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Sep 2022
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An Assault On Olympus! The Giant Twin Tr...

Liv Albert
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Ever heard of the time two twin child-giant sons of Poseidon tried to conquer Mount Olympus? Now you have! Become a Patron of the podcast for access to lots of bonus content here.

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: Theoi.com entries on the Aloadai, Poseidon, and Ares; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz.

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