Show notes
In this episode, we meet Morgaine (no, a different one!) whose education in Ancient Mediterranean History turns out to be some of the most fascinating conversation I've had in a while! Morgaine and I discuss goddesses of carnal pleasure, the misogyny of translators, and better last lines than "That's All, Folks!"REFERENCES: Dreamers & Doers: https://www.dreamersdoers.com/Sir Thomas Mallory's "Le Morte d'Arthur:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d'ArthurPat Barker's "The Silence of the Girls:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_GirlsEmily Wilson's "The Iliad": https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-iliad-sept-2023Emily Wilson's "The Oddessy:" https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-odysseyGender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com(00:00) - Show Opening
(00:34) - Introduction
(01:32) - Morgaine, Why Are You?
(02:37) - Hippie-Dippy College Education
(05:48) - Ishtar, Astarte, and Aphrodite Walk into a War
(11:31) - Does Knowledge of the Iron Age Change Our Perspective Today?
(13:37) - There Were Civilizations Before the USA
(15:59) - Etymology as the Basis of History
(19:59) - Morgaine's Favorite Word
(22:33) - Let's Play Fairies!
(24:28) - If You Could Be in History, Who Would You Be?
(28:29) - The Rage of Morgaine
(34:42) - Go Be a Hero or Stay as a Farmer
(39:25) - Ancient Greece Was an Oral Tradition
(44:17) - Fave Historical Fiction Authors
(45:34) - How Should Achilles Go Out?
(49:30) - Emily Wilson's Translations
(55:38) - Show Closing ★ Support this podcast ★