<p>In the Odyssey, Hermes is called the "Slayer of Argus"... but why? AND more importantly: Who is Io and why is her story both foundational and horrifying (with fun elements, I swear!).</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: Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Stephanie McCarter; intro passage read was from the Brookes More translation; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; <a href="https://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Io.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pseudo-Apollodorus quotation</a>; <a href="https://topostext.org/work/22#1.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Herodotus' Histories</a>.</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> to GREECE, 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>