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Mar 2021
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Evil or Righteous? Manipulative or Brill...

Liv Albert
About this episode

In the first episode of International Women's Month, stories of the many women wronged by history and mythology. Jocasta, Medea, Medusa, Helen, Andromeda, Clytemnestra, and Penelope.

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.

Past episodes on Medea, here, here, and here. On Medusa here, here, and here.

Sources: Inspiration and some material from Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.


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