Well, Well, Well, If it Isn’t the Consequences of My Own Actions… (Euripides’ Alcestis Part 3)

Written By Lara Noble

Season 5 // Episode 378

This episode originally aired on April 26, 2022. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

Taking an even stronger turn into the comedy side of tragicomedy, Heracles finds out the truth of the situation in Pherae.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Euripides' Alcestis, found in The Greek Plays, introduction and translation by Rachel Kitzinger.

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Lara Noble

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