17- Perseus

Being the lover of Zeus can be a difficult job. Just ask Semele or Io... However, it turns out being his son can be very, very easy. Join us for the story of Perseus- the man who, after a. bit of a rocky start, had everything pretty much handed to him on a silver plate. Many thanks to Quest for Power for collaborating with us! You can find them at the following links: Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2tcN4SLk27BAvqKkvBxqz1?si=c125768fecac4f42⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/quest-for-power/id1645972223⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/questforpowerpod/⁠ Sources for this episode: Berger, B. M. (1960), How Long Is a Generation? The British Journal of Sociology 11(1): 10-23. Coleridge, A. P. (1889), "The Argonautica" of Apollonius Rhodius. Translated into English Prose from Text of R. Merkel. London: George Bell and Sons. De Lamotte, D. F., Leturmy, P., Missenard, Y., Khomsi, S., Ruiz, G., Saddaqi, O., Guillocheau, F. and Michard, A. (2009), Mesozoic and Cenozoic vertical movements in the Atlas system (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia): An overview. Tectonophysics 475: 9-28. Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume I). London: William Heinemann. Guerber, H. A. (1929), The Myths of Greece & Rome: Their Stories Signification and Origin. London: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. MacLeod, M. D. (1961), Lucian in Eight Volumes (Volume VII). London and Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Heinemann Ltd. and Harvard University Press. Matsamura, S. and Forster, P. (2008), Generation time and effective popular size in Polar Eskimos. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275: 1501-1508. Rawlinson, G. (1871), A Manual of Ancient History, From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Western Empire. Comprising the History of Chaldea, Assyria, Media, Babylonia, Lydia, Phoenicia, Syria, Judaea, Egypt, Carthage, Greece, Macedonia, Parthia, and Rome. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. Riley, H. T. (1889), The Metamorphoses (Ovid), Literally Translated Into English Prose, With Copious Notes and Explanations. London: George Bell & Sons. Robertson, J. (1788), The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicle of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning its Authenticity. London: J. Walter, Charing Cross. Author unknown (2007), Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (6th edition). Volume 1: A-M. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Author unknown (2007), Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (6th edition). Volume 2: N-Z. Oxford: Oxford University Press.