Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean cover image

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book VIII

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

00:00

The Flood of Athens and Hercules

latona's daughter glutted with the woes inflicted on parthion's house now gave two of the weeping sisters widespread wings but gorge. Hercules was winding towards tritonean Athens towers but achaloos swollen with great reigns opposed his journey and delayed his steps oh famous son of Athens come to me beneath my roof and leave my rapid floods for they are want to bear enormous beams and hurl up heavy stones to bar the way mighty with roaring down the steep ravines. i have seen the sheep folds on my banks swept down the flood together with the sheep and in the current neither strength availed the ox for safety nor swift speed the horse. How many bodies of unwary men

Play episode from 49:21
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app