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May 2023
35m 19s

S8E6 - You Odyssey This: Arrows and A-Ri...

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
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Oh Muses! We return to Ithaca with Odysseus after 20 years of adventuring. In this episode we encounter PTSD in action, elaborate disguises, the death penalty, double standards, Agamemnon’s ghost, and a test of furniture. This episode has a lot of death, so if you don’t want to listen, we understand. —- Check out the Greeking Out book! Buy it here: https://b ... Show More
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