Member episode 50: Troy Stories pt. 2
The story of Achilles and his Amazonian love and the background of Ajax the son of Telamon
The story of Achilles and his Amazonian love and the background of Ajax the son of Telamon
The stories of Philoctetes and King Tenes in the early years of Troy. The creature is a bloody-faced monster living in your basement which is really fun to think about when you can't leave your home.
Achilles is back and it's god vs. god, Greek vs. Trojan, Achilles vs. Hector in the most epic battle of the Trojan War.
The biggest battle of the war so far has the gods themselves being drawn into the war, fighting over the fate of the sacred city of Troy
“Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.”
Three stories from the Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen about people that are matchless
The story of Lady Godiva's famously nude ride through town...and the origin of the phrase "peeping Tom." The creature is a spotted cat that wrecks lion marriages and maybe also lives in Middle Earth. Music by Podington Bear
Thor’s daughter is getting married to a dwarf, and Thor is the last person to find out about it. Also he punted a dwarf onto a burning ship for fun at his brother’s funeral, so things might get awkward. The creature is the Segbin, and it’s a smelly goat that bites. Don’t worry though, it doesn’t [...]
The story of Sir Isumbras, a knight from the high Middle Ages, includes talking birds, epic battles, unicorns, and a quest for redemption where the redemption includes the knight's participation in the crusades... The creature is the sealah (pronounced SHE-la), a genie that just wants to go out dancing and get dinner...and by that it means [...]
Fortune favors the bold. Or people willing to put up with a decade of junk. Or the best liars.