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That Guy Really Got Around! Heracles (Hercules) & His Many, Many Boyfriends

That Guy Really Got Around! Heracles (Hercules) & His Many, Many Boyfriends

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


That Guy Really Got Around! Heracles (Hercules) & His Many, Many Boyfriends

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

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Heracles had lovers all over the ancient Greek world, and a whole collection of them were men. These are their stories and, let's be honestly, brief mentions and anecotes. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!
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: Wikipedia entries on Heracles and various lovers, with sourcing confirmed via Theoi.com; Topos Text entries on Abderus, Adonis, Photius' Biblioteca; Heracles by Emma Stafford; Plutarch's Erotikos; reading of Theocritus' Idyll XIII, translated by JM Edmonds.
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Released:
Jun 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.