Episode 30: The Trojan War, An Introduction

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In this episode, we give an overview of the Trojan War and its importance in ancient Greek culture. We cover the ancient sources, the epic cycle, the importance of Homer, the *first* sack of Troy by Heracles (and the Trojan king Laomedon), and the first failed attempt of the Greeks to even find Troy and their eventual discovery of a guide to lead them to the actual location of the city. It was one very messed up war.

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