Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization
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Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationMay 30, 2022
228. Roman Epics XXV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 4, or Bedtime Stories
Ovid goes meta by telling stories about people telling stories.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 3.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid3.html. Accessed 27 Apr 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983
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227. Greek Myth XLVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter VII – Epigoni, or The Ring Cycle
That necklace gets around…
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
226.Roman Epics XXIV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 3, or Those Ancient Gods Are Vindictive
Listen to Tiresias, if you know what’s good for you.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 3.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid3.html. Accessed 27 Apr 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983.
225. Greek Myth XLVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter VI – Seven Against Thebes, or Including the Parts Aeschylus Left Out!
I think Aeschylus skipped some of these parts.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
224. Roman Epics XXIII: Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 2, or Hold Your Tongue!
Any number of individuals get in trouble for speaking rashly in Book 2 of Metamorphoses.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 1.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid1.html. Accessed 26 Mar 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983.
“Ovid – Publius Ovidius Naso | Works, Love Poems | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Wasson, Donald L. "Ovid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 May 2017. Web. 19 Mar 2022.
223. Roman Tragedy XII: Humanism in Roman Tragedy
Summing up our stoic tragedies
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References
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
222. Greek Myth XLVI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter V – Dionysus, Antiope, Amphion & Zethus, Oedipus, or Dionysus’s Bite Is Worse Than His Bark
So much territory to cover…
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
221. Roman Epics XXII: Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 1, or Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
It’s a new epic! And a new poet! Ovid is going to change. Or at least write about changes. Something like that.
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References
Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 1.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid1.html. Accessed 26 Mar 2022.
“Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983.
“Ovid – Publius Ovidius Naso | Works, Love Poems | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022
Wasson, Donald L. "Ovid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 May 2017. Web. 19 Mar 2022.
220. Roman Tragedy XI: Pseudo-Seneca’s Octavia, or Definitely Not a Play by Seneca
You know it’s not going to be good when Nero is your husband…
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References
Bloks, Moniek. “Claudia Octavia – The Neglected Empress.” History of Royal Women, Feb 3, 2020. https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/claudia-octavia/claudia-octavia-the-neglected-empress/. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
Ginsberg, Lauren Donovan. “Poppaea in History and on the Stage.” Michael Hersch. http://michaelhersch.com/works/program/poppaea-essay-Ginsberg.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Poppaea Sabina." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/poppaea-sabina-biography-3525460.
Schubert, Paul. “To Heaven on a Chariot: The Incredible Story of Poppaea Sabina.” Antigone Journal. https://antigonejournal.com/2021/08/poppaea-sabina/. Accessed 20 Mar 2022.
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wikipedia contributors. "Claudia Octavia." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Mar. 2022. Web. 20 Mar. 2022.
Wikipedia contributors. "Octavia (play)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 Jan. 2022. Web. 14 Mar. 2022.
219. Greek Myth XLV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter IV – Cadmus, Semele, Actaeon, or Meet Dionysus’s Grandpa
Meet Dionysus’s family.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
218. Roman Epics XXI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 12, or I Wonder If That’s How Virgil Wanted It To End
Wait. That’s the end?!?
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
217. Roman Tragedy X: Seneca’s Hercules on Oeta, or The Long Kiss Goodnight
Hercules goes on and on and on and on and on…
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References
Littlewood, Cedric AJ. "Hercules Oetaeus." Brill's Companion to Seneca. Brill, 2014. 515-520.
Pease, Arthur Stanley. “On the Authenticity of the Hercules Oetaeus.” Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 49, [Johns Hopkins University Press, American Philological Association], 1918, pp. 3–26, https://doi.org/10.2307/282991.
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wikipedia contributors. "Hercules Oetaeus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 Jan. 2022. Web. 24 Feb. 2022.
216. Greek Myth XLIV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter III – Glaucus, or Who Knew Honey Was So Dangerous?!?
Glaucus dies. But don’t be nervous. It will all be all right in the end.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
215. Roman Epics XX: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 11, or It’s Funeral Time!
It’s truce time! At least for a bit. Until it’s not. And once it’s not? It’s really not truce time anymore.
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Basson, W. P. "Vergil's Camilla: a pradoxical character." Acta Classica: Proceedings of the Classical Association of South Africa. Vol. 29. No. 1. Classical Association of South Africa (CASA), 1986.
Becker, Trudy H. "Ambiguity and the Female Warrior: Vergil's Camilla." Center for Interdisciplinary Studies 4.1 (1997).
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
214. Roman Tragedy IX: Seneca’s Phoenissae, or I Think I Missed Something
What Phoenician women? No. Really. Where are they?
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References
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Phoenissae (The Phoenician Women) – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_phoenissae.html. Accessed 6 Feb 2022
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
213. Greek Myth XLIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter II – Catreus, or Agamemnon’s Dad is Who Again?
Catreus has some kids, and they also have some kids, and that’s the story in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Wikipedia contributors. "Pleisthenes." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 12 Sep. 2021. Web. 2 Feb. 2022.
212. Roman Epics XIX: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 10, or A Study in Scarlet
My professor described this book as “a study in violence,” so… fair warning?
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
211. Roman Tragedy VIII: Seneca’s Thyestes, or Well, That Explains the Curse
And this is why the House of Atreus can’t have nice things…
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References
Metzger, Doug. “Jaws Dripping Blood: Seneca’s Thyestes.” Literature and History, https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235&catid=2. Accessed 22 Jan 2022
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Thyestes – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_thyestes.html. Accessed 22 Jan 2022
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Greek Myth XLII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter I – Europa, Minos, Pasiphae, or A Lot of Bulls
First there’s the Zeus bull. Then there’s the Poseidon bull. Then there’s the Man-Bull…
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XVIII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 9, or Two Books for the Price of One!
Just when you think Book 9 is over...
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Tragedy VII: Seneca’s Hercules Furens, or the Only Man Who Can Beat Hercules
Juno has plans for Hercules, and they aren’t good. But then, are they ever?
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References
Bernstein, Neil W. "Introducing Hercules Furens." Seneca: Hercules Furens. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. 1–16. Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy. Bloomsbury Collections. Web. 9 Jan. 2022. .
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Hercules Furens – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_hercules.html. Accessed 9 jan 2022
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Greek Myth XLI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter VIII – The Heraclids, or What We Talk About When We Talk About Heracles
Heracles’s sons and grandsons carry on the line in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XVII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 8, or Aeneas Finds Rome
Aeneas finds some allies and some armor in today’s episode.
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Tragedy VI: Seneca’s Troades, or Not Euripides’s Trojan Women
Seneca merges two of Euripides’s plays about the end of the Trojan War with mixed results.
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References
Gabriel-Jones, Betty. Notes on Seneca’s Trojan Women for VCE Students. Available at https://classicsvic.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/gabrieljonesvol18.pdf. Accessed 29 Dec 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
“Troades (The Trojan Women – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_troades.html. Accessed 29 Dec 2021
Wikipedia contributors. "Troades (Seneca)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Aug. 2021. Web. 29 Dec. 2021.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Greek Myth XXXV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter VII – Heracleidae, or Heracles Seeks Revenge
Heracles kills some more people and finally gets his comeuppance. Sort of.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XVI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 7, or Allecto Runs Free
Juno is furious, and she knows just who to ask for help.
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Tragedy V: Seneca’s Medea, or Every Day a Little Death
Seneca gives us his take on Medea in today’s episode.
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References
“Medea – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_medea.html. Accessed 22 Nov 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Greek Myth XL: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter VI – Wars of Heracles, or Why is Heracles Revered?
Heracles kills some more people and has to atone for it. Again.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XV: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 6, or Virgil Throws Some Shade(s)
Aeneas visits the Underworld and learns some things… Or does he?
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Tragedy IV: Seneca’s Oedipus, or Another Odd Complex
Beth tries really hard not to sing that excellent Tom Lehrer song as she once again talks about that boy who loved his mother.
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References
“Oedipus – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_oedipus.html. Accessed 9 Nov 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Greek Myth XXXIX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter V – Twelve Labors of Heracles, or There Should Have Been Ten
Heracles makes himself famous in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
“Lernaean Hydra (Hydra Lernaia)". Theoi.com, https://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.html. Accessed 6 Nov 2021
Roman Epics XIV: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 5, or the Trojan Cup
You get a funeral game! And you get a funeral game! And you get a funeral game!
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Tragedy III: Seneca’s Phaedra, or Passions
Passions overwhelm Phaedra in Seneca’s version of her story.
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References
Lanouette, Jennine. “The Story of Hippolytus and Phaedra as Recounted by Euripides, Seneca and Racine.” Screentakes, 24 Dec 2012. Available at https://www.screentakes.com/the-story-of-hippolytus-and-phaedra-as-recounted-by-euripides-seneca-and-racine/
“Phaedra – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_phaedra.html. Accessed 19 Oct 2021
Piash. “Melodramatic elements in Seneca’s Phaedra by Seneca.” Literaryquotation.net, 22 Mar 2021. Available at https://literaryquotation.net/melodramatic-elements-senecas-phaedra-by-seneca/
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Greek Myth XXXVIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter IV – Perseus, Sons of Perseus, Amphitryon, Birth of Heracles, or But Wait, There’s More!
Perseus has some adventures and more than a few descendants in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XIII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 4, or It’s Not Pretty When Euripides is Your Model
I hope you’re not too attached to Dido.
CW: suicide, suicidal ideation
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Tragedy II: Seneca’s Agamemnon, or He’ll Enter Eventually
We finally get around to covering Seneca’s Agamemnon in today’s episode.
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References
“Agamemnon – Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca_agamemnon.html. Accessed 28 Sep 2021
“The Agamemnon – Seneca”. A Brief History of Cassandra. http://tulane-mythology.squarespace.com/agamemnon-seneca-1. Accessed 28 Sep 2021
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Next Week We'll Talk Seneca's Agamemnon
It's reciprocal membership month here in Southwest Michigan, so on the day that I had planned to finish today's episode, I went to the zoo instead. So no new episode this week. We'll finally, finally get to Seneca's Agememnon next week. I promise.
Greek Myth XXXVII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter III – Bellerophon, or I Thought This Story Would Be Longer
Bellerophon doesn’t have a bunch of adventures in today’s episode.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 3, or Wait, Haven’t I Heard This Story Before?
This journey sounds vaguely familiar…
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
We'll Talk Soon
My queue has run out, and I didn't get a new episode written and recorded, so no new episode this week. See you next week for Book 3 of the Aeneid!
Roman Tragedy I: Meet Seneca the Younger, Not to Be Confused with Seneca the Elder
Stoicism meets tragedy.
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References
Mark, Joshua J. "Roman Empire." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2018. Web. 05 Sep 2021.
“Seneca the Younger – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_seneca.html. Accessed 06 Sep 2021.
Seneca. Ella Isabel Harris, translator. Tragedies, Digireads.com Publishing, 2020.
Vogt, Katja, "Seneca", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = .
Wasson, Donald L. "Quaestor." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 06 Mar 2013. Web. 06 Sep 2021.
Wasson, Donald L. "Seneca." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Jun 2020. Web. 04 Sep 2021.
Wilson, Emily, translator. Seneca: Six Tragedies, a new translation by Emily Wilson, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Greek Myth XXXVI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter II – Proteus, Proetides, or The Mad Women of Argos
Fighting twins and mad women make up the tales in today’s selection from the Bibliotheca.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 2, or We Finally Hear About the Horse
I knew there was a horse in Troy!
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Comedy XXVII: Humanism in Roman Comedy
We wrap up the Roman comedies in today’s episode.
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Greek Myth XXXV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book II, Chapter I – Io, Danaides, or Poor Unfortunate Souls
Io and the Danaids get tossed around in today’s chapter of the Bibliotheca.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics X: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 1, or Joanie Loves Chachi, I Mean, Juno Loves Carthage
Aeneas gets shipwrecked in Book 1 of The Aeneid.
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References
“The Aeneid – Vergil Epic | Summary & Analysis | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_aeneid.html#Top. Accessed 09 Aug 2021
Cole, William F.. "The Aeneid." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Aug 2014. Web. 09 Aug 2021.
Dektar, Molly. "The Aeneid." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 6 Aug 2021.
Fitzgerald, Robert, translator. Virgil: The Aeneid, Vintage Classics, 1990.
Roman Comedy XXVI: Terence’s Adelphoe, or Oh Brother!
Terence takes a stab at the Mommy Wars in Adelphoe.
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References
Berg, Deena, translator. “The Brothers [Terence’s Adelphoe].” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 345-405.
Gruber-Miller, John. "Masterpieces Of Greek and Roman Theatre". Cornellcollege.Edu, https://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/lit/cla364-1-2006/03groupthree/Terence.htm. Accessed 2 Aug 2021.
Metzger, Doug. "Homo Sum: Terence's The Brothers". Literatureandhistory.Com, https://www.literatureandhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161&catid=2. Accessed 2 Aug 2021.
Greek Myth XXXIV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter IX – Sons of Aeolus, Melampus, Admetus, Pelias, Argonauts, or Proof That These “Chapters” are Arbitrary
It’s Medea time!
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics XI: Virgil’s Georgics Book 4, or The Birds and the Bees Minus the Birds
Virgil likes bees for their honey and their metaphorical nature.
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References
Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. .
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
“The Georgics – Vergil – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_georgics.html. Accessed 6 June 2021
Roman Comedy XXV: Terence’s Phormio, or Athens Legal
Liars and lovers and lawyers, oh my!
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Reference
Parker, Douglass, translator. “Phormio.” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 227-300.
Riedel, Ernest. “The Dramatic Structure of Terence's Phormio.” The Classical Weekly, vol. 11, no. 4, 1917, pp. 25–28. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4387524. Accessed 18 July 2021.
Greek Myth XXXIII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter VIII – Oeneus, Meleager, Tydeus, or Wining and Whining
A little bit of wine and a little bit of whining from the heroes in today’s episode. And by whining, of course I mean killing people they disagree with.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics X: Virgil’s Georgics Book 3, or Look! Cows!
Virgil goes into great detail on animal husbandry in Book 3 of the Georgics.
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References
Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. .
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
“The Georgics – Vergil – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_georgics.html. Accessed 6 June 2021
Roman Comedy XXIV: Terence’s Eunouchus, or The Eunuch is Not Who He Seems
The title character is not who he seems in Terence’s Eunouchus.
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Reference
Parker, Douglass, translator. “The Eunuch (Eunouchus).” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 145-225.
Greek Myth XXXII: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter VII – Prometheus, Deucalion, Daughters of Aeolus, or A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
Pseudo-Apollodorus turns his attention to the family of Prometheus in today’s selection from the Bibliotheca.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics IX: Virgil’s Georgics Book 2, or The Lorax
Virgil speaks for the trees in Book 2 of the Georgics.
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References
Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. .
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
“The Georgics – Vergil – Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil_georgics.html. Accessed 6 June 2021
Roman Comedy XXIII: Terence’s Heauton Timorumenos, or Two Dads, Their Sons, and a Pizza Place
Two fathers, two sons, and two objects of their affection get mixed up in Heauton Timorumenos.
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References
Brothers, A. J. “The Construction of Terence's Heautontimorumenos.” The Classical Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1, 1980, pp. 94–119. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/638150. Accessed 16 June 2021.
Bovie, Palmer, translator. “The Self-Tormentor (Heautontimorumenos).” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 71-143.
Lowe, J. C. B. “THE INTRIGUE OF TERENCE'S ‘HEAUTON TIMORUMENOS.’” Rheinisches Museum Für Philologie, vol. 141, no. 2, 1998, pp. 163–171. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41234314. Accessed 16 June 2021.
Wikipedia contributors. "Heauton Timorumenos." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Feb. 2021. Web. 16 Jun. 2021.
Greek Myth XXXI: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter VI – War of the Giants, Typhon, or Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Heracles and the Olympians team up to fight some giants.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics VIII: Virgil’s Georgics Book 1, or Not Hesiod’s Works and Days
Virgil expounds on farming in the first book of the Georgics.
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References
Course Hero. "The Georgics Study Guide." Course Hero. 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 7 June 2021. .
Ferry, David, translator. The Georgics of Virgil: Bilingual Edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
“Georgics". Penny’s Poetry Fandom, https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Georgics. Accessed 6 June 2021
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Roman Comedy XXII: Terence’s Andria, or No, the Other Woman from Andros
The marriage is on and off in Terence’s Andria.
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References
Bovie, Palmer, translator. “The Girl from Andros (Andria).” Terence: The Comedies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, pp. 3-70.
Wikipedia contributors. "Andria (comedy)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 May. 2021. Web. 31 May. 2021.
Greek Myth XXX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter V – Demeter & Persephone, or It’s No Homeric Hymn
Pseudo-Apollodorus manages to stay on topic as he tells the tale of Demeter and Persephone.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Roman Epics VII: Intro to Virgil, or Rome’s Favorite Propagandist
Virgil loved Rome, and Rome loved Virgil.
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References
“Vergil (Virgil) – Rome’s greatest poets – Works,Poems,Biography". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_vergil.html. Accessed 27 May 2021
Wasson, Donald L. "Virgil." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Jun 2017. Web. 27 May 2021.
Roman Comedy XXI: Terence’s Hecyra, or And You Thought the Honeymooners Was Messed Up
The honeymooners in Terence’s Hecyra have a lot to unpack.
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References
Berg, Deena, translator. “The Mother-in-Law [Terence’s Hecyra].” Five Comedies, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1999, pp. 295-344.
Karsten, Alexander. "The Noble Lie In Terence’S Hecyra". Society For Classical Studies, https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/145/abstract/noble-lie-terence’s-hecyra.
Sorscher, Hannah. "Wife-Erasure In Terence's Hecyra". Society For Classical Studies, https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/151/abstract/wife-erasure-terences-hecyra.
Wasson, Donald L. "Roman Literature." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Sep 2017. Web. 20 May 2021.
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Greek Myth XXIX: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book I, Chapter IV – Apollo & Artemis, or When Archers Get Mad
In today's episode, we get a few stories about Apollo and Artemis. Don't cross them.
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References
Apollodorus. The Library. Translated by Sir James George Frazer. Loeb Classical Library Volumes 121 & 122. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Available online at https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html and http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022.
Wikipedia contributors. "Colossus of Rhodes." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 May. 2021. Web. 20 May. 2021.
Roman Epics VI: De Rerum Natura Book 6, or Lucretius Drives Home His Point
Lucretius wraps up his epic take on Epicurus.
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References
Amicus, Cassius. An Introduction To The Nature Of Things By Titus Lucretius Carus. Cassius Amicus, 2011.
Sedley, David, "Lucretius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/lucretius/
Simpson, David. "Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.Utm.Edu, 2021, https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/.