Conversations: A Journey Aboard the Argo, the Many Myths of the Argonautika w/ Helen Lovatt
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Offids: A Roman Perspective
I feel like Apollonius is right out at the edge of the spectrum for most rubbish Jason. And his Madea is a lot, so his Jason is a lot more like an Innaeus figure. He's sort of like driven by obligation and trying his best at difficult circumstances. So he's trying to sort of rehabilitate Jason. Do you think that's a Roman thing? Trying to heroize Jason? Yeah, I mean, it's definitely the figure of Innaeus is quite important because Virgil Drew so much on Apollonious.
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