Liv reads book one of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. Oedipus looks back on the mess that was his family. His son Polynices is refused his share of the Theban throne and travels to Argos where he meets the king and hero Tydeus. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they generally refer to in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/names 

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

 

Liv reads book one of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. Oedipus looks back on the mess that was his family. His son Polynices is refused his share of the Theban throne and travels to Argos where he meets the king and hero Tydeus. Submit to the quarterly Q&amp;A at&nbsp;<a href="http://mythsbaby.com/questions">mythsbaby.com/questions</a> and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at <a href="http://patreon.com/mythsbaby">patreon.com/mythsbaby</a>
This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they generally refer to in the Greek, visit:<a href="http://mythsbaby.com/names"> mythsbaby.com/names</a>&nbsp;
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:<a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions"> mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.
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Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 1)

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