A content warning for today's episode:  This play deals with suicide.  And with that, welcome to Sophocles!

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References

"ᐅ AJAX - SOPHOCLES | PLAY SUMMARY & ANALYSIS | Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_ajax.html. Accessed 9 Mar 2020.

Cartwright, Mark. "Sophocles." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Sep 2013. Web. 13 Mar 2020.

"Sophocles' Ajax". People.Duke.Edu, http://people.duke.edu/~wj25/UC_Web_Site/tragedy/ajax.html. Accessed 9 Mar 2020.

Sophocles.  Electra and Other Plays.  Translated by E. F. Watling.  Penguin, 1953.

Wasson, Donald L. "Ajax [Play]." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 01 May 2019. Web. 09 Mar 2020.

In this episode, we start a new course covering the parts of Greek mythology that aren't found in plays or epics.  The biggest of these primary sources were written by Hesiod, and he introduces himself in Works and Days.

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HESIOD: WORKS AND DAYS". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/works&days.html. Accessed 6 Mar 2020.

Hesiod. Works and Days. Translated by M.L. West. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978.

"Works and Days – Hesiod | Poem Summary, Pandora’s box | Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_hesiod_works.html. Accessed 6 Mar 2020.

Wasson, Donald L. "Works and Days." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 Jan 2018. Web. 06 Mar 2020.

In this episode, we follow the aristeia of Diomedes, and we see the perks of being the child of a god.

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References

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 5." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web.  5 Mar 2020.

In this episode, we join Aristophanes in making fun of Socrates, a nice change from making fun of the Peloponnesian War.

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References

Aristophanes. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps; Birds. Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.

"ᐅ THE CLOUDS - ARISTOPHANES | PLAY SUMMARY & ANALYSIS | Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_clouds.html. Accessed 28 Feb 2020.

SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Clouds.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 28 Feb. 2020.

Storey, Ian C.  Clouds: Introduction. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps ; Birds. By Aristophanes, Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.

Wasson, Donald. "The Clouds". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/The_Clouds/.

In Book Four of the Iliad, we finally get to the war part of this war story.  After a few rousing speeches, of course.

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. " HOMER'S ILIAD: BOOK IV". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad4.html. Accessed 24 Feb 2020.

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 4." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 24 Feb 2020.

In this episode, we'll hear Prometheus go on... and on... and on...  He may not have started the fire, but he sure talks a lot about it!

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References

Delahoyde, Michael. "Prometheus Bound". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/prometheus_bound.html. Accessed 21 Feb 2020.

Grene, David, and Richmond Lattimore. Greek Tragedies. Volume 1. University Of Chicago Press, 1991.

"Prometheus Bound - Aeschylus - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aeschylus_prometheus.html. Accessed 21 Feb 2020.

Wasson, Donald. "Prometheus Bound". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/Prometheus_Bound/.

We finally get to hear from Helen, the woman who supposedly started this whole mess.  And we see Paris at his best (?), too.

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References

"Homer's Iliad: Book III". Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/iliad3.html. Accessed 19 Feb 2020.

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 3." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Feb 2020.

In this episode, we review Aristophanes's allegorical Peace.

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References

"Aristophanes Peace – Summary And Analysis – Greek Comedy | CAU". Classical Arts Universe, https://classicalartsuniverse.com/aristophanes-peace-summary-analysis-greek-comedy/. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.

"Peace - Aristophanes - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_peace.html. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.

"Peace Of Nicias - Livius". Livius.Org, 2019, https://www.livius.org/sources/content/thucydides-historian/peace-of-nicias/. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.

Wilson, Andrew. "Aristophanes’ PEACE : Notes And Reading Guide". Users.Globalnet.Co.Uk, http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/peace/peace_notes.htm. Accessed 14 Feb 2020.

We last left Agamemnon and Achilles having a spat.  Let's see if they'll make up in Book 2!  In the meanwhile, Homer will tell us about everyone involved, on both sides.  Get ready for some lists!

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References

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

Wallace, David. "The Iliad Book 2." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Sep 2013. Web. 11 Feb 2020.

We've made it to the final play in the Oresteia.  Are you ready for it to end?

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Reference

Lattimore, Richmond, translator.  Aeschylus I:  Oresteia.  Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore.  Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1953.