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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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Pithian's Pindar

In Pindar, it's Jason who uses the spell to enchant Medea. So he gets Aphrodite's help to design this sort of magical thing called a yunk which involves a bird. And we don't really know how it works, but some sort of magic spell and he basically makes her fall in love. But for me, I have to turn that into a story for my listeners. If I could just read it aloud, then I would, you know, it's one of those. It's my struggle constantly, but that is really interesting.

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