The King is Broken, Battered, and Bloody… Long Live the Queen! (Aeschylus’ Agamemnon Part 4)

APR 28, 202648 MIN
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

The King is Broken, Battered, and Bloody… Long Live the Queen! (Aeschylus’ Agamemnon Part 4)

APR 28, 202648 MIN

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<p>The king is dead and the queen killed him; Clytemnestra is ready to bask in the glory of her accomplishments... and introduce the man who helped her, just a little. <a href="https://geni.us/TheOdysseyBook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling.</a> Submit your question for the next Q&amp;A <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/questions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">via email</a> or <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/LTAMB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a voice note</a>. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at <a href="http://patreon.com/mythsbaby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/mythsbaby</a>. Enter our<a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> podcast guest</a> form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!</p><p>CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.</p><p>Sources: Agamemnon by Aeschylus, primarily using translations by Anne Carson (from An Oresteia) and Sarah Ruden (from The Greek Plays); <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0004%3Acard%3D1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">translation and original Greek from Perseus Project</a>; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Topostext.</p><p>Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:<a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://mythsbaby.com/grouptrip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liv's next group trip</a>, this time following along with Ariadne's escape from Theseus. <a href="https://geni.us/TheOdysseyBook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pre-order Liv's new book, The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling.</a> Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at <a href="http://patreon.com/mythsbaby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/mythsbaby</a>. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>