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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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Apollonius and the Odyssey

The Argonautica stopped before I imagined it would. It always fascinates me too to specifically look at things like, like Apollonius compared to the earlier epics. You know, he's just having a lot of fun with the epic genre. And that's in a way what the deep dive into Medea's characterization is part of that because you're not supposed to spend an entire book with a love sick princess.

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