We still aren't quite ready for battle, but at least Achilles and Agamemnon are friends again...

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XIX". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad19.html.  Accessed 10 Jul 2020.

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 19." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web.  4 Jul 2020.

Today's episode:  The last Greek comedy!

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References

“Dyskolos – Menander – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_menander_dyskolos.html.  Accessed 7 Jul 2020

"Menander – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_menander.html.  Accessed 7 Jul 2020

Rosivach, Vincent J.  “Menander’s Dyskolos (Grouch).  http://faculty.fairfield.edu/rosivach/cl103a/dyskolos.htm, 28 Apr 2014.  Accessed 7 Jul 2020

Campbell and Moyers may stumble into progressive thought, but they get there nonetheless.

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References

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

" Ep. 5: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘Love and the Goddess’". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-5-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-love-and-the-goddess-audio/

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

Achilles has finally learned of the death of Patroklos, but there is still the little problem of Hektor wearing his armor...

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XVIII". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad18.html. Accessed 3 Jul 2020.

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 18." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web.  2 Jul 2020.

In this episode, we reach the end of Sophocles's plays and see both the playwright and Oedipus as old men.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Theseus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2016. Web. 02 Jul 2020.

"Oedipus the King – Sophocles – Oedipus Rex Analysis, Summary, Story". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_oedipus_colonus.html.  Accessed 2 Jul 2020

Sophocles. “Oedipus at Colonos.” The Oedipus Cycle: an English Version. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Harcourt, Brace, 1977, pp. 82-185.

Wasson, Donald L. "Oedipus at Colonus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 08 Mar 2018. Web. 02 Jul 2020.

In this episode, we cover the two Homeric Hymns to Hermes, numbers 4 and 18.

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Reference

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

The death of Patroklos in Book 16 is a turning point in the Iliad.  In this episode we start to see the aftermath.

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK XVII". Public.Wsu.Edu,https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad17.html. Accessed 29 Jun 2020.

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 17." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 29 Jun 2020.

In this episode we finish the last play of Aristophanes.

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References

Aristophanes. Plutus. Sovereign Classic, 2016.

"Plutus (Wealth) – Aristophanes – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_plutus.html.  Accessed 25 Jun 2020.

Wasson, Donald L. "Plutus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 27 Mar 2019. Web. 25 Jun 2020.

Sacred places and a blissful life and a few other things are covered in this episode.

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References

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

" Ep. 4: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘Sacrifice and Bliss’". Billmoyers.Com, 1988, https://billmoyers.com/content/ep-4-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-sacrifice-and-bliss-audio/.

"The Power Of Myth". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth. Accessed 24 Jun 2020.

The rising action really rises in today’s episode.

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References

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 16." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2020.