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Episode 8: The Bards Sing of the Skies
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51 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2021
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Description
We outline the early development of Greek civilization after the Late Bronze Age Collapse and how the unique geography of Greece influenced its culture, and ultimately, its astronomy. Then we explore the cosmology, cosmogony, and astronomy of the earliest Greeks based on the works of Homer and Hesiod.
Released:
Aug 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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