The author of the Bibliotheca tries to decipher the Olympian family tree.

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References

Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.

Lucretius gives a logical explanation for why chimeras can’t exist in Book 5 of De Rerum Natura.

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References

Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.

Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/

Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.

What language is that?

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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.

Wikipedia contributors. "Poenulus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 21 Feb. 2021. Web. 25 Mar. 2021.

We learn all about the War of the Titans in today’s episode… Sort of… Not really…

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References

Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.

Lucretius insists that we don’t have to fear death. We’ll see if his reasoning is at all helpful.

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References

Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.

Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/

Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.

Is the house haunted? Find out in Plautus's Mostellaria.

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References

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

"Plautus’ Mostellaria (“The Haunted House”) – 2008 – Classics". Wp.Stolaf.Edu,https://wp.stolaf.edu/classics/st-olaf-ancient-plays/mostellaria/. Accessed 9 Mar 2021.

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

Wikipedia contributors. "Mostellaria." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 25 Oct. 2020. Web. 9 Mar. 2021.

Who’s right? Lucretius and Epicurus? Or Hamlet?

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References

Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.

Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/

Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.

In today’s episode we wrap up Greek Tragedy.

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Apollodorus didn't write the Bibliotheca, but we don't know who did, so we'll keep using his name. Sort of.

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References

Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.

"Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)". Myths Of The World Wiki, https://mythworld.fandom.com/wiki/Bibliotheca_(Pseudo-Apollodorus). Accessed 28 Feb 2021.

Welcome to Roman Epics! We start with Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura, or On the Nature of Things.

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References

Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.

Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/

Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.