Chapter Twenty Seven: In the Beginning (Again)

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Chapter Twenty Seven: In the Beginning (Again)

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Ancient Greek history began a very long time ago! In this first history chapter we look at the pre-history of Greece and at the bronze age peoples that populated the area. Step forward the Minoans and the Mycenaeans!

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May 6, 2013

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Chapter Two: Clash of the Titans: The fun really starts here! Zeus and his brothers and sisters fight against Kronos and the Titans over who will rule the heavens and the Earth. Only one side can come out on top. Which one will it be? by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Eight: More Men, Mortality and Meddling: In this chapter we hear the bloodthirsty story of the family of Pelops, including an unusual chariot race and a bitter feud. Zeus is up to his usual tricks and a few more of his children are hatched (and yes... I do mean hatched!) by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter One: In the Beginning: The frst chapter of our story introduces Gaia, the Earth and Ouranos, the Sky. We hear the Greek creation myth and meet the Titans and some hideous monsters! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Five: The Domain of the Dead: A journey into the murky depths of the Underworld where Hades, King of the Dead, rules. Here we meet the inhabitants of Tartaros forever destined to do pointless tasks as punishments for their actions while they were alive. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Ten: Jason and the Golden Fleece: This week we complete the story of Jason and the Argonauts. We meet the most scheming woman in Greek mythology and watch as she first helps Jason and then turns against him. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Nine: Voyage of the Argo: The first part of the story of Jason and the Argonauts. We hear how the Golden Fleece came to be where it was and why Jason was sent to find it. We follow the Argonauts on their long sea journey to the land of Kolchis. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Twenty One: Wrath, Rage and Recklessness: Wrathful Achilles may be sitting on the sidelines sulking but the war rages on. Man mountain Ajax takes on the mighty Hector in single combat. Diomedes and Odysseus capture a Trojan spy and Agamemnon is injured in the fighting. When one particular Greek ... by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Six: Men, Mortality and Meddling: It's time for us to meet some of the early mortal men and women and see how the gods interfered in their lives. We will find out about the births of two of great heroes of Greek mythology. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Thirteen: Bull Man and Bird Man: In this chapter we complete the tale of Theseus. We see him reach the height of his heroism and then fall from grace. We will also hear about one of the most famous incidents in Greek myth, commemorated by artists as different as Breughel and Iron Maiden... by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Introduction: This first podcast is an introduction to the wonders of Ancient Greek mythology and history. It contains a brief summary of what I will cover in the coming fifty chapters! I hope you enjoy it. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Four: Tales of the Immortals: In this chapter we meet the rest of the great Olympians. In doing so we find out about some of more unpleasant gods and their equally nasty children! Ares and his kids are particular favourites of mine. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Forty Three: To The Strongest: Hold on tight everyone as this is a bit of a rollercoaster of a chapter. Alexander's generals spend forty years fighting over his legacy! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Twenty Eight: The Face of Agamemnon: Did the Trojan War actually happen? Was it a real event or just mythological? In this chapter we assess the evidence from archaeology, from Homer and from the records of other civilisations. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Fourteen: The Myths of Thebes: A chapter all about the goings on in the city of Thebes. We hear about the city's foundation and how it came to be ruled by one of the most unfortunate men in Greek mythology. We also solve the Riddle of the Sphynx! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Nineteen: The Judgement of Paris: All the prophecies start coming true as the Apple of Discord does its work. An inevitable chain of events leads to the launching of a magnificent fleet carrying the greatest army of the mythological world. The heroes of Greece are on their way to Troy! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Welcome: Welcome to the Myths and History of Greece podcast; a journey through the myths and history of Ancient Greece for children aged ten and over. Hopefully adults will enjoy it too. I hope you enjoy the podcast. I would be very grateful for any feedback... by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Sixteen: The Other Six Labours of Heracles: He's done the easy ones! Now it's time for the greatest hero of them all to get down to some really difficult tasks. As he goes about his last six labours Heracles drops in on the city of Troy and meets a couple of the Titans! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Very Important Announcement: Introducing the new mythandhistory website! www.mythandhistory.co.uk by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Eleven: Heroes and Villains: It's time for the story of the king who turned everything to gold simply by touching it. No trip through the myths of Greece would be complete without it. We will also hear about Meleagros of Kalydon and the great hunter Atalanta and we will finish with ... by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Three: Olympians: This week we meet the rest of the children of Kronos and a couple of the other Olympians. Look out for the story of Poseidon's persuasive dolphin and the tale of poor Persephone. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Twenty Seven: In the Beginning (Again): Ancient Greek history began a very long time ago! In this first history chapter we look at the pre-history of Greece and at the bronze age peoples that populated the area. Step forward the Minoans and the Mycenaeans! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
20 min listen
Chapter Twenty: Nine Long Long Long Long Years: Unfortunately, for the Greeks, Kalchas is proved to be correct. The poor heroes struggle to get to Troy and then have to wait nine years before the real fighting starts. A couple of the warriors are lost and then Agamemnon upsets his best fighter. It doe... by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Seven: Bring me the Head of the Gorgon Medusa: This week we hear the story of the first of the great mythical heroes of Greece. Perseus is sent by an evil king to kill Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon. He does not find it easy! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Twenty Three: An Unwanted Gift: At last everything is in place for the Greeks to take Troy. It is not all plain sailing, though; it takes trickery and cunning to complete the quest. Fortunately, in Odysseus, the Greeks have the trickiest and most cunning of all the heroes. Odysseus doe... by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Get Ready for the Trojan War!: We have reached what is, for me, the most exciting part of our journey through Greek mythology. Later this week we will begin the tale of the Trojan War. Paris, Helen, Achilles, Odysseus and the rest are names familiar to people in most of the world and ... by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Twenty Two: The Last Trojan Hero: At last, Hector and Achilles finally meet in battle. One of them dies and the other revels in his glorious victory. Sadly, for him, the victor doesn't have much time left to enjoy it. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Thirty One: Sparta: Sparta was a very important city in Archaic Greece. Not only that it was a very strange one. In this chapter we find out why! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Seventeen: A Hero's Work is Never Done: The story of Heracles draws to a close. We hear how he completes his final labour and then goes off on a spree of revenge before meeting a sticky end! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Twenty Six: No More Heroes: The adventures of Odysseus and Aeneas come to an end. We see what happens when Odysseus finally arrives home and find out whether Aeneas's city ever gets built! The age of heroes is over. by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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Chapter Sixty Six: From Hero to Nero: Power is dangerous in the hands of the very young. The sixteen year-old Nero is given absolute power. Oh dear! by Myths and History of Greece and Rome
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