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A Husband Like Heracles (Hercules), the Tragedy of Deianeira (Sophocles’ Trachiniae Part 1)

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

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Day's Play by Sophocles

Sophocles' The Women of tracus is a play by the ancient Greek poet. This week's show begins where we left off on heracles and dionera's story last week. It isn't graphic, and it isn't about a war itself, just the after effects. But it does contain references to war and its ancient horrors.

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