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Punishing Pentheus, the Frantic & Violent Women of Euripides’ Bacchae (Part 1)

Punishing Pentheus, the Frantic & Violent Women of Euripides’ Bacchae (Part 1)

FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold


Punishing Pentheus, the Frantic & Violent Women of Euripides’ Bacchae (Part 1)

FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dionysus, he's quite the god. Then, a detailed and dramatic telling of Euripides' Bacchae, one of the most violent plays of Greek tragedy.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources: Euripides' Bakkhai by Anne Carson, Bacchae and Other Plays translated by James Morwood, Bacchae, translated by Emily Wilson, from the The Greek Plays edited by Mary Lefkowitz and James Romm, and Greek Myths by Robert Graves.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Liv focuses on Greek and Roman mythology's (mis)treatment of women, the wild things the gods did, and the all around incredible minds of the ancient world. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.