Did Medea really kill her children?

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Did Medea really kill her children?

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Charlotte Higgins, prize-winning author and the Guardian's chief culture writer, joins Sameer Rahim talk about her book, Greek Myths: A New Retelling. Their conversation tackles the big questions. Did the Greeks believe in their Gods? Does classics have a class problem? And did Medea really kill her children? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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