8- Dodging a Bullet

After our trio of astronomy-themed episodes, we return to the squabbles and troubles of the Olympians. This week, we will see a reprehensible act from Zeus, a cameo from the poet Sappho, and Gaia getting up to her old prophecy-spouting tricks... Sources and extra information for this episode: Adler, E. (2008), Late Victorian and Edwardian Views of Rome and the Nature of “Defensive Imperialism”. International Journal of the Classical Tradition 15(2): 187-216. Casson, L. (1993), Ptolemy II and the Hunting of African Elephants. Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-2014) 123: 247-260. Coleridge, E. P. (1889), “The Argonautica” of Apollonius Rhodius. London: George Bell and Sons. Cooke. T. (1728), The Works of Hesiod, Translated from the Greek (Volume II). London: Printed by N. Blandford. Cyrino, M. S. (2012), Aphrodite. London: Routledge. Evelyn-White, H. G. (1943), Hesiod: The Homeric Hymns and Homerica. London: William Heinemann Ltd. Friedman, A. P. (1972), The Headache in History, Literature and Legend. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 48(4): 661-681. Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume I). London: William Heinemann. Gowers, W. (1947), The African Elephant in Warfare. African Affairs 46(182): 42-49. Guerber, H. A. (1929), The Myths of Greece & Rome: Their Stories Signification and Origin. London: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. Haupt, P. (1922), Manna, Nectar and Ambrosia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 61(3): 227-236. Marcovich, M. (1996), From Ishtar to Aphrodite. The Journal of Aesthetic Education 30(2): 43-59. Roberts, A. and Donaldson, J. (1872), Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325. Vol. XXIII: Origen Contra Celsum. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. Wharton, H. T. (1895), Sappho: Memoir, Text, Selected Readings and a Literal Translation. London: John Lane. Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Metis (online) (Accessed 13/11/2023). Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Porus (mythology) (online) (Accessed 13/11/2023). Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Sappho (mythology) (online) (Accessed 13/11/2023).