Tragedian | Plays, Tragedy". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_euripides.html.  Accessed 15 Jul 2020

Mark, Joshua J. "Alcestis." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 24 Jul 2014. Web. 15 Jul 2020.

Roche, Paul, translator. Three Plays of Euripides. W. W. Norton & Company, 1974.

This episode covers the three Homeric Hymns dedicated to Aphrodite, numbers 5, 6, and 10.

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Reference

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